WORLD BRIDGE BLOG

Today marks the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. China holds unrivaled influence with the regime in Sudan. Join us in urging China to use its leverage to persuade the Sudanese government to allow into Darfur the full protection force outlined by UN Resolution 1769. All of us should urge China to work with the United States, France and the United Kingdom to support UN and African Union initiatives in Darfur, Southern Sudan and Chad. This cooperative work on the peace process needs to be comprehensive. The problems of Darfur, Southern Sudan and Chad are intertwined, so unless peace is advanced on all of these fronts it will be unlikely to be achieved on any of these fronts.

Tonight and throughout the Games this month, we urge you to log on to: http://www.darfurolympics.org/.

You can watch an alternative opening ceremony that features a celebration of Darfurian children, daily webcasts of Mia Farrow from a refugee camp and an online concert featuring R.E.M., Carly Simon and others.

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