11/09/2005
No Power to Protect: The African Union Mission in Sudan
No
Power to Protect: The African Union Mission in Sudan
No Power to Protect: The African Union
Mission in Sudan argues that the African Union Mission in Sudan
will be unable to carry out its job in Darfur unless the U.S. and the
UN take active measures to provide support. AMIS does not have
the resources or ability to carry out its job of monitoring a ceasefire
that is widely and regularly violated by all sides. Refugees
International argues
that the U.S.
and UN must push the government of Sudan to accept
a stronger mandate that allows AMIS to pro-actively protect civilians
in Darfur. In addition, the U.S. and UN
must provide more funding, weapons and equipment and in the long-term,
work to successfully transition the mission from the African Union to
the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
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