NY Times Article from today

Today there was a very interesting/ exciting article in the New York Times titled, “Sudan Drops Objections To U.N. Aid in Darfur.”

Apparently, as of yesterday, Monday, April 16, Sudan has “dropped objections to large-scale UN assistances to the overwhelmed African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.” This would possibly allow for UN peacekeepers to enter the area.

President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has been VERY resistant to allowing any other nations and especially the UN into the country to assist. He feels as though it’s a threat to his country’s security. Due to this past attitude, the UN is still skeptical about the situation.

Back in August, the UN had created a plan with UN force to enter the area and work with the African Union to help establish peace in the area. But the UN would only enter Sudan with the consent of the Sudanese government.

Bashir, who is now saying he will allow the UN’s assistance, is still objecting the original plan. There is some shady area where Bashir will not allow for helicopters to enter the area.

Hopefully this is not another negotiation that Bashir is going to back out of or attempt to further change the circumstances. I think everyone would love to see the UN get in there and establish some sort of peace. I think it would also hopefully bring about some more answers and hopefully stop the government from supporting the atrocities.