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    On Sunday September 16th, thousands of activists will come together in cities around the world to send off their country's delegations to the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a united message: 'Don't Look Away Now'. This will be the 4th 'Day for Darfur' celebrated across the globe, with hundreds of events having taken place in more than 200 cities since the campaign began in September 2006. The message of the day urges the international community to honour their responsibility to protect the people of Darfur and ensure the full and expeditious deployment of the AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force authorised by UN Resolution 1769. Furthermore, all UN delegations are urged to ensure that the Government of Sudan facilitates the swift and unimpeded deployment of the peacekeepers. Since the 'Responsibility to Protect' was signed in September 2005, an extra million people require assistance, another half million have been driven from their homes, and thousands more have lost their lives. The conflict in Darfur has spread beyond Sudan's borders, affecting hundreds of thousands of civilians in eastern Chad. This September, our leaders must not look away: they must speak out as one and show their commitment to protect the people of Darfur and eastern Chad. Please join our call to world leaders and spread the message.
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GLOBE FOR DARFUR