Our goals:

The organisations working together as Globe For Darfur agree that the international community must take action to protect the people of Darfur and resolve the crisis so that the people of Darfur can return to their homes and begin to rebuild their lives.

Peace and Protection Now

In order to help ensure the achievement of the twin goals of peace and protection for the people of Darfur, the international community must take the following actions:

Substantively Contribute to the Deployment of UNAMID

The responsibility of implementing Resolution 1769 authorizing the hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping mission to Darfur falls on all nations and international organizations, with special leadership necessary from the UN and AU themselves, and with the full cooperation of the Sudanese government.  If the Sudanese government should choose to renege on its commitments, as it has done repeatedly in the past, the international community must be prepared to use all necessary diplomatic and economic leverage - including targeted multilateral sanctions - to punish Sudanese obstruction. 

The UN Secretary-General and Security Council  must also ensure that UNAMID's mandate to proactively protect civilians is being strongly interpreted and broadly enforced through consistent monitoring of and reporting on the steps being taken by the AU-UN Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, Force Commander Martin Agwai, and their deputies.  If it is found that the UNAMID's mandate is not being effectively pursued, the Secretary-General and Security Council should take appropriate steps as necessary to ensure the proactive protection of civilians.

Demand an Immediate Cessation of Hostilities

The full and swift deployment of the UNAMID force is crucial to increasing security for civilians and humanitarian aid workers over time, but the promise of much-needed peacekeepers tomorrow will not reduce the violence today.  All parties to the conflict must therefore use this opportunity to respect a total cessation of hostilities.  Such action would be consistent with Resolution 1769 and with past unfulfilled agreements to cease hostilities.  All nations and international organizations should contribute to achieving the critical mass of pressure necessary to convince all combatants that it is in their best interest to end their fighting and thereby help create space for the furtherance of the peace process. 

Support a Robust and Effective peace process

If there is to be a sustainable end to the violence in Darfur, there must be an effective and inclusive peace process to arrive at a final political solution to the conflict, thereby allowing IDPs and refugees to safely and voluntarily return home. The current process, jointly led by the UN and AU, offers some hope - especially insofar as it has consolidated what have been numerous and at times competing peace initiatives - but this UN-AU effort faces many obstacles as well.  The rebel factions remain largely divided, a climate of insecurity continues to be fueled both by Khartoum and by inter-faction violence, major Darfuri leaders have refused to participate in the negotiations, and the UN-AU peace process team is under-staffed and lacking robust leadership.

The international community must provide diplomatic, political, and financial support to the UN-AU initiative, and insist that it include input not just from the rebel groups, but also from IDPs, local tribal leaders, Arab groups not aligned with the government, and women, as envisioned by the Darfur-Darfur dialogue.  Additionally, the international community must press important regional actors - especially Libya, Eritrea, and Chad - to play a productive role in promoting, not obstructing, the peace process.