Protect the people of Darfur - UN peacekeepers now
Since 2003 over 85,000 civilians have been killed in Darfur and more than 200,000 have died as a result of the conflict. The ongoing violence has forced over two million people from their homes and into camps, where they continue to be at risk from attacks by armed groups. Fallout from the civil war between armed resistance groups the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and Sudanese Government forces abetted by the Janjawid militia, has inflicted untold misery on the civilian population.

On 28 July 2006, the UN Secretary-General recommended a UN peacekeeping force be established in Darfur with a mandate to protect civilians. This force would replace the current African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), whose mandate is due to expire at the end of December 2006. The coming weeks will be critical in ensuring that there is no “peacekeeping gap” between these forces.

The UN Security Council must now implement Resolution 1706, ensuring the immediate deployment of a UN peacekeeping force which will be able to protect civilians..

Write immediately to the Ambassadors of countries who are either members of the Security Council, or are able to influence them, to urge the immediate implementation of UNSC Resolution 1706 on Darfur. Please consider writing this letter by hand, or alternatively use the "print letter" function.

 http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=162

Please send appeals, by post or fax, to the Sudanese government, to arrive as quickly as possible, in English or Arabic or your own language

 http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=165