http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/background
Early in 2003, the Darfur conflict started. In more than 3 years, 400,000 people have been killed, 2,000,000 people have been forced from their homes, and more than 3,500,000 are reliant on foreign aid.
The Sudanese Army and the Janjaweed are the ones who have been killing and raping the civilians. Two rebel groups trying to fight the Sudanese Army and the Janjaweed are the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. In May of 2006 a peace agreement was summoned between the fighters. This however did not work out. Since then, the violence has increased even between the rebel groups.
On July 30, 2004, the United Nations demanded that the Sudanese government disarm the Janjaweed. This did not work and the Janjaweed are still fighting strong.
The United Nations Humantitarian Official, Jan Egeland, said that the current situation in Darfur "has gone from real bad to catastrophic." The urgency in Darfur is greater than ever. Even UN officials are saying that the situation is bad.
Question
1. If UN officials are admitting it's bad, why aren't they sending peace-keeping troops there?
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