May
13
2008

Lydia Polgreen- April 13, 2008 NY TIMES
Tensions rise between Chad and Sudan as an influx of Sudan Darfur refugees flee to Chad for safety. Chad describes the war Darfurians carry to their country and the future of Darfur.
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Lydia Polgreen on Darfur Podcast
Apr
30
2008

Article regarding the health care of the civilans living in strife and the efforts of the MSF project.
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Apr
30
2008
This is the beginning of an opinion article written by the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on Washington Post.
Untangling the Knots of a Complex Crisis-
We speak often and easily about Darfur. But what can we say with surety? By conventional shorthand, it is a society at war with itself. Rebels battle the government; the government battles the rebels. Yet the reality is more complicated. Lately, the fighting often as not pits tribe against tribe, warlord against warlord.
Nor is the crisis confined to Darfur. It has spilled over borders, destabilizing the region. Darfur is also an environmental crisis — a conflict that grew at least in part from desertification, ecological degradation and a scarcity of resources, foremost among them water.
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Apr
30
2008
TIME: Surviving Darfur

This is a map displaying the refugee camps and destroyed villages in Darfur, Sudan.
click here to view photo slideshow.