I was so touched after coming across various news articles about the plight of sudan. So i just felt like jotting down few horrifying things that i came across.
Sudan's population is impoverished and has been victimised by almost 2 decades of civil war. Sudan is one of those 38 countries eligible for borrowing funds from other countries. It can be rather called as "Heavily indebted poor country".
The most amazing and as well as the sadest part is, Sudan is sitting on major oil reserves. These oil reserves are more than enough for the country to stabilize its economy. Obviously economic development will lead to peaceful life for those innocent citizens who are in need of all basic facilities - food, clothing and shelter.
The same oil production is bankrolling the Government's pursuit of Genocide against its own people. Sudan is one of those countries, where arms trafficking are highly prevalent. Arms trafficking in Sudan are only benefitting few and are an abuse to many.
Sudan also includes massive human right abuses like killing, rape and displacement of more than million civilians. Due to arms trafficking, Sudan is facing major economic crisis. Most of the Developed Countries around the world are involved in arms trafficking either directly or indirectly for getting the benefit of those oil reserves. To add fuel to the fire, the Genocidal campaign of the Sudanese (Muslim) government against native Muslims living in the newly-discovered oil field lands of Darfur has been actively pursued through government-assisted militias, primarily the Janjawid. Yet, the Government claims that it has got nothing to do with it and is totally uninvolved.
It is rather shameful to realise that the developed nations are involved for the sake of its benefit. Innocent civilians are being tested. Long term solutions to the problems would be disarmament, demobilisation of arms in conflict enriched countries. Effective conflict resolutions should be proccessed for countries like Sudan,Somalia and countries fallin on the same line.
2 comments:
Well, developed (and to some extent, even developing) countries are both the boon and the bane of the society, in a relative way! Its too big and a complicated issue these days, when it comes to solving problems like this. Of course, this doesn't mean we shy away from it, but at the same time where does one start? And how far are we willing to go in finding some permanent solution, or at least reduce the misery and pain suffered by innocent civilians?
i recently helped my cousin on her project about arms trafficking..i was aghast.its easy for us to commnent sittin on the other side of the globe..every form of crime exist in sudan, DR congo...oh my god, hope they get sunshine in their life too
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