29 July 2004
Darfur
The United Nations is not the institution on which we can rely to resolve ethnic oppression in one of its member countries. Member states use the UN as an instrument for preserving power. They resist its use to impose policy changes on them when they do not threaten the interests of other states.
The impact of the flight of Darfur residents on Chad gives the UN the only reason for enforcing an end to the Sudanese crisis that is consistent with its raison d'etre. If the government of Chad were to bring a complaint to the Security Council, the permanent members could undertake military action to prevent further migration and to mitigate the human suffering that causes it. Failing that, the most effective strategy for liberal activists would be to demand intervention by the African Union or even NATO.
The United Nations is not the institution on which we can rely to resolve ethnic oppression in one of its member countries. Member states use the UN as an instrument for preserving power. They resist its use to impose policy changes on them when they do not threaten the interests of other states.
The impact of the flight of Darfur residents on Chad gives the UN the only reason for enforcing an end to the Sudanese crisis that is consistent with its raison d'etre. If the government of Chad were to bring a complaint to the Security Council, the permanent members could undertake military action to prevent further migration and to mitigate the human suffering that causes it. Failing that, the most effective strategy for liberal activists would be to demand intervention by the African Union or even NATO.
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