1. Case Study: Refugees of the Sudan crisis

2. Terms to know… Genocide: The deliberate and systematic extermination of a group of people. Refugee: a person who has fled a country and cannot return for fear of persecution. Darfur: Region in Western Sudan Desertification: Growth of the Sahara desert in the Sahel region. IDP: Internally displaced person

3. Darfur: The century’s first genocide Target: non-Arab Sudanese (Sudan is primarily Muslim – 70%)

4. 400,000 deaths 2.5 million refugees Since 2003

5. Darfur, Sudan

6. Sudan’s Population Pyramid

7. Origins of the Conflict  Drought (farmers vs. herders)  North-South Civil War  Dictator: Omar Al-Bashir  Human Rights violations

8. Drought

9. North-South Civil War 21 year war In 2005 a peace deal was signed In January 2011 Sudan split into two countries

10. General Omar Al-Bashir

11. Human Rights Violations

12. Janjaweed: Devils on Horseback

13. Current Situation  Government sponsored terror  Destruction of towns, food and water supplies  Millions are still threatened, at risk of starvation, rape and murder  Children in danger – very high CMR  Refugees have nowhere to go

14. Refugee Camps

15. Millions Still Threatened

16. Mass Starvation

17. Rape and Murder of Civilians

18. Children At Risk

19. Abduction of Children

20. International Response  United Nations - UNHCR  African Union  NATO  United States of America

21. United Nations

22. The United States

23. Celebrity Activism