As
      the
      UN
      sits
      on
      its
      hands,
      Thousands
      Die
      in
      Darfur
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      United
      Nations
      is
      very
      close
      to
      proving
     
     
      Bush
      administration
      claims
      of
      its
      irrelevance
     
     
      to
      be
      justified.
      The
      UN
      has
      done
      virtually
     
     
      nothing
      to
      create
      peace
      in
      the
      Darfur
      region
     
     
      of
      the
      Sudan,
      where
      the
      Janjaweed,
      an
      Arab
     
     
      militia
      backed
      by
      the
      Sudanese
      government,
     
     
      has
      initiated
      a
      campaign
      of
      ethnic
      cleansing
     
     
      over
      the
      past
      year
      and
      a
      half.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Almost
      2
      million
      citizens
      have
      fled
      their
     
     
      homes
      in
      the
      region,
      and
      10,000
      people
      have
     
     
      been
      killed.
      On
      top
      of
      this,
      Dr.
      David
     
     
      Nabarro
      of
      the
      World
      Health
      Organization
     
     
      (WHO)
      estimates
      70,
      000
      deaths
      in
      the
      last
      7
     
     
      months
      in
      temporary
      refugee
      camps
      caused
     
     
      by
      extremely
      poor
      living
      conditions
      in
      the
     
     
      camps.
      Dr.
      Nabarro
      said
      the
      mortality
      rate
      in
     
     
      the
      camps
      will
      not
      fall
      unless
      the
      internation-
     
     
      al
      community
      provides
      more
      funding.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      his
      report
      to
      the
      UN,
      he
      criticized
      the
     
     
      world
      community,
      stating,
      "If
      the
      plight
      of
     
     
      these
      people
      in
      Darfur
      is
      as
      important
      to
      the
     
     
      international
      community
      as
      it
      seems
      to
      be
     
     
      then
      we
      would
      have
      expected
      more
      long-
     
     
      term
      support.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sudanese
      boy
      in
      the
      Koumouangou
      r
     
     
      camp
      in
      Chad
      near
      the
      Sudan
      border.
      (AP
     
     
      photo)
     
    

    
     
      Source:
      CBCNews
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Security
      Council
      has
      spent
      the
      last
      six
     
     
      months
      debating
      the
      legal
      definition
      of
      the
     
     
      word
      ‘genocide'.
      Despite
      naming
      Darfur
      the
     
     
      world's
      worst
      present
      humanitarian
      situation,
     
     
      the
      UN
      has
      not
      invoked
      sanctions
      against
      the
     
     
      government
      of
      Sudan.
      China,
      one
      of
      Sudan's
     
     
      principle
      trading
      partners,
      was
      able
      to
      water
     
     
      down
      an
      American
      proposal
      that
      the
      UN
     
     
      ‘will
      take’
      punitive
      action
      (most
      likely
      oil
     
     
      sanctions),
      to
      have
      it
      state
      the
      UN
      ‘shall
      con-
     
     
      sider’
      punitive
      action.
      Petty
      politics
      in
      the
     
     
      UN
      appear
      to
      have
      a
      greater
      priority
      than
      the
     
     
      lives
      lost
      in
      Darfur.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      the
      UN
      has
      sat
      on
      its
      hands
      for
      the
      past
     
     
      18
      months,
      80,000
      have
      died
      as
      a
      result
      of
     
     
      the
      conflict
      and
      1.8
      million
      people
      have
      fled
     
     
      their
      homes.
      The
      WHO
      expects
      6,000
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10,000
      deaths
      each
      month
      the
      conflict
     
     
      lingers.
      The
      UN
      has
      failed
      not
      only
      to
      inter-
     
     
      vene
      to
      insure
      ethnic
      cleansing
      ceases,
      but
     
     
      has
      also
      failed
      to
      provide
      sufficient
      financial
     
     
      aid
      to
      house
      the
      refugees,
      who
      are
      dying
      at
     
     
      an
      alarming
      rate.
      Considering
      these
      facts,
     
     
      ‘irrelevant’
      sure
      sounds
      like
      an
      appropriate
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Source:
      CBC
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Instead
      of
      providing
      more
      support,
      the
      UN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Campus
      Master
      Plan
      -
      Second
      Open
      House
     
     
      seas
      ir
      ag
      a
      RS
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      Ba
      RS
      ST
      CTE
      ER
     
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      growing
      and
      changing
     
     
      rapidly
      as
      it
      strengthens
      its
      role
      as
      a
      vital
      centre
      of
      knowledge
      and
      _
      Alll
      Islanders
      are
      invited
      to
      an
      informal
      presentation
      &
      Open
      House
     
     
      where
      updated
      concepts
      of
      the
      Master
      Plan
      will
      be
      presented
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      large-scale
      displays.
      A
      short
      presentation
      will
      be
      made
      at
      7:15p.m.,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      learning
      for
      PEI
      !!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      University
      is
      preparing
      a
      Campus
      Plan
      that
      will
      guide
      the
      evo-
     
     
      lution
      and
      growth
      of
      the
      Campus
      over
      the
      next
      twenty
      years.
      This
     
     
      plan
      will
      provide
      answers
      to
      questions
      such
      as:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Where
      should
      new
      buildings
      go?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      What
      should
      open
      spaces
      look
      like
      on
      Campus?
      Where
      should
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      be
      located?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      How
      can
      access
      to
      the
      Campus
      be
      improved?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      consultants
      and
      staff
      will
      be
      available
      for
      discussions
      and
     
     
      ‘questions
      throughout
      the
      evening.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Your
      input
      is
      important
      to
      ensure
      that
      UPEI
      continues
      to
      play
      a
      cen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tral
      role
      in
      the
      development
      of
      the
      Island’s
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Where:
      W.A.
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      Courtyard
      -
      On
      Univesity
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Avenue,
      south
      of
      the
      new
      CARI
      Facility
     
     
      When:
      Monday,
      November
      8,
      2004,
      7:00
      —
      9:00
      p.m.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Contact:
      Dianne
      MacLean,
      Office
      of
      the
      Vice-President,
      Finance
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Facilities,
      (902)
      566-0623
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      How
      can
      the
      University
      be
      more
      welcoming
      to
      the
      Community?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      September
      14,
      2004
      page
      6