U.N. Chief Heads to Sudan

Reference

Lederer, E.M (2007,September 03).U.N. Chief Heads to Sudan. Retrieved August 9, 2007,from http://www.time.com/world/article/0,8599,1658485,00.html

Summary

In this article "U.N.Chief Heads to Sudan", the author shows the concern and the ultimate wish of the U.N.Secretary General for peace in Sudan, and precisely in Darfur, where violence is increasing day after day. He explains that in order to stop those conflicts, which have caused a good amount of deaths in the population, two tasks had to be done. The first one is to deploy a mixed-peacekeeper force between the U.N. and the A.U. The second one is to push and to create a scheme for negotiations and peace between all the parties in conflicts. In order to do so he needs also the implication and the support of Sudan's president and government.

According to the author, both the U.N. Secretary General and Sudan's U.N. ambassador have expressed their willingness for peace in Darfur despite the fact that some difficulties might be encountered. Then, he talks about the wish of the U.N.Secretary General to help Sudanese refugees both in Chad and in the North part of Cental Africa. He then mentioned the source of those conflicts in Sudan which have caused the deaths of many people. In the end, he underlined the next step that the U.N.Secretary General will take in Libya to resolve issues with the rebel's group about peace agreements.

Reaction

I personally think that this idea is very nice because when I look at the Sudanese situation in Darfur, they are really suffering due to the political conflicts between the government and the rebel's force; furthermore, those two parties are accusing each other of the violence and the massacre but they express no feelings to stop fighting, killing, and destroying the population. One really important thing about that situation in Darfur concerns the U.N.Secretary General. Here is a man, a right ambitious political man, who has a vision about things and works with determination. This act is appreciable because it deserves it. Even if the situation seems complicated, for a politician it requires an open mind to change the situation; or another way to continue toward the goal.

The U.N. Secretary General is setting an example by trying to bring peace in a territory which is in total disorder and terrible violence. This solution is hard to be obtained in an environment where all conditions are not yet gathered. The U.N. Secretary General's determination proves that he is a good international leader because he wants to respect the main objectives of the U.N., which are to maintain peace and security in the entire world. Another important person is Sudan's U.N.ambassador; despite all those difficult conditions of his country, he shows his patriotism for peace in Darfur. This is a very good factor in politics because in order to serve your country you first need to love it.

The negotiations have always had an impact on achieving peace and without that it is difficult to get to the progress and development of the country. According to me the step that the U.N.Secretary General is undertaking in Darfur must call upon all Sudan's government to take real steps to cease fire because the fight for the power has a big impact on the civil population. They die every day and many of them leave their country, their residences, and their families to get abroad, just because the leaders are fighting for power. Also all political leaders of the world should be called on to resolve this situation.