Darfur Quotes

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction. - Nicholas D. Kristof

We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population. - Jan Egeland

We need to begin an all-out diplomatic offensive on Darfur in order to prepare the way for a peacekeeping force that can ensure protection for the people of Darfur. - Kendrick Meek

We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about one third of the estimated total population in need. - Jan Egeland

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur. - Nicholas D. Kristof

The situation in West Darfur is of particular concern following a series of attacks on INGO [international NGOs] convoys. Overall, there have been at least 10 serious attacks on humanitarian workers in the past 30 days, including two attacks by armed men that took place on 1 September. - Radhia Achouri

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about Darfur as we do about Michael Jackson, we might be able to stop these things from continuing. - Nicholas D. Kristof

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month. - Nicholas D. Kristof