Peacekeepers for Darfur - Now or Never?

There are innumerable places one could start blogging about Darfur.   As indicated under "About this blog" I hope that Standing in the Gap for Darfur will create awareness of current issues in Darfur, offer resources and stimulate dialogue about ways we can respond and pray.  I don't pretend to know or understand more than any other person on this issue but I believe it to be one of the most pressing international issues today and we cannot just sit back and watch.   So....let's jump into the mess together and see where the journey takes us.

There is a current debate going on at the security council over resolution language for deployment of the UN-AU peacekeeprs.  There have been numerous U.N. resolutions on Sudan but this resolution is key to defining the mandate of the UN-AU hybrid force and the timeline for the peacekeeping deployment.  Recent developments in Sudan and activities of the security council are well outlined by an NGO that monitors and reports on council activities. 

The U.S. is advocating for a September deployment of peacekeepers instead of December.  Let's hope and pray that multilateral conflict resolution at the U.N. is effective and that this second attempt at deploying an authorized security council peacekeeping mission will not fail.