Friday, April 25, 2008

Food aid cut in half! – Worthwhile message

We must keep our word to the people of Darfur.

Add your name to the thousands of activists who are urging Congress:

Support full funding for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid in Darfur. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

Last week, the United Nations World Food Program announced that it will cut half its food supplies to the people of Darfur because of a lack of funds and relentless attacks on its convoys.

Millions of Darfuris depend on this food supply. Without it, they will be pushed even closer to the knife-sharp edge of starvation.

Inaction is not an option when so many lives are at stake.

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that will significantly increase funding for humanitarian aid and peacekeeping in Darfur. Your representative needs to hear from you NOW because the men, women, and children of Darfur cannot afford any more delays.

Tell Representative Waxman to support funding for security and humanitarian aid in Darfur. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

Additional funding for Darfur can bring hope to the thousands who have weathered half a decade of genocide. It can provide peacekeepers with training and equipment to protect Darfuri civilians. It can deliver disaster and famine assistance to families desperately in need. And it can help the people of Sudan move towards democracy and determine their own path to peace.

We must meet our obligation to the people of Darfur. Congress has the purse strings. You have the voice. Make sure your voice – and the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of Darfuris – is heard.

Urge your representative to stand up for Darfur and fully fund peacekeeping and humanitarian aid. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

With the United Nations World Food Program cutting its food aid to Darfur, the clock is ticking faster and louder than ever - we must act quickly to try to fill this crucial gap.

After you have sent a message to your representative, please click here http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/forward/i87we8x207nmwmwx? to ask your friends and family to do the same.

Thank you for your tireless dedication to the people of Darfur.

Best regards,

Colleen Connors
Save Darfur Coalition

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