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Humanitarian Challenges: Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic

Thu. April 19th, 2007
Washington, D.C.

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The U.S. government recently announced new economic sanctions and is drafting a UN Security Council resolution to strengthen international pressure on the Sudanese government to address the ongoing crisis in Darfur. In April, John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, discussed his recent trip to Darfur, Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic in an event at the Carnegie Endowment.
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Holmes described the successes and challenges of the humanitarian effort, but stressed the importance of a political solution. “The peacekeeping operation itself, even when it’s there in full, is not the solution to the problem. What is needed above all is a political settlement there,” said Holmes. Carnegie President Jessica T. Mathews moderated the event.

Political ReformNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth AfricaSudanSouthern, Eastern, and Western Africa
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event speakers

John Holmes

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Distinguished Fellow

Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.