Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday june 22, 2004 Canada / world a7 Sudan refugees caught in Middle of civil War from the politicians. The United nations by Dan Lett has become bogged Down in a semantic debate about whether the violence and Unicof Campaign raising awareness of rising death toll d avid Agnew has seen this perfect storm before. War. Displacement. Severe weather. Politics. For the chief executive officer of Unicof Canada it All adds up to Many Many lost lives in Sudan a Darfur Region. We can see the storm brewing Agnew said from Khartoum following a three Day tour of Northern Sudan. The Early warning signs in Darfur went up some time ago. Unfortunately it seems to take catastrophic circumstances to mobilize people to Agnew is touring Sudan As part of a Unicof Campaign to raise awareness about the rising death toll and Uncertain future of More than 1.2 million sudanese refugees. By any measurements agnews Job is daunting. This Spring the International Community celebrated a ceasefire Between the sudanese government and the sudanese Peoples liberation army a Christian Force in the country a southernmost Region giving Hope that their 21-year civil War might finally come to an end. However even As the ceasefire was hailed trouble was brewing in the Northwest where rebel forces were battling government backed militias the so called janjaweed. Armed and commissioned by Khartoum to enforce order in Darfur the janjaweed Are sweeping through Western Sudan forcing All those in their Way from their Homes and rap ing and killing those who cannot escape in time. An estimated 30,000 have already died in this conflict with an estimated 350,000 More teetering on the Edge of survival. The situation has been complicated by Khartoum officials who trying to deflect attention to the peace pact in the South would not allow the most Basic of humanitarian Aid to make its Way to Darfur. Aid agencies were denied permits to enter the country medical and food supplies were locked in government warehouses. Access has improved in recent Days but Aid workers arriving in the Northern Region have found a situation now reach ing crisis proportions Agnew said. Weakened by Days of walking through Saskatoon ? to understand Why natives in Saskatchewan Don to Trust the Justice system look to the racism in its police forces a government commission said yesterday. Racism in police services does exist and is a major contributor to the environment of mistrust and misunderstanding that exists in Saskatchewan reads the final report from the com Mission on first nations and Metis peo Ples and Justice Reform. The two year $2.8-million report makes 122 recommendations including a Call for an implementation commissioner to ensure the report does not go the Way of others and simply gathers dust on a shelf. It urges eliminating racism in polic ing by improved screening procedures by beefing up training programs for offi cers who exhibit racist attitudes and by actively recruiting first nations and Metis officers. The five member commission was chaired by Willie Littlechild a Cree from Hobbema alta., who has worked As a lawyer and an my. Premier Lorne Calvert said his government would take the recommendations seriously but could not implement All of them immediately. I a very determined that we re going to take a very very serious approach to these recommendations and move for Ward on them he said. This is not an exercise to go on any kind of a Library there Are already doubts about the Saskatchewan governments sincerity. In one of the commissions interim reports it called the 91-year-old Segre gation units at the Regina correctional Centre outdated dungeons that should be closed. ? Canadian press the desert and denied the most Basic food and water the Camps Are bursting with disease and malnutrition Agnew said. Adding to the misery is the impending Rainy season which will make travel in the Region More difficult and increase the threat of diseases such As cholera and dysentery As it becomes impossible to contain waste in the Camps. I met women in the Camps who Are so proud that in the last week they did not lose a single one of their children Agnew said. But if we Don to move quickly we re going to reach a Point where we re losing a lot of the insult to the injury suffered now by displaced sudanese comes As usual loss of life in the african nation actually qualifies As if the conflict in Sudan were consid ered genocide the in would be compelled to intervene immediately. However the nature of the conflict has confounded those who have to make the final decision on whether to act. Whether the International Community will respond in time is unclear Agnew said. Unicof continues to mobilize on a major fundraising Campaign to Date less than half of the estimated $230 Mil lion us needed to meet the immediate needs of Darfur a refugees has been raised. report cites racism in Saskatchewan police Winnipeg humane society 5 Kent Road phone 982-2021 our subsidized spay & neuter program reaches out to those who can t afford to spay or neuter their cats. Call Melissa @ 982-2038 for details Coco 71933 Lux 89402 super Sweet full grown Are you seeking a special House dog looking for a Loving companion who likes Home with a 6 it. Wood romantic movies fenced Yard. Ideally suited to cuddling on the Couch an adults Only pets free and won t comment on Home this sweetheart has your cooking meet Lux had her share of bad Luck a very affectionate and and misfortune. 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