DS_peace

 DS Peace Plan

**Preamble**

For years the Sudanese government has been supplied with weapons in their trade agreement with oil from china. The Sudanese government has been committing mass killings and hassling the villagers. They have been targeted by the Janjaweed who is working with the government. There have been various concerns with land and other actions concerning the government.

Land**
 * Article I

The Darfur region in Sudan is located in northeastern Africa. This region is shared by the Arab Janjaweed and Black villagers. Black villagers farm and make crops in their land. Arab Janjaweed herd cattle and move around the region in order to find grass to feed their cattle, but they usually return to previous places once the grass has grown back. Recently there has been an appalling drought in the Sudan land. This has caused problems for both Janjaweed as well as Black villagers. Janjaweed is struggling to find grass and available land for their cattle and are trying to force the Black villagers out so they can have their land.

A solution to this problem could be to divide the land evenly, such as north and south or east and west. Once both the Janjaweed and Black villagers have equal land we can propose further solutions to their individual problems. Possible solutions for the black villagers are recycling water so they are able to water the crops. Examples can include collecting rain water, cleaning sewage water to reuse and desalination of sea water. For the Janjaweed people to feed their cattle they can substitute grass for grain until they are able to re-grow grass again. They can also use the same recycling water process to try to grow more grass.

Killings**
 * Article II

The problem is that the genocide is killing numerous amounts of people, mostly Black villagers. Over 400,000 have died from violence and 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes. Only the United States is recognizing this mass killing as genocide, and the Sudense government is siding with the Arabs and allowing this to continue.

A solution to this problem could be the Black villagers’ to make a peace treaty with China. China has sold weapons with Sudan since the 1990’s. China has active military cooperation arrangement with Sudan. If China is on the side with the Black villagers then the genocide may possible stop because loosing Chinas weapon and military connection would be a huge loss for the Janjaweed people. China also needs to keep peace with Sudan because of Sudan’s oil industry. The killing needs to stop because it is solving nothing.

Janjaweed Peace Plan**
 * Article III

The Janjaweed are going to have to take part in the peace plan. For them they will have to stop killing the Black Africans, and learn to share the land as one. It is not right to kill there on people they all lived in peace before and this peace plan is going to bring the peace back.

But to make the Janjaweed agree to the peace plan we are going to have to get the Sudan Government involved in it, and if they agree we can send them animals and other supplies to start there farms again. If all this things are done peace will be in Sudan.

U.S.A Peace Plan**
 * Article IV

For the U.S if they want peace and oil they are going to have to do something for the Sudan people. In there part of the peace plan they should send food water and supplies to the Sudan people and in trade they can send the U.S oil and promise them peace.

To do this peace plan right we will have to give China a share of the oil. The cause of this is to make sure the China Government stop sending guns to the Sudan people, and stop the killing. If all this things are done peace will be in Sudan.

Government Influence**
 * Article V

The Sudanese Government had a great influence on the genocide in Sudan. They were supplying Arab Militias called the Janjaweed with everything they need to kill. The Government did this because two rebel groups rebelled against them, which started a conflict. The Janjaweed got supplied with everything from weapons and uniforms, to air crafts and bombs.

There was a testimony held in Washington DC that attacks the problem in Sudan. This meeting was held with different groups of governments. We came up with the solution that the US should work with the Ugandan Government and any other interested actors to craft an act or strategy to seek end to all Sudanese Government support.

Labeling as Genocide**
 * Article VI

The Sudanese government denies and denies that this should and is declared as genocide; mainly because they are involved. Also if something is a genocide there **must** be something done about it. The government did not want anything to be done about it because they were in on it also and were getting weapons and money for trading oil.

In 1948 there was a Genocide Convention. At this, the United States signed saying that if genocide were to occur they would take action into preventing and punishing who ever take place in killing. Sudan has just recently been declared as genocide. Actions are still being waited for by the U.S.

China**
 * Article VII

China has a major interest in Sudan, Darfur, and that general area because of their current trade agreement with them. China supplies them with weapons, low cost items, and various military goods, and in return they are supplied with crude oil that fuels Chinas growing economy. China has been criticized for supporting the government of Sudan because they are committing mass killings. The arms that china is supplying Sudan is helping them to commit and enforce the mass killings and the acts of the Sudanese government. China is Sudan’s largest economic partner, with a 40% share in their oil.

In order to aid this situation it would be best for China and Sudan to not have as such a good trade relationship. The best way for this to be done would be for us, and other countries to work out more trade agreements with china. Also we would like to get china to sign a peace treaty with us and Sudan if possible, stating that they would not supply any weapons to the Sudanese government. In return they would get trading goods from us at a discount for not supplying the Sudanese government with weapons.

Status of villagers**
 * Article VIII

There are a lot of problems with the Sudanese villagers living on the land. Various camps are made by the government that the villagers are forced to live in. This then causes a lot of the villagers to go into hiding to avoid the camps. The Sudanese government is currently bombing the villagers, and they are targeted as enemies or problems by the Janjaweed. Because of this about two million of the villagers have been forced out of their homes, and about five to 10 thousand die each month. The villagers are not willing to leave because they view where they are living as their home, and most of them have already established their life there. Many of them are forced to move thought, either because the government has forced them out, or because they have voluntarily left because they fear for the life.

In order to solve the problems with the villagers, we would need China to stop supplying the Sudanese government with weapons and military goods. Also we would like to get the Sudanese government to sign a peace treaty saying that they will not harm the villagers or cause them any major hardships. They are the government and can still remain in control, they just need to end the mass killings and putting the villagers thought the hardships they are currently putting them thought. The government could then employ the villagers and they could work together to improve the economy, and the overall living conditions and status of the general Sudan area. This would be the best way to solve this conflict. 