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10 Worst Epidemics : Discovery Channel - 7 views

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  • 30 percent mortality rate
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      Out of 10 people, 3 will die.
  • misery
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    ­Few words in the English language encapsulate as much horror, misery and doom as " plague." After all, infectious diseases have inflicted a great deal of damage throughout the centuries. They've decimated whole populations, ended blood lines, claimed higher casualties than wars and played pivotal roles in charting the course of history.
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Darfur Genocide « World Without Genocide - Working to create a World Without ... - 1 views

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  • the government ignored reports of rising violence in Darfur.
  • underdeveloped and marginalized at the federal level, lacking infrastructure and development assistance. This neglect, combined with allegations that the government was arming Arab tribesmen (Janjaweed) to raid non-Arab villages, was cited as the justification for a February 2003 rebel attack on a Sudanese Air Force Base at El Fasher, North Darfur. This attack sparked a series of government reprisals on residents of Darfur,
  • NAMID, with a projected strength of 26,000 troops, was authorized to use force to protect civilians. Despite this mandate, however, only 9,000 were sent, and they lacked the necessary equipment to carry out their mission.
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  • The government has also forcefully expelled aid agencies from the country that has further jeopardized the conditions for thousands of displaced and marginalized civilians.
  • Both countries have refused to arrest him and the African Union also condemned the arrest warrant and asked the United Nations Security Council to delay its enforcement.
  • Meanwhile, the Janjaweed have ventured deep into Chad to conduct assaults, resulting in the fleeing of nearly 100,000 Chadians.
  • Sudanese Air Force bombings
  • Both China and Russia have worked to block many United Nations resolutions in attempts to appease the Sudanese government.
  • Sudanese oil
  • Russia strongly supports Sudan’s territorial integrity and opposes the creation of an independent Darfuri state.
  • 6,000,000 people.
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