Word: sudan
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Does the current relationship between China and Sudan hamper the U.N. from taking greater action in Darfur? Steve Louis-Charles, MIAMI...
...sort of works at a pace that is not conducive to things that need rapid results. It has to consider all its member nations, and it has to go through a bureaucratic process. China is definitely impacting what is happening in Sudan given its relationship vis-ŕ-vis the oil. But I believe the U.N. is trying to make moves...
...group’s demand: that Harvard adopt a policy of divesting from companies that do business with the Sudanese government.Harvard continues to hold investments in firms accused of financing the ongoing genocide in Darfur. And despite selling its direct stakes in two oil firms with ties to Sudan, the University continues to maintain “indirect” investments in such companies through funds in its portfolio.The University’s holdings in three of those funds declined slightly during the first quarter of 2007, according to filings last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
...most evil countries existing today. Following Harvard’s lead, professors and students from all corners of the globe remain too busy fighting the “good fight:” against Israel, while those harbingers of democracy and human rights like Iran, Sudan, North Korea, and Russia are left relatively free to continue their oppressive and even criminal policies. A more balanced debate about Israel rather than knee-jerk condemnation will lead to better informed and better educated citizens of the world, surely a goal to which Harvard aspires...
Value of military materials China sold to Sudan in 2005, according to a recent Amnesty International report claiming that the weapons ended up in the hands of the government-backed Janjaweed militia...