actress and former model mia farrow is now a well-known activist and UNICEF
now a well-known activist and UNICEF
now a well-known activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador one of her most
Goodwill Ambassador one of her most
Goodwill Ambassador one of her most urgent causes is helping the people in
urgent causes is helping the people in
urgent causes is helping the people in the Darfur region of Sudan hi I’m
the Darfur region of Sudan hi I’m
the Darfur region of Sudan hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today faroe discusses
watchmojo.com and today faroe discusses
watchmojo.com and today faroe discusses this conflict this is not a war this is
this conflict this is not a war this is
this conflict this is not a war this is an attack upon a defenseless population
an attack upon a defenseless population
an attack upon a defenseless population to characterize what is happening in
to characterize what is happening in
to characterize what is happening in Darfur as as war is is really a misnomer
Darfur as as war is is really a misnomer
Darfur as as war is is really a misnomer that implies two armed groups with a
that implies two armed groups with a
that implies two armed groups with a dispute most of the suffering and death
dispute most of the suffering and death
dispute most of the suffering and death is against defenseless civilians women
is against defenseless civilians women
is against defenseless civilians women and children the ICC has issued an
and children the ICC has issued an
and children the ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-bashir they
arrest warrant for Omar al-bashir they
arrest warrant for Omar al-bashir they stopped short of accusing him of
stopped short of accusing him of
stopped short of accusing him of genocide but the accusation doesn’t mean
genocide but the accusation doesn’t mean
genocide but the accusation doesn’t mean we can go and get him it is disgusting
we can go and get him it is disgusting
we can go and get him it is disgusting to see the red carpet treatment that
to see the red carpet treatment that
to see the red carpet treatment that he’s been getting in the various
he’s been getting in the various
he’s been getting in the various countries that he’s visited since the
countries that he’s visited since the
countries that he’s visited since the indictment Pharaoh has visited Darfur
indictment Pharaoh has visited Darfur
indictment Pharaoh has visited Darfur numerous times but understands that not
numerous times but understands that not
numerous times but understands that not everyone has that opportunity so how can
everyone has that opportunity so how can
everyone has that opportunity so how can we help I was part of a generation that
we help I was part of a generation that
we help I was part of a generation that stopped a war in Vietnam because we
stopped a war in Vietnam because we
stopped a war in Vietnam because we considered it to be unjust and I think
considered it to be unjust and I think
considered it to be unjust and I think it was all those voices people saying no
it was all those voices people saying no
it was all those voices people saying no this is not acceptable I’ll give you a
this is not acceptable I’ll give you a
this is not acceptable I’ll give you a story by the late Senator Paul Simon of
story by the late Senator Paul Simon of
story by the late Senator Paul Simon of the Rwandan genocide Paul Simon said if
the Rwandan genocide Paul Simon said if
the Rwandan genocide Paul Simon said if just a hundred people had phoned in from
just a hundred people had phoned in from
just a hundred people had phoned in from each district the US would have taken
each district the US would have taken
each district the US would have taken action to have stopped the genocide
action to have stopped the genocide
action to have stopped the genocide we’re not government officials here so
we’re not government officials here so
we’re not government officials here so I’m not sure how they do it do they
I’m not sure how they do it do they
I’m not sure how they do it do they impose a no-fly zone why not do they try
impose a no-fly zone why not do they try
impose a no-fly zone why not do they try everything to persuade cartoon to
everything to persuade cartoon to
everything to persuade cartoon to readmit those aid workers are they
readmit those aid workers are they
readmit those aid workers are they trying their best if not can they work
trying their best if not can they work
trying their best if not can they work with those countries friendly to Sudan
with those countries friendly to Sudan
with those countries friendly to Sudan to persuade them to admit some kind of
to persuade them to admit some kind of
to persuade them to admit some kind of aid workers to fill that gap I don’t
aid workers to fill that gap I don’t
aid workers to fill that gap I don’t know but that’s up to the government but
know but that’s up to the government but
know but that’s up to the government but just say you’ve got to do something call
just say you’ve got to do something call
just say you’ve got to do something call one eight hundred genocide and that will
one eight hundred genocide and that will
one eight hundred genocide and that will put you in touch with elected officials
put you in touch with elected officials
put you in touch with elected officials or the White House during her trips to
or the White House during her trips to
or the White House during her trips to Sudan Pharaoh documented the tragedies
Sudan Pharaoh documented the tragedies
Sudan Pharaoh documented the tragedies to paint a clear picture for us these
to paint a clear picture for us these
to paint a clear picture for us these pictures are not easy to see but she
pictures are not easy to see but she
pictures are not easy to see but she says they’re worth more than words I
says they’re worth more than words I
says they’re worth more than words I took this in 2004 an older woman going
took this in 2004 an older woman going
took this in 2004 an older woman going to get the firewood sorghum requires
to get the firewood sorghum requires
to get the firewood sorghum requires more than two hours cooking on an open
more than two hours cooking on an open
more than two hours cooking on an open fire and so firewood has become crucial
fire and so firewood has become crucial
fire and so firewood has become crucial now the deforestation around the camp
now the deforestation around the camp
now the deforestation around the camp exceeded 10 miles this means women who
exceeded 10 miles this means women who
exceeded 10 miles this means women who leave the camps are exposed to attacks
leave the camps are exposed to attacks
leave the camps are exposed to attacks torture rape especially I talked to one
torture rape especially I talked to one
torture rape especially I talked to one aid worker who said that he felt that
aid worker who said that he felt that
aid worker who said that he felt that all females over the age of eight a
all females over the age of eight a
all females over the age of eight a hundred percent had been raped in the
hundred percent had been raped in the
hundred percent had been raped in the camp that he was working of course the
camp that he was working of course the
camp that he was working of course the government denies it women told me their
government denies it women told me their
government denies it women told me their breasts were burned and they couldn’t
breasts were burned and they couldn’t
breasts were burned and they couldn’t feed their children feeding centers were
feed their children feeding centers were
feed their children feeding centers were I saw these children they have shut down
I saw these children they have shut down
I saw these children they have shut down so there is no way to keep these
so there is no way to keep these
so there is no way to keep these children alive these children’s drawings
children alive these children’s drawings
children alive these children’s drawings her given to me by kids in the camps and
her given to me by kids in the camps and
her given to me by kids in the camps and I collected over the years they
I collected over the years they
I collected over the years they described very well the porosity of the
described very well the porosity of the
described very well the porosity of the tax in 2003 and 2000 for a little girl
tax in 2003 and 2000 for a little girl
tax in 2003 and 2000 for a little girl drew herself running her mother cooking
drew herself running her mother cooking
drew herself running her mother cooking breakfast I was the last she saw of her
breakfast I was the last she saw of her
breakfast I was the last she saw of her mother there’s a pregnant woman an
mother there’s a pregnant woman an
mother there’s a pregnant woman an attack helicopter bombing at complicated
attack helicopter bombing at complicated
attack helicopter bombing at complicated drawing actually of a rape back in 2004
drawing actually of a rape back in 2004
drawing actually of a rape back in 2004 again we need protection I don’t think
again we need protection I don’t think
again we need protection I don’t think there can be a more visceral plea from
there can be a more visceral plea from
there can be a more visceral plea from the human heart than protect us we’re
the human heart than protect us we’re
the human heart than protect us we’re not safe save us I think this is our
not safe save us I think this is our
not safe save us I think this is our defining moment for us do we care and
defining moment for us do we care and
defining moment for us do we care and are we galvanized and are we going to
are we galvanized and are we going to
are we galvanized and are we going to push our leadership or are we going to
push our leadership or are we going to
push our leadership or are we going to turn away it defines us and it’s of
turn away it defines us and it’s of
turn away it defines us and it’s of course a seminal moment for the people
course a seminal moment for the people
course a seminal moment for the people of Darfur whether or not they’re going
of Darfur whether or not they’re going
of Darfur whether or not they’re going to starve to death so there’s never been
to starve to death so there’s never been
to starve to death so there’s never been a more appropriate moment for us to
a more appropriate moment for us to
a more appropriate moment for us to holler and scream that this is not
holler and scream that this is not
holler and scream that this is not acceptable to sit around and watch over
acceptable to sit around and watch over
acceptable to sit around and watch over a million people die of starvation and
a million people die of starvation and
a million people die of starvation and thirst
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