Conflict in Sudan

Nah, nobody gives a shit, it's a shit hole in Africa, a Muslim one at that.

You only need to look at the way the death of the aid workers was covered by the world media compared to the continuing atrocities against the Palestinians that are happening day after day.

The same as Ethiopia, Darfur, Rwanda, The Congo etc..... I just wish we as a world could come together and that the policing (for want of a better word) was more fair and even handed. I've been following this for a long time now and it's just beyond upsetting and depressing and even more so given while a sizeable percentage of the world are dealing with things like this, many are bitching over people fleeing from places like this and coming to our shores or that we are paying an extra 20p for a loaf of bread and ranting about it to billionaires on social media. First world problems indeed.
 
langster said:
Nah, nobody gives a shit, it's a shit hole in Africa, a Muslim one at that.

You only need to look at the way the death of the aid workers was covered by the world media compared to the continuing atrocities against the Palestinians that are happening day after day.

The same as Ethiopia, Darfur, Rwanda, The Congo etc..... I just wish we as a world could come together and that the policing (for want of a better word) was more fair and even handed. I've been following this for a long time now and it's just beyond upsetting and depressing and even more so given while a sizeable percentage of the world are dealing with things like this, many are bitching over people fleeing from places like this and coming to our shores or that we are paying an extra 20p for a loaf of bread and ranting about it to billionaires on social media. First world problems indeed.
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Bingo! The biiggest humanitarian crisis in the world right now is Sudan
 
langster said:
Nah, nobody gives a shit, it's a shit hole in Africa, a Muslim one at that.

You only need to look at the way the death of the aid workers was covered by the world media compared to the continuing atrocities against the Palestinians that are happening day after day.

The same as Ethiopia, Darfur, Rwanda, The Congo etc..... I just wish we as a world could come together and that the policing (for want of a better word) was more fair and even handed. I've been following this for a long time now and it's just beyond upsetting and depressing and even more so given while a sizeable percentage of the world are dealing with things like this, many are bitching over people fleeing from places like this and coming to our shores or that we are paying an extra 20p for a loaf of bread and ranting about it to billionaires on social media. First world problems indeed.
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Is just disheartening that with all the resources that we have, we decide to pour it into the war machine. With a fraction of effort that we spend in destruction, we would be able to eradicate misery, but there is no benefit on this. The UN was created to stop this conflicts and disasters but it exist, as best, a band aid through their humanitarian programs.
 
Sassy Colin said:
Less than 2 pages on 10 times the humanitarian disaster compared to Gaza, which has 834 pages.
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The same can be said with the Yemen war or others that they don't even have a dedicated threads. Definitely Israel is more high profile for obvious reasons because of the main aggressors
 
4bars said:
Is just disheartening that with all the resources that we have, we decide to pour it into the war machine. With a fraction of effort that we spend in destruction, we would be able to eradicate misery, but there is no benefit on this. The UN was created to stop this conflicts and disasters but it exist, as best, a band aid through their humanitarian programs.
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Absolutely, it is definitely depressing but also sickening how there is a clear pecking order with regards to not only media reporting and coverage (although I do understand why it happens) but also to humanitarian aid and other countries and the UN'sinvolvement or lack of.

Let's not forget Ethiopial, that once upon a time you couldn't get away from the coverage about the famine. It was the main reason behind Band Aid and Comic Relief here in the UK. But you rarely see anything about the conflicts they have been having since 2018.


Between Ethiopia and Sudan there are over FIFTEEN MILLION people who have been displaced from the homes. It's fecking insanity and beyond comprehension. As a collective we should be ashamed, I know I am. Our priorities are fecked. There is absolutely no excuse or defence I would agree with that could justify why this level of suffering and starvation is happening in this day and age given the wealth and resources that could be collectively available to help. Sadly I can see the majority of people ending up like it all around the world as the rich/poor divide keeps growing exponentially and the ever growing issues between the right and left and the hate aimed at immigrants, especially Muslims in most Western countries.

Anyway, rant over. Sorry about that, it just really fecking pisses me off and upsets me, and I just feel so powerless to do anything yet you see cnuts like Elon Musk spending over $40 BILLION on a website then spending his days spreading fear, hate and conspiracy theories when his time and that money could be used.to make a real difference and make lives better rather than worse as he is doing.

Sorry, the rant wasn't over was it? :lol:
 
Starvation in war-hit Sudan 'almost everywhere' - WHO
Starvation in war-stricken Sudan "is almost everywhere", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC's Today programme after visiting the country.

"The situation in Sudan is very alarming... the massive displacement - it's now the largest in the world, and, of course, famine," director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq8y2ykeyqo
 
langster said:
Absolutely, it is definitely depressing but also sickening how there is a clear pecking order with regards to not only media reporting and coverage (although I do understand why it happens) but also to humanitarian aid and other countries and the UN'sinvolvement or lack of.

Let's not forget Ethiopial, that once upon a time you couldn't get away from the coverage about the famine. It was the main reason behind Band Aid and Comic Relief here in the UK. But you rarely see anything about the conflicts they have been having since 2018.


Between Ethiopia and Sudan there are over FIFTEEN MILLION people who have been displaced from the homes. It's fecking insanity and beyond comprehension. As a collective we should be ashamed, I know I am. Our priorities are fecked. There is absolutely no excuse or defence I would agree with that could justify why this level of suffering and starvation is happening in this day and age given the wealth and resources that could be collectively available to help. Sadly I can see the majority of people ending up like it all around the world as the rich/poor divide keeps growing exponentially and the ever growing issues between the right and left and the hate aimed at immigrants, especially Muslims in most Western countries.

Anyway, rant over. Sorry about that, it just really fecking pisses me off and upsets me, and I just feel so powerless to do anything yet you see cnuts like Elon Musk spending over $40 BILLION on a website then spending his days spreading fear, hate and conspiracy theories when his time and that money could be used.to make a real difference and make lives better rather than worse as he is doing.

Sorry, the rant wasn't over was it? :lol:
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These rants are essential for people willing to hear them and there are some.

We are living in insane times and it seems that the world's itching to burn everything down, once again.
 
It just we are in a video game of conquest played by aliens. How we can't be so cruel with our own species. There is nothing to gain in so much destruction and suffering but we keep going
 


Meanwhile, the world has been indifferent to this new crisis in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan, and President Biden has refused to hold the UAE accountable for arming a militia committing the rapes and causing starvation. When Biden and world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly next week, they have a chance to take action, for they should understand that their passivity at some point becomes complicity.
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Idxomer said:
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I said it before. But the creation of the UN was to avoid that. If it doesn't take action is like it is ok that is happening due to the its omission. Useless organization
 
I still don't understand what the UAE thinks they'll achieve here. To my knowledge they're now the main partner behind the RSF while the rest is supporting Sudan's government. Even the Russians have allegedly been switching support from RSF to Sudan's government.

While not admitting direct support to the R.S.F., Sheikh Mohammed said he owed the paramilitary group’s leader, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, for sending troops to fight alongside the Emirates in the war in Yemen, according to two American officials briefed on the exchange.

Sheikh Mohammed also said he viewed the R.S.F. as a bulwark against Islamist political movements in the region, which the Emirati royal family has long considered a threat to its authority, the officials said. (The Emirati government did not respond to questions about the conversation.)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/...ource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&cbgrp=p
 
UAE, Sudan blame each other over bombing of ambassador home
The United Arab Emirates on Monday blamed the Sudanese armed forces for bombing the home of its ambassador in Khartoum. The UAE's foreign ministry said in a statement that the attack on its ambassador's residence in the Sudanese capital had caused extensive damage to the building.

The Sudanese army rejected the accusation, putting the blame instead at the door of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary outfit Khartoum says has been backed by the UAE amid Sudan's civil war that has engulfed the country for the last 17 months.
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https://www.dw.com/en/uae-sudan-blame-each-other-over-bombing-of-ambassador-home/a-70366701
 
VorZakone said:
I still don't understand what the UAE thinks they'll achieve here. To my knowledge they're now the main partner behind the RSF while the rest is supporting Sudan's government. Even the Russians have allegedly been switching support from RSF to Sudan's government.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/...ource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&cbgrp=p
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The Emiratis have been amongst the most destructive actors in the region for a while now. Using their money in awful ways.

It's genuinely devastating what's happening in Sudan, as is the extent to which the world is turning a blind eye.
 
africanspur said:
The Emiratis have been amongst the most destructive actors in the region for a while now. Using their money in awful ways.

It's genuinely devastating what's happening in Sudan, as is the extent to which the world is turning a blind eye.
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But do the Emirates have some clever long-term plan here? Or is this a quagmire for which they're struggling to find an exit strategy?
 
It may be a bit premature but there are a lot of indications that the RSF will be defeated soon.
 
Can someone explain what is the end game of the UAE there? which interest they have? I have 0 clue
 
Some horrific stories coming out of there in the last couple of days.
 
I have no idea what the UN is for. They've been issuing special resolutions left, right and centre since as long as I can remember, but no one takes any notice.

There was a time when they used to send peace keeping forces in various conflicts, but that doesn't seem to happen any more.
 
The UAE can get to feck. Dubai has been always been on my boycott list, and i have little time for family and friends that regularly holiday there.
 
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