1.  Why does the U.N. want to send peacekeepers into the Darfur region of Sudan?

2.  How has the Sudanese government responded? (para. 10)

3.  What two steps should the Sudanese government take, according to Sudanese church leaders?

4.  What two plans did the Sudanese government suggest to pacify the U.N.? (para. 7 & 8)  Why were these plans rejected?

5.  What problem does the U.N.'s humanitarian aid agency U.N. World Food Program face in helping the victims in Darfur?

6.  How many black Sudanese citizens have been murdered by their Arab Sudanese government since 2003? 
How many have had to flee from their homes?

7.  Experts quoted for this article suggest that "atrocities in Darfur would not stop unless U.N. member states deal more harshly with Khartoum [the Sudanese government]" and "the U.N. [needs] to act faster and apply more pressure on Khartoum."  What do you think the U.N. should do to end the persecution of Darfuris by their own government?