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Reaction By John Prendergast to President Obama's Speech in Ghana
SATURDAY JUNE 11 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Quote by Enough Project Co-Founder John Prendergast:
"All this soaring rhetoric on resolving conflicts must be followed by serious and sustained action. President Obama's administration must exercise global leadership in the development of a more effective peace process for Darfur, equal to the effort that his team has begun to expend on the implementation of the North-South deal."
"And he needs to lead globally in the construction of multilateral pressures in the service of peace, without which the various parties — led by the ruling National Congress Party — will simply give lip service to peace and continue pursuing their obectives through war."
"Similarly in Congo, stepped up diplomacy connected with more robust pressures on the Congolese and Rwandan governments to address economic and political causes of the conflict in the east will be imperative for success."
To set up an interview with Enough Executive Director John Norris or Co-founder John Prendergast on the administration’s crucial Sudan meetings this week, email Associate Director of Press Relations Eileen White Read at [email protected], or phone 202-741-6376.
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About the coalition: The Save Darfur Coalition – an alliance of more than 180 faith-based, advocacy and human rights organizations – raises public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and mobilizes a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of people throughout the Darfur region. The coalition's member organizations represent 130 million people of all ages, races, religions and political affiliations united together to help the people of Darfur. For more information on the coalition, please visit www.SaveDarfur.org.
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