Weapons Not Words
One year on from their deployment in Darfur, UNAMID are failing to win the trust of the local people. As frustrated civilians direct their anger at UNAMID, the beneficiaries are rapidly becoming the enemy.
After six years of war, the internally displaced communities of Darfur have had enough. "'Some of us had children raped in front of our eyes. ...UNAMID is not protecting us.." Young men, known collectively as the 'Shehab', are beginning to take matters into their own hands. "If security doesn''t come, the only option is to fight ourselves." Now suffering attacks from the Shehab themselves, UNAMID feels helpless. The Sudanese government is blocking their supplies. And they also lack an international mandate allowing them to shoot in order to protect civilians. "How will they protect us? They can't even protect themselves!"
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