Speech #1100079398

I also strongly urge all parties. including those representing nonsignatory Darfur rebel movements. to participate fully in the U.N.-African Unionled negotiations and to tirelessly cooperate in the effort to bring about a political solution that will return peace and stability to the people of Darfur. Those who choose not to participate leave themselves open to further international isolation and sanction. Each day we delay on peacekeeping and political settlement efforts leads to more death. more rape. more human suffering. more people displaced from their homes. more desperate refugees. Each day we delay. the crisis becomes more complex. with increased violence and numbers of refugees spilling over into neighboring countries creating burdens and instabilities there. Each day we delay gives President Bashir another opportunity to stall and back away from his commitment. Each day we delay is a further indictment of the global communitys failure to act decisively in the face of genocide.