Real Calamities

There are real calamities happening in the world everyday: wars, ethnic cleansing, starvation. The victims are our fellow humans, with very little resources to cope with the problem or even call for help. CalamityNews asks you to do whatever you can to help with these real world calamities. Home or abroad, no person deserves to suffer and no one is undeserving of help and love.

Below is information on the current calamities in the world and the sites where you can get more information and donate to give the victims relief.

Sudan Darfur

The Darfur conflict is an ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between the Janjaweed (translated: "devils on horseback"), a militia group recruited from the tribes of the Abbala Rizeigat (Bedouin Arabs), and the non-Baggara people (mostly land-tilling tribes) of the region. The Sudanese government, while publicly denying that it supports the Janjaweed, has provided money and assistance and has participated in joint attacks with the group, systematically targeting the Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit ethnic groups in Darfur. The conflict began in July 2003. Unlike in the Second Sudanese Civil War, which was fought between the primarily Muslim north and Christian and Animist south, in Darfur most of the residents are Muslim, as are the Janjaweed.

Estimated number of deaths in the conflict vary widely. According to Sudan's government, 9,000 people have been killed; most NGOs use 200,000 to over 400,000, a figure from the Coalition for International Justice that has since been cited by the United Nations. As many as 2.5 million are thought to have been displaced as of October 2006. The mass media once described the conflict as both "ethnic cleansing" and "genocide," and now do so without hesitation.

Save Darfur is an excellent resource for news, political activism and a place for secure on-line donations.
Amnesty International provides different levels of involvement to assist with the continuing Darfur crisis.

General Information

There are hundreds of credible organizations who offer support for people in the US and around the world. Below is a brief blurb on the organization and a link to the site where you can find more information:

The American Red Cross has been working in disaster relief for 125 years.
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, administers aid for children in every nation across the globe.
Doctors With Out Borders provides professional medical emergency aid to people affected by crisis or are excluded from health care.
The Salvation Army doesn't just ring that bell outside the supermarket. They provide emergency assistance, offer counseling, rehabilitation services, and programs for seniors and youth.
The Peace Corp made mainly of college students, work to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. An excellent place for students to see the world and make a difference.
Amnesty International's mission statement says it all: Working to protect Human Rights Worldwide. AI's current campaigns include stopping violence towards women, stopping torture/the death penalty and defending human rights across the globe.
UN Food and Agriculture is an UN division focused on helping to build a world without hunger.