they call it project darfur. >> project darfur is important because we're able to go into other schoolroups and raise awareness and build bridges with other school communities to hopefully raise funds to help those in need in the darfur area. >> thank you. first of all, let me say it's an honor to be here on behalf of the danbury high school and the students. i thank the treasurer's office for having me. >> reporter: since the project began, the students have care t organizations. these include schools, religious groups, even congress. >> it was just something that like it really touched me. because i knew just by speaking i could help someone across the world. you know? spreading awareness can do so much. >> child of hope, child of fear, how do you manage to smile? >> reporter: the project darfur group has also produced two documentaries which they use as educational tools. actress mia farrow is featured in one of them. >> we are now defining ourselves by our response to darfur. our response as human beings. >> the good part of it is that we're able to engage other school communities

arriving in a country that is legally bound to arrest him for crimes of genocide allegedly committed in darfur. but he is treated as a valued guest. even six months ago it was impossible, they had fought a war by proxy. in february they signed a deal that they've for once respected. >> everything that went on was an accident. we regret it enormously. we have turned the page, working together in the interest of two nations. i have always thought of chad as my second home. despite the war. >> in recent months they have kicked out the rebels that they used to shelter. sudan has made concessions as well. chad will face the anger of the international court by welcoming bashir onto their territory. his visit is a further reminder of the support that he enjoys far -- from most arab and african leaders. >> after months of political wrangling, president obama has signed into law the biggest overhaul of financial regulation in decades -- in his words to prevent further financial disasters. the u.s. central bank took a leading role. they will have new powers to seize and break out financial giants, endin

calling for bashir is attention on charges of genocide and war crimes committed during the conflict in darfur its first visit to a country which recognizes the i.c.c. since his indictment last year sure denies the charges. the international monetary fund says it will cancel the debt haiti accumulated in the wake of january's dems to earthquakes the plan to write off the two hundred million dollars owed as part of a strategy to help rebuild the island the i.m.f. is also going to lend more money for the reconstruction but disaster claimed over two hundred thirty thousand lives destroyed the country's infrastructure. southern china is bracing for its second typhoon in a week as the country continues to battle its worst wasn't a worry decade typhoon chan two was upgraded from a tropical storm after gathering strength over the south china sea shipping between iran and the mainland has already been suspended and dozens of flights canceled more than seven hundred people have died since the start of the year as a result of. rental rains in southern and central china. the international court of justic

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a russian helicopter with nine people on board has been hijacked in sudan's troubled darfur provincerussia's foreign minister confirmed the news but said no one has been harmed at this point the crew of four are russian citizens while the five passengers are sudanese nationals the helicopter belongs to the russian you terror airline the incident happened on monday but hasn't been reported in till now russia's embassy in sudan's capital khartoum says it is doing everything possible to free the captives. the people tony hayward will step down after the company posted a seventeen billion dollars second quarter loss in its first in the past rather its first time in the past eighteen years he's shouldered much of the blame for the firm's poor handling of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico the british companies already confirmed bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile hayward's expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. and the russian oil company t n k there's more of that to come in our business bulletin shortly. activists i

bashir's murderous aims in darfur are not without precedent. with six months to go, khartoum persists in dragging its feet, undermining and staaling the process at every turn. furthermore, the deeply flawed april elections do not bode well for the fate of free and fair and timely referendum process. failure to deliver on the long-awaited promise of a respectable referendum could have grave implications. while some of the administration's rhetoric has improved of late, notably in vice president bind's trip to africa, we have yet to see the administration apply real consequences to khartoum. in fact, most sudan watchers would agree we have seen little to no evidence since the administration's release of their sudan policy that they have any intention of utilizing sticks, rather, they appear to be relying exclusively on carrots. a july 14 associated press article entitled, quote, promises, promises, u.s. fails to punish sudan, end of quote, describes the administration's track record on sudan this way, quote, the words of the obama administration

president omar al bashir is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against three tribal groups in darfur. he already faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. al bashir was re-electd to a new term earlier this year. he has refused to turn himself in to stand trial and calls the court's allegations worthless. in northern ireland today, sectarian tensions were heightened for the annual property want orange day parades. workers cleared debris from the streets of bell fast after more than 200 irish catholics clashed with riot police overnight. 27 police officers were injured. the ryeate ons broke out in advance of today's marches that mark a 17th century protestant battlefield victory over irish catholics. the marches were mostly peaceful but tonight there were reports of more rioting in a catholic district of bell fast. iraq's parliament will not meet this week as planned. that decision was announced today by the acting speaker of the paferl. >>. political pears have been at an impasse over forming new government since elections in march. no party won enough seats to form a m

i was a darfur officer for aid in darfur. i know how hard the ngo is working.he burden put on usaid, and a lot of pleasure to be the heavy lifter. beyond public-private partnerships i'm grateful that our colleague is looki into that. i'm also very curious from the perspective of longer term investme opportunities in that country. about creating the conditions to reduce the risk profile in haiti for fbi and other private flows, private equity, and venture capital. right now haiti is glowing. and i know working with a lot of private firms, the risk profile is too high. ere is a role for the u.s. government to play legislatively, policy, european union as well, and many other arms of government beyond just usaid that would throw their weight behind an effort in terms of governance, security -- but especially governance, and lay that ground work so haiti is a lot more attractive to fbi. if you could please explain what's being done beyond usaid. but the whole government approach to tackling this pernicious issues for haiti itself? >> thank you, eric. and you two? y

the darfur region has had a humanitarian disaster killing millions, placing muslims against muslims as the world stood helpless. sue sedan a sponsor of terrorism against its own people. finally, syria, a country which continues to threaten our strongest and most reliable al-- ally in the middle east, israel. syria has fueled war in lebanon; direct implication in the assassination of the lebanese prime minister, and they continue to support hamas in gaza. i represent thousands of syrian refugees who fled the couldn't troy build a better life in the united states this bill affects -- this bill only affects people registered to represent one of these foreign governments on the state sponsors of terrorism list, not companies who are doing business in those countries. i urge my colleagues, irrespective of the course this bill took to get on the floor to support this legislation and stop the ability of any country on the state sponsors of terrorism list from directly or indirectly influencing our congress. i thank the chairman for the time, madam speaker, i yield the balance of my time. the

then you have omar bashir to his left leading the genocide in darfur. kim jong ill on the other side. the guy you may not recognize is from the central african republican. host: what do they have in common all of them? how can you explain who they are and people like them? guest: the short answer is they are dictators. they are people who have established a country that revolves around them. often times it is their families or close associates who basically loot and pillage the resources of their countries. what we say in this issue is 5 that failed states make dictators and dictators make failed states worse. host: you take it to countries around the world. what are we looking at? guest: that picture, i believe, is from west africa. it is from a huge garbage dump i think it is in ghana, which is one of the better countries. but they still have this habit of again into actually makes money by importing garbage and sorting it. host: let's go to the other side of the african continent because you lead your list of failed states and here is a look at the l

then you have omar bashir to his left leading the genocide in darfur. kim jong ill on the other side. the guy you may not recognize is from the central african republican. host: what do they have in common all of them? how can you explain who they are and people like them? guest: the short answer is they are dictators. they are people who have established a country that revolves around them. often times it is their families or close associates who basically loot and pillage the resources of their countries. what we say in this issue is 5 that failed states make dictators and dictators make failed states worse. host: you take it to countries around the world. what are we looking at? guest: that picture, i believe, is from west africa. it is from a huge garbage dump i think it is in ghana, which is one of the better countries. but they still have this habit of again into actually makes money by importing garbage and sorting it. host: let's go to the other side of the african continent because you lead your list of failed states and here is a look at the l

i was an aide officer in darfur. i know how difficult it is. the burden -- even in the public-private partnership will -- there is a lot of pressure for the government to be the heavy lifter. i am very curious from the perspective of longer-term investment opportunities in that country, about creating the conditions for the risk profile in haiti. right now, haiti is blowing radioactively. having worked with a lot of these private equity firms, the risk is too high. there is our role for the government -- a role for the government to play. they can throw their weight behind a concerted effort to set those conditions and to lay that groundwork so haiti is a lot more attractive to fdi. if you can please explain what is being done beyond u.s. aid and the whole government approach to attack this pernicious issue for a lot of countries like haiti. >> thank you. and you two. whoever gets the microphone first. >> i am with evidence-based research. i am also concerned with the government question. i am a political scientist. we use the word "government"