World Peace Day 'No War - Sudan' Cartoon

NOTE from Sudan Watch Ed: In anticipation of World Peace Day Sep 21 and my hiatus to search Sudan Watch's archives for posts on poverty and peace, I purchased this cartoon for 24 euros at Cartoon Movement last July. Love cartoonists who can create powerful images with few or no words. Please God bring peace to Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Russia and the world. The future belongs to today's youths. The cartoon is entitled 'No War - Sudan'.

Credit: Cartoon 'No War - Sudan' by Ahmed Falah 

https://cartoonmovement.com/cartoonist/1035

Published: 09 May 2023 at Cartoon Movement

https://cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/no-war-sudan

Bio: Ahmed Falah is an Iraqi artist, editorial cartoonist, graphic designer, and human rights defender. One of Iraq’s most influential and controversial cartoonists, he worked as a painter in Baghdad until 2014, when he had to flee the country due to threats on his life. Known for his sarcastic illustrations of Iraqi politicians and clergymen alike, Falah’s caricatures have appeared at most large demonstrations in Iraq.

X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/ahmed_aljaffal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahmedfalahh/

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Sudan and South Sudan: Peace and Climate Change

• The peace needs to be rewritten to include provisions for all tribes to address what they were fighting over to begin with. 
• Famine relief needs to be supported by all western world countries, especially those who are the largest contributors to global warming. 
• The conflict in Sudan's arid west can be traced to severe drought and population growth in the 1980s that sparked a struggle between settled farmers and pastoralists.
• In Darfur there is a massive ecological and demographic challenge exacerbated by climate change.
• There's not a chance in the world for Darfur to be peaceful unless a solution is found to water stress. 

Read more in these two posts from Sudan Watch archive 2006:

Climate Change and Darfur 

Note this gem, by an insightful blogger at dishyduds blogspot re "Climate Change and Darfur":

"I now believe that the United States has a moral obligation to alleviate the struggles in Africa. It is our responsibility because we are the largest contributors to the root of the problem. I no longer support a UN military presence. Peace cannot be forced, and military action would only act as a band-aid on a seeping infected wound. The root cause needs to be addressed and the United States needs to lead as we had a hand in creating the problem. The peace needs to be rewritten to include provisions for all tribes to address what they were fighting over to begin with. Famine relief needs to be supported by all western world countries, especially those who are the largest contributors to global warming." 

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Related report

Sudan Watch - July 17, 2006 

Darfur Peace Must Address Water Crisis: Economist - excerpt:

The conflict in Sudan's arid west is often attributed to political and ethnic grievances, Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's Earth Institute, told a climate change conference.

But he said its origins can be traced to severe drought and population growth in the 1980s that sparked a struggle between settled farmers and pastoralists.

"(In Darfur) we need to understand that, at the core, there is a massive ecological and demographic challenge exacerbated by climate change," Sachs said.

"I would say there's not a chance in the world for Darfur to be peaceful unless a solution is found to water stress." 

Full story: https://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/2006/07/darfur-peace-must-address-water-crisis.html

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Emmanuel Jal: The music of a Sudanese child soldier

NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor: When I first came across Emmanuel Jal's work and music online in 2009 I posted his music video 'War Child' here at Sudan Watch. I've been a fan ever since and enjoy following his progress.

As there's not much hard news coming out of Sudan and South Sudan, I don't want to focus on war and publicise biased reports, most of it is propaganda, spin, activism, AI or hearsay posted by ill informed commentators.

So, to focus on peace, this post is the first in a series about Emmanuel's life and work as a musician, peace activist, educationalist, entrepreneur and a great ambassador for his country. He's a good story teller. His life is his art.

Although there is earlier news and footage of Emmanuel and much more to choose from over the past fourteen years, I've selected this 2008 TEDTalks video 'Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child' as an introduction.

Emmanuel was born in southern Sudan (now South Sudan) during a horrific civil war costing two million lives that led to independence. He travels and works very hard, non-stop. It's a pleasure chronicling his rise to global fame.

Description of TEDTalks by Emmanuel Jal posted at YouTube 7 Aug 2009:

http://www.ted.com 

For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

View original: https://youtu.be/nF_dHdNOgSA

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