Our names are Farista ______. We are from ____. We are writing to you today to ask that you impose thorough sanctions on the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Neither of these warring parties have the support of the general population of Sudan, and they are killing many civilians, displacing many civilians, and destroying critical infrastructure. We are also writing to ask that you increase aid to groups that are providing humanitarian support to the people.
The war in Sudan must end. Over 9 000 civilians, including children, have been directly killed in the fighting. Over 5.4 million people have been forcibly displaced. These forcibly displaced people have nothing, they have had to leave their lives and livelihoods behind. And they are dying due to not being able to access food, clean water, hygiene, healthcare, and other basic necessities. The common people who aren’t displaced are also facing similar situations, because the war has destroyed the economy and destroyed critical infrastructure.
If you impose complete sanctions on the warring parties who are causing this unnecessary and deadly conflict, then that will send the message to them that the international community is watching and the international community disapproves of what they are doing. If you impose sanctions, that will make it so that these warring parties have less resources with which they can carry out their war.
Also, the UNHCR and other groups that are providing life-saving aid to the people of Sudan need to be adequately funded. Right now, they are extremely underfunded and cannot provide adequate support to the people. Due to this, millions of people don’t have the basic necessities for survival and they are dying. If we increase aid to the people in Sudan, they will be able to live.
They deserve to live. They deserve for their loved ones to live. They deserve to have everything that they need in order to live healthy lives. They deserve to have safety and security and mental peace. They deserve our kindness and compassion and support.
So please impose complete and thorough sanction on the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and increase aid to the UNHCR and other organizations working in Sudan and with Sudanese refugees, so that the people can have their human rights to survival met.
Sincerely,
Send to:
Prime Minister Trudeau- justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca
Deputy Prime Minister Freeland- chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca
Minister of Foreign Affairs Joly- melanie.joly@parl.gc.ca
Find your MP here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
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