Wed, 30 Jan 2008                                                                Sambaza


Dear Readers,

Over the past month we have received emails from various sources promoting a military coup in Kenya. This idea has been promoted subtly and not so subtly. (See Rwandan President Paul Kagame's recent endorsement of this idea...)

As we have stated before, we are strongly against a military coup. We suggest that all Kenyans who want democracy come out and condemn this agenda. We recommend that Kenyans who want to avoid our country's descent into either anarchy or martial law and who want to stop the escalating ethnic violence DEMAND UN PEACEKEEPERS IN KENYA NOW.

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has "Peace and Security" as his number one priority for action. As Secretary-General, he has pledged the following:

"We must strengthen the UN's ability to play its role to the fullest extent in conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding – these are all part of a continuum, and our approach must be integrated, coordinated and comprehensive. By enhancing our capacity for preventive diplomacy and supporting sustainable peace processes, we will build long-term solutions and respond more effectively to conflict."

"Some 65 per cent of the UN peacekeeping budget is devoted to Africa. But to tackle the problem of conflicts in Africa, we need to address its root causes. Peacekeeping must therefore be accompanied by political processes to resolve conflicts, and development must be prioritized to secure an enduring peace."

He has this to say about Darfur:

"The pace of implementation of the 2005 agreement that ended the long-running civil war between North and South must be accelerated, including the preparation of elections in 2009. To end the tragedy of Darfur, now that we have agreement on an African Union–United Nations force, we must get boots on the ground quickly. The root causes of the conflict have to be tackled, and the parties must move to comprehensive peace talks. The peace talks initiated in Sirte, Libya, bringing together the Sudanese government, rebel groups, civil society and countries in the region will attempt to hammer out a peace agreement."


Kenya urgently requires the same kind of attention if we hope to prevent rather than lament another genocide.

Please call the following members of the UN Security Council TODAY to demand peacekeepers. If you are unable to call, then please fax or email them.


AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVES

H.E. DUMISANA SHADRACK KUMALO
U.N. Representative - South Africa
333 East 38th St, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016, USA
Tel: 1 212 213 5583
Fax: 1 212 692 2498
E-mail: southafrica@un.int

Ambassador MICHEL KAFANDO
Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations
115 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021 USA
Phones: +1-212-288-7515 / +1-212-288-7527
Fax: +1-212-772-3562 
E-mail: bfaun@undp.org

H.E. GIADALLA AZZOZ BELGASEM ETTALHI
U.N. Representative - Libya
309-315 East 48th St.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: 1 212 752 5775
Fax: 1 212 593 4787
E-mail: libya@un.int


UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE

H.E. ZALMAY KHALILZAD
U.N. Representative - USA
140 East 45th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017, USA
Tel: 1 212 415 4050
Fax: 1 212 415 4053
E-mail: USUNPublicAffairs@state.gov


UNITED KINGDOM REPRESENTATIVE

H.E. Sir JONES PARRY EMYR
U.N. Representative - United Kingdom
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 2nd Ave.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel: 1 212 745 9200
Fax: 1 212 745 9316
E-mail: uk@un.int


ALL KENYANS would benefit from a UN peacekeeping force. As we stated earlier, if the UN does not intervene now, then Kenyans will be forced to defend themselves.

Please tell everyone you know to demand UN peacekeepers in Kenya NOW.

Regards,
Jaluo Press


www.jaluo.com