Coalition for Darfur: The Slow Reaction

This week's Coalition for Darfur post demonstrates the snail's pace at which what little is being done to address the problems in Darfur is being done.

The big news regarding Darfur this week is that the International Criminal Court has formally announced that it is conducting an investigation into allegations of crimes against humanity in the region.

This investigation is a welcome, if belated step, but one that is also unlikely to have much of an immediate impact on the violence, disease and starvation that plagues the region.

The UN Security Council authorized this investigation nine months ago. It has taken that long just to get the thing started! How long do you think it will take to finish?