George Clooney and the Darfur Crisis in Sudan (continued) ..

Along with the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, George Clooney told the U.N. that "The critical hour for Darfur is now". He went on to say "After September 30 you won't need the UN You will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones."

The urgent need to take action in the region has been heightened because the African Union peacekeepers will be moving out at the end of September, leaving 2.5 million refugees to fend for themselves.

There have already been 200,000 people killed, with more than two million fleeing from their homes since 2003. The trouble started when ethnic African tribes revolted against the Arab-led Khartoum government.

The President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has warned the United Nations that if they enter after the African Union peacekeepers leave at the end of the month, they would be violating the country's sovereignty. President Omar al-Bashir also said that his army would fight any troops that the UN sent to Sudan.

Nobel Peace Prize winning Elie Wiesel said that "Bashir is a war criminal.. I think he should be warned that if he does not stop he will be accused of crimes against humanity".

George Clooney and his father Nick Clooney recently spent time in Darfur, Sudan. The pair traveled the region and saw the horrors of what is currently taking place in the African region. Since their return from Darfur in April, Clooney has been fighting to get the crisis noticed by those that can take action.

George said "It's not a political issue. It's not about left and right, conservative or liberal points of view. It's only about right and wrong."

More information on the Darfur crisis can be found at the Save Darfur website.

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