Sarah Burrows is a Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. She is a graduate of George Washington University

As the humanitarian situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate, it is becoming evident that the international community must increase its efforts to establish peace in the troubled region. The Washington Post ran an article this past Sunday that describes many of the problems the United Nations is facing as they attempt to transition the current African Union mission in Sudan into a UN peacekeeping force. Most notably, the article notes that the United Nations must first convince Sudan to allow such a mission into the region before one can be deployed.

This article further demonstrates the importance of international cooperation if we are to ever see peace and stability in Darfur. 30 Days for Darfur, a campaign launched by the Reform Jewish Movement after the Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide, is a way for people across America to participate in diplomacy on behalf of the people of Darfur. We need the help of countries across the world, specifically countries that are members of the African Union, NATO, or the UN Security Council, to continue to put pressure on Sudan until a UN peacekeeping force is allowed into Darfur.