Mia Farrow: Hunger Strike For Darfur

Its well past a crisis in Darfur and Mia Farrow, the 64 year old famous actress, has begun a hunger strike to highlight the continued suffering of the people of Dafur. Its sad to note the woefully inadequate action being taken by world leaders. What will make them rise to their responsibilities as world leaders, many have wondered!

Ms Farrow is a well know UN Goodwill Ambassador, a humanitarian, a former fashion model and ex-wife of Mr Frank Sinatra and Woody Allen has previously campainged on the need for more to be done.

She is calling for an effective UN Peacekeeping force on the ground and the protection of women from the beating and raping by soldiers, the many children that are dying from mulnitrition and hunger and, the beating and killing of many innocent civilians, particularly men.

"Please don´t even try to talk me out of this," she said. "I´m just an actress. I´m not presuming anybody will care whether I starve to death or whether I go on a long hunger strike or what. But it´s a personal matter. I can´t be among those that watch - and I honestly couldn´t think of anything else to do."

Her hunger strike begun on Monday 27 April 2009. She intends to fast for at least 21 days, and plans to drink only water. The question is, are world leaders being crippled by the power of diplomacy or simply failed to do more because they don´t really care about the crises?

Chris K Dankwa - for Diplomacy Watch.Com