Save Darfur Coalition president Jerry Fowler today issued a statement after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir signaled new attacks in Darfur and after new clashes between al-Bashir’s military and former southern rebels in the flashpoint town of Abyei.

The statement asks members of the U.N. Security Council to make clear that there will be real consequences for all parties that attack civilians. It also urges the international community to intensify deployment of UNAMID peacekeepers and to launch a sustainable, just, and inclusive peace process.

Read the full statement