The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about Darfur as we do about Michael Jackson, we might be able to stop these things from continuing. Nicholas D. Kristof continuedarfurjackson Change image and share on social
Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition. Nicholas D. Kristof badbushdie Change image and share on social
The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there. Nicholas D. Kristof africancongressoutcry share on social
While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction. Nicholas D. Kristof americanangrydarfur Change image and share on social
Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health. Nicholas D. Kristof adequatelyfocushealth Change image and share on social
A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality. Nicholas D. Kristof countryhonduraslanka Change image and share on social
I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight. Nicholas D. Kristof dangerousoptimisticovernight Change image and share on social
Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases of poverty like diarrhea. Nicholas D. Kristof agechilddiarrhea Change image and share on social
All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they have absolutely nothing - and they're heading through the desert at night. Nicholas D. Kristof absolutelychilddead Change image and share on social
If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from spreading further, which means working with France to shore up Chad and the Central African Republic. Nicholas D. Kristof africanbushcancer share on social
