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Quote: MEDIA ADVISORY UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOSTS UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN DARFUR August 17, 2004 WHAT: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Conscience hosts a briefing updating the humanitarian situation in Darfur, Sudan, in response to the genocide emergency there. More than one million people have been driven from their homes by government-backed militias, and the humanitarian crisis is becoming increasingly desperate. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) estimates that 350,000 civilians may die in the coming months. The Committee on Conscience has been closely monitoring the situation in Darfur. In May Committee Staff Director Jerry Fowler visited Sudanese refugee camps in Chad. In July the Committee issued its first ever “Genocide Emergency,” meaning that genocide in Darfur is imminent or actually occurring. WHO: Fidele Lumeya: Advocate, Refugees International. Mr. Lumeya recently returned from the region and will assess on-going operations in Sudan and Chad. Richard Owens: Head of the Response Management Team for Darfur, USAID. Mr. Owens will discuss how USAID is contributing to the humanitarian response. Moderator: Jerry Fowler: Staff Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Conscience, will moderate the program. WHEN: Tuesday, August 17, 2004, 1:00 p.m. WHERE: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Classroom B 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW Metro: Smithsonian, Orange/Blue Lines MEDIA: Media wishing to attend the program or interview any of the participants should contact Andy Hollinger at 202-488-6133 or [email protected].