Time is up in Sudan.

A unanimous U.N. Security Council vote on July 30 gave the Sudanese government 30 days to stop the violence in the country’s Darfur region.

According to the United Nations, despite this threat from the international community, more than 1 million people in the area still are at risk, facing rape and murder at the hands of the government-backed Janjaweed militia.

The United Nations, bowing to pressure from China, Pakistan and Algeria, has been vague in defining the tools it will use to force Sudan into compliance with international will. This much is clear, the situation in Darfur is deadly for the villagers targeted by the Janjaweed, and it has not significantly improved since the United Nations issued its mealy-mouthed deadline last month.

Sudan’s government has not done enough. Now it must be forced to act. The world cannot stand by and watch as this continues. The credibility of the United Nations – and its ability to protect the world’s most vulnerable people – rests on strong actions. The African Union should be given the go-ahead to put more soldiers on the ground in Sudan to stop the violence and to improve the flow of humanitarian aid.

After a 30-day delay, the time for resolute action in Sudan is now.