Education Update
Welcome to the first Education and Policy Update of the 2013-14 session! This year, we are mixing things up. Each week will feature an exciting new way to learn about… Read more…
Welcome to the first Education and Policy Update of the 2013-14 session! This year, we are mixing things up. Each week will feature an exciting new way to learn about… Read more…
This post is written by Policy Coordinator Danny Hirschel-Burns as a statement of STAND’s policy stance. STAND has kept a close watch on Syria from the first days of peaceful… Read more…
This post, written by Natasha Kieval, Programs Intern, reviews the conflict in Darfur at its present stage. 2013 marks the 10 year anniversary of the beginning of the genocide in… Read more…
This post, written by Natasha Kieval, Programs Intern, describes the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect in light of the recent report “The United States and R2P: From Words to Action.” … Read more…
10. South Sudanese President Kiir fires his cabinet 9. African Union begins investigating Sudan and South Sudan’s opposing claims that they are supporting rebels in each other’s territory 8. Darfuris launch new attack on central… Read more…
This article was written by John Norris and originally appeared at foreignpolicy.com. With the confirmation hearings of Samantha Power to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations imminent, it is a… Read more…
This post, the fifth in our #Syriasly series, was written by Cassie Chesley, Media and Communications Director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force. The Syrian Emergency Task Force is a… Read more…
10. South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday 9. Burma’s Martyrs Day honors pro-democracy activists 8. Cambodian opposition leader Rainsy returns from exile 7. UN envoy warns of risk to Syrian children 6. Peacekeepers killed… Read more…
This post, written by Natasha Kieval, Programs Intern, is the fourth in our #Syriasly series highlighting different aspects of the Syrian conflict. Check out our previous posts: a timeline of the… Read more…
This post was written by Ankita Nayak and Ritika Bhatia of Plano Senior High School STAND after attending the One Million Bones event in Washington, DC. One Million Bones had… Read more…