Top 10 Updates in Genocide Prevention
1. Sudan and South Sudan: This week the US backed an African Union plan to hold a referendum in the contested region of Abyei. The African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP)… Read more…
1. Sudan and South Sudan: This week the US backed an African Union plan to hold a referendum in the contested region of Abyei. The African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP)… Read more…
STAND has decided to highlight the most important events of the past week by using pictures of important moments, meetings, and life throughout our conflict zones. We have pictures going… 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…
Written by Natasha Kieval, Programs Intern Happy 4th of July! On this revered American holiday, we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. America is often called the “Land of the… Read more…
Written by Natasha Kieval, Programs Intern In recent years, Burma has taken some steps towards a more liberal government: opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from prison and… Read more…
10. Bernard-Henri Levy, British philosopher, debates Western intervention in Syria with Mehdi Hasan on Al-Jazeera’s Head to Head. Says Levy, “We cannot let the blood bath go on like this!” Read… Read more…
This News Brief details the changes that conflicts in Syria and Burma have undergone in the past year. Thanks so much to STAND’s wonderful Education Team for putting it together!… Read more…
Syria The UN has distanced itself from a statement by a UN investigator claiming that the rebels were responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, stating that it “has not reached conclusive… Read more…
Sudan About 95 people are still missing three days after the collapse of a gold mine pit in North Darfur. Sources say rescue workers have not yet reached the Jebel… Read more…
Syria On Monday, a Lebanese official announced that Lebanon will send a letter of complaint to the Arab League over recent violations of its territory along the Syrian border, urging the UN… Read more…