Weekly News Brief 3/07/13
Burma An increasing number of Rohingya are fleeing Bangladesh to escape ongoing communal violence and substandard living conditions. The UNHCR has expressed concern over the number of people who have boarded the… Read more…
Burma An increasing number of Rohingya are fleeing Bangladesh to escape ongoing communal violence and substandard living conditions. The UNHCR has expressed concern over the number of people who have boarded the… Read more…
By Nate Wright I arrived to hear the Sudanese speaker as a favor to a friend. I didn’t think I would be compelled to act or would found an organization… Read more…
Sudan United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) president Nestor Osorio will announce a compromise this week by which Sudan will not head the humanitarian segment at the council, as previously planned,… Read more…
By Amanda Jowell, Durham Academy STAND While my classmates and I are generally preoccupied with receiving carnations and chocolates from our friends and loved ones on Valentine’s Day, this year… Read more…
By Mickey Jackson, Student Director If you’ve been following our Facebook and Twitter feeds for the past few days, you may have noticed that we’ve been talking a lot about… Read more…
Syria Syrian state media reported two mortar shell explosions near a presidential palace on Tuesday. The palace, one of three in Damascus, hosts visiting dignitaries but is not a residence of President Assad…. Read more…
This piece is by Laura Hackney, from Stanford STAND With the end of the ceasefire in 2011 between the KIA (Kachin Independence Army) and the national Burmese army*, fighting in… Read more…
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a key aspect in many conflict situations, and has been reported in all of our conflict areas. This week, in solidarity with survivors of… Read more…
By Lindsay Woods, George Washington University STAND Gender based violence, human trafficking, rape as a weapon of war… All of these terms are internationally recognized euphemisms that belie the horrible… Read more…
By STAND Senior Manager Kathleen Fallon “Tomorrow will be more beautiful.” This is the rough translation of “Bokra ahla,” an Arabic message scrolled onto the remains of a sandy-colored brick… Read more…