Weekly News Brief: 11/8/2017

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Ellen Bresnick

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa region encompasses the countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti,… Read more…

Cuts to Special Envoys Threaten Security in Conflict Areas

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Justin Cole

On August 28, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson informed Congress that a majority of special envoy positions will be abolished or reorganized as part of efforts to restructure the State… Read more…

Summer News Brief #1: June and July, 2017

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Hannah King

In June, there was a massive prison escape in the Congo, an accusation by Burundi’s government of the EU interfering with their regime, a vote in the US Senate on… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 4/17/2017

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update covers the escalating conflict between Séléka armed groups in the Central African Republic,… Read more…

Introducing the R2P Student Journal!

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Savannah Wooten

STAND and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Student Journal at Leeds University are youth-led education and advocacy organizations with missions to prevent genocide and mass atrocity crimes by educating and… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 3/13/2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update focuses on failing peace talks in South Sudan and Burundi; hunger and… Read more…

Top 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Predicting future atrocities is exceptionally difficult, as one must anticipate reactions from a variety of actors within complex systems. For those of us that use these forecasts to attempt to… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 1/2/2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on President Kabila’s struggle for power in the Democratic Republic… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 12/8/2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, DRC, and CAR. Thousands of… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 10/27/2016

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on the Central African Republic (CAR), Nigeria, South Sudan, Democratic… Read more…