Hello to all our STAND Followers! We have VERY exciting news. Today marks the beginning of our Conscious Consumption Campaign. You may ask yourself: what is conscious consumption? Conscious consumption… Read more…
Sudan and South Sudan Sudan On January 15th, violence erupted in the West Darfur province of Sudan, quickly spreading into South Darfur. According to a tweet from the Prime Minister’s… Read more…
Special Update: Armenia & Azerbaijan Since the dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left debris and ruins across the area, with families on both sides… Read more…
Special Update: Armenia & Azerbaijan After six weeks of conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Armenia have come together to sign a peace deal on November 9th. The peace deal… Read more…
Special Update: Armenia & Azerbaijan On September 27th, a decades-long unresolved conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan hit its most violent point since a cease-fire brokered in 1994 with heavy fighting… Read more…
Sudan and South Sudan Sudan Relations between Sudan and the United States continued to develop this month. Sudan’s government has been seeking removal from the U.S. State Sponsor of Terror… Read more…
Sudan and South Sudan Sudan On July 25, an estimated 500 armed men stormed through Masteri village, killing over 60 people and displacing countless more. The UN Office for the… Read more…
Sudan and South Sudan Sudan This month, Sudan’s government ratified a series of laws that included the criminalization of the wide-spread practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Practices of FGM… Read more…
This blog is the first in a series on the Global Fragility Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, which would significantly reorient U.S. foriegn policy and assistance to… Read more…
“One person becomes displaced every 2 seconds– less than the time it takes to read this sentence.” -UNHCR Introduction to World Refugee Day In December of 2000, the United Nations… Read more…
