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…

Weekly News Brief: 10/12/2016

Posted on October 12, 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…

News in Brief: The Latest on STAND’s Conflict Areas

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Bethany Vance

    Get ready for a school year full of genocide prevention activism by getting caught up on the past 6 months in each of STAND’s watch areas. Interested in… Read more…

As Burundi Crisis Worsens, African Union Must Act to Prevent Genocide

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Casey Bush

In January, a leaked United Nations (UN) memo revealed that there is no UN plan to prevent genocide in Burundi. Since then, the crisis has only worsened. The UN and… Read more…

The Unfolding Crisis in Burundi

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Jessica Goldstein

On July 22, the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hosted a hearing entitled “The Unfolding Crisis in Burundi.” The session was led by Chairman… Read more…

Education Update Week 7/13

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Burma The National League for Democracy (NLD) has confirmed it will contest the upcoming elections despite their leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining banned from becoming President.  Suu Kyi said… Read more…