World Food Day
Today marks the 35th anniversary of World Food Day. World Food Day commemorates the establishing of the Food and Agricultural Administration of the United Nations. Every year, North American activists… Read more…
Today marks the 35th anniversary of World Food Day. World Food Day commemorates the establishing of the Food and Agricultural Administration of the United Nations. Every year, North American activists… Read more…
Syria ISIS, also known as the Islamic State, has this week seized up to one third of the strategically important Syrian border town of Kobani. Reuters reports that although the… Read more…
Syria Turkish Members of Parliament this morning voted to take action against the Islamic State (ISIS) as the Islamist terror organization progresses towards the Kurdish town of Kobani, which rests… Read more…
Burma Negotiators from the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) met with representatives of the the Myanmar government’s Union Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC) for the sixth round of talks to discuss… Read more…
Syria Government forces in Syria have this week increased their attacks against moderate Syrian rebels in both intensity and scale, as reported by the New York Times. Hassan Abu Nouh is an… Read more…
Here’s all you need to know from the world of gen prev from 9/7 to 9/12. Syria In an address to the American public on Wednesday evening, President Obama outlined his… Read more…
Syria Assad regime forces have escalated their assault on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus, Jobar. The push-back comes after various opposition groups captured several government controlled areas around Damascus’ center throughout the… Read more…
This post was written by Francesca Freeman, STAND’s new Midwest Regional Organizer for the 2014-2015 school year. Francesca is a rising senior at the University of Chicago. When asked what… Read more…
This post was written by STAND’s Policy Intern Rosie Berman. Rosie is a junior at Clark University where she studies Political Science and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Burma Thailand’s military… Read more…
This post was written by STAND’s Policy Intern Rosie Berman. Rosie is a junior at Clark University where she studies Political Science and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Burma Two people… Read more…