1. A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has concluded that both pro-government and rebel forces have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. While both sides were reported to have committed… Read more…
Welcome to the first Education and Policy Update of the 2013-14 session! This year, we are mixing things up. Each week will feature an exciting new way to learn about… Read more…
10. South Sudanese President Kiir fires his cabinet 9. African Union begins investigating Sudan and South Sudan’s opposing claims that they are supporting rebels in each other’s territory 8. Darfuris launch new attack on central… Read more…
10. South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday 9. Burma’s Martyrs Day honors pro-democracy activists 8. Cambodian opposition leader Rainsy returns from exile 7. UN envoy warns of risk to Syrian children 6. Peacekeepers killed… Read more…
10. Syrian forces battle for control of Homs 9. GCC calls meeting to prevent massacre of Homs 8. Gulf-EU meeting calls for Syrian political settlement 7. Kerry calls for US-Russia talks on Syria 6. US… Read more…
10. During final remarks as US ambassador to the UN,Susan Rice says history will “judge harshly” Security Council inaction in Syria 9. Syrian foreign minister says the government will attend peace talks in… Read more…
10. Bernard-Henri Levy, British philosopher, debates Western intervention in Syria with Mehdi Hasan on Al-Jazeera’s Head to Head. Says Levy, “We cannot let the blood bath go on like this!” Read… Read more…
This News Brief details the changes that conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have undergone in the past year. Thanks so muchto STAND’s wonderful… Read more…
This News Brief details the changes that conflicts in Syria and Burma have undergone in the past year. Thanks so much to STAND’s wonderful Education Team for putting it together!… Read more…
Syria The UN has distanced itself from a statement by a UN investigator claiming that the rebels were responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, stating that it “has not reached conclusive… Read more…
