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Last Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released the framework for the US government’s new policy towards the Burmese regime. The policies of past US governments have centered on the imposition of a strict sanctions regime and diplomatic isolation of the Burmese military junta.

Obama's mention of Sudan at UNGA is a step in the right direction

Yesterday in his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama mentioned both conflict prevention and the situation in Sudan. The speech, entitled "Responsibility for Our Common Future," stressed that countries have both rights and responsibilities and that - especially today - interests among nations align, including the need for peace:

As the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle with internal upheavals, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group formerly terrorizing northern Uganda, has come in to add salt to the wounds of North Eastern Congo. Currently, the LRA is mongering terror in formerly fortunate regions, like the Dungu community, whose experiences were previously limited to feeling the general national unrest.

That's right, you can now head to www.pledge2protect.net to find out more about the anti-genocide movement's 2009 conference Pledge2Protect. 

The site has updates on speaker invites and confirmations, the conference schedule, and the registration page.  Check it out now!

The Shwe Gas Movement, a Thai “oil and gas watchdog,”, released a report on Monday titled Corridor of Power: China’s Trans-Burma Oil and Gas Pipelines. The report addresses the humanitarian repercussions of China’s oil and gas pipeline projects throughout Burma.

In the past 6 years Darfur has taken center stage in international politics, and has ignited the largest student activism campaigns since the Vietnam era.