By Advocacy Coordinator Maria Thomson

 Being the National Education Coordinator for STAND during the past school year allowed me to grow as an individual, advocate, and student.  My primary jobs included making educational materials for existing conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Syria, Skyping with chapters to discuss current events, distributing information about emerging conflicts in North Africa, working with a task force consisting of conflict experts, contributing to campaign planning, and publishing a weekly news update.  These duties are critical for maintaining STAND's identity

Being the National Education Coordinator for STAND during the past school year allowed me to grow as an individual, advocate, and student.  My primary jobs included making educational materials for existing conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Syria, Skyping with chapters to discuss current events, distributing information about emerging conflicts in North Africa, working with a task force consisting of conflict experts, contr

 Syria, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan

Syria

Almost two weeks after the passage of a UN backed cease-fire agreement meant to bring a temporary reprieve from violence to the embattled Syrian nation there appears to be little sign of substantive change on the ground.

Today marks a major turning point for the anti-genocide movement in the United States.  President Obama announced the creation of a Atrocities Prevention Board which will help ensure the government has the “mechanisms and structures” to prevent and respond to civilian protection crises.  The announcement came after an extensive study, directed by the National Security advisor, that assessed existing crisis response infrastructure, protocols necessary for the board’s creation, and how the intelligence community could best assist prevention efforts.

 Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, DRC

Sudan, South Sudan

The International Monetary Fund has announced that South Sudan has become the institution's 188th member country, giving it access to IMF loans and technical assistance.

 Sudan, South Sudan, DRC, Syria

Sudan, South Sudan

South Sudan’s oil minister, Stephen Dhieu, claims that Khartoum has been constructing an illegal pipeline to extract oil from South Sudan’s Unity State, amid bombing raids.

By Comms Blogger Tyler S. Bugg

It’s never been a better time to be an activist.        

 News Updates

Syria, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan

Syria

This weekend I am attending Indiana’s first-ever Genocide Prevention Summit. In light of continuing violence along border regions in Sudan and the daily brutality of the Assad regime in Syria, the summit aims to strengthen the genocide prevention activists in the United States and empower diaspora communities.