Author: Enough Team

The euphoria of the elections last year in the Congo has been followed by disappointments. Since January, the eastern Kivu provinces have seen some of the worst violence of the past 10 years as militias clash among themselves and with the national army. The national government has not shown the leadership necessary to deal with the violence. Meanwhile, the army remains the worst human rights abuser in the country, and has contributed to rather than helped to mitigate insecurity in eastern Congo. The focus of the international community has drifted since the successful elections. Severe violence in western Congo in ...

The current situation on the ground in Darfur is worse than it was 13 months ago, when the Darfur Peace Agreement was signed. The two major rebel factions that did not sign the agreement have fractured into many; Sudan's ruling National Congress Party continues to pursue a military solution in Darfur; and violence and displacement are on the rise. Meanwhile, efforts by the international community continue to be one-dimensional, often focusing on the military track -- including details of the heavy support package and the acceptance by Khartoum of the unconditional deployment of the African Union/United Nations hybrid force in ...

Half a million internally displaced persons, refugees, and other conflict-affected civilians are vulnerable to the steadily escalating violence in eastern Chad. The regional contagion that is Darfur -- which is fueling instability throughout the region -- requires a comprehensive strategy, of which a crucial component is protecting civilians in neighboring countries ...

ENOUGH analyses the no-fly zone question and applies a “balance of consequences” test. It concludes that a militarily-enforced stand-alone no-fly zone would have unintended repercussions: the regime would likely ground all aid flights and use any international attack as a rallying cry throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds, the rebels would likely increase attacks, and the proxy war between Sudan and neighboring Chad – which would likely host the aircraft to be used in a no-fly zone, would further deteriorate, spurring new rounds of cross-border attacks ...

Military enforcement of a stand alone no-fly zone is not a policy panacea for ending the death and destruction in Darfur, and would likely make matters worse. The focus instead must center on increasing pressure on all parties to move forward in the peace process and on the government, in particular, to facilitate the unconditional and rapid deployment of the hybrid force ...

The international community must move swiftly to protect the people of Darfur, says the ENOUGH Project in a strategy briefing released today ...

Several critical factors will determine whether the proposed peacekeeping mission will achieve success and finally fulfill the international community’s responsibility to protect civilians in Darfur: mandate, management, manpower, mobility, methodology, and money.<br /> ...

In a strategy briefing released today, the ENOUGH Project calls for a new multilateral peace and protection initiative for Darfur from the three countries with the most leverage in Sudan: the U.S., France, and China ...

In a strategy paper released today, ENOUGH calls for strong U.S. leadership in a coordinated international push to end Africa's longest-running war: the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda ...

Absent political pressure from concerned American citizens and credible leadership and clear demands from the U.S. Congress, it is unlikely that the Bush administration will significantly step up its involvement in support of peace in northern Uganda ...