Diplomatic Surge Needed to Stem Famine in Somalia: Enough Paper
President Obama needs to lead an international diplomatic effort to open food aid corridors in Somalia and stave off the worst famine in the Horn of Africa in 20 years, according to a new policy paper by Ken Menkhaus for the Enough Project ...
A Diplomatic Surge to Stop Somalia’s Famine
Somalia is dying. Three-quarters of a million people are at immediate risk of famine; another 750,000 are refugees in neighboring countries, and 4 million – half the total population – is in need of emergency aid ...
Sudan Army’s Withdrawal from Abyei Behind Schedule
Sudan government troops have yet to comply with the first phase of a withdrawal schedule aimed at demilitarizing the disputed Abyei area that sits between Sudan and South Sudan. According to the timeline, signed by Sudanese and South Sudanese government officials two weeks ago, the northern Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF, should have withdrawn out of Abyei town by the end of last week. Southern and U.N. sources say that SAF remain in Abyei town ...
Robin Wright and Fidel Bafilemba Talk Congo on Al Jazeera’s “The Stream”
Last week, actress and Enough activist Robin Wright and Enough Field Researcher Fidel Bafilemba were featured guests on “The Stream,” an interactive show on Al Jazeera English. They spoke with host Imran Garda to spotlight the issues in Congo, specifically discussing the issue of conflict minerals and the realities of the situation on the ground ...
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Actress Robin Wright Draws Crowd of Congo Activists at Georgetown
Student leader Carly Rosenfield helped organize the “Congo and Conflict Free Campus Initiative” event at Georgetown University on Wednesday night, where she spoke about the activities Georgetown’s STAND chapter has underway for the fall semester. She wrote this guest blog post about the event ...
27,255 People Call for Clinton to Take Lead on Congo Certification
Over the past several months, the Raise Hope for Congo Campaign, in partnership with Care2 and change.org, has been gathering signatures from activists around the country calling on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a leader for certification for Congo’s conflict minerals ...
Tracy McGrady: “How can the world be aware and do nothing?”
NBA basketball star and Darfur Dream Team co-captain Tracy McGrady shares his Enough Moment ...
After Congo Visit, Actress Robin Wright on Capitol Hill to Push for Conflict Minerals Regulations
“Here we are on Capitol Hill – where countless receptions, countless causes, and countless speeches take place. But there is only one deadliest war in the world, and that is in Congo.” So began remarks by Enough Co-founder John Prendergast at a reception last night featuring actress and activist Robin Wright and Congo-based researcher Fidel Bafilemba. Wright and Bafilemba, who recently traveled together in eastern Congo, are in Washington this week to meet with legislators, key policy makers, and activists about U.S. efforts to help end the conflict ...
California Passes First-Ever State Bill on Congo Conflict Minerals
It began with individuals, spread to campuses, was taken up by cities, and last Friday California became the very first U.S. state to take action on conflict minerals from Congo. By a vote of 67 to 11, the California state assembly passed a bill that prohibits state agencies from signing contracts with companies that fail to comply with federal regulations aimed at deterring business with armed groups in eastern Congo. The California bill builds off the momentum of the Dodd-Frank bill passed by the U.S. Congress last year, by further incentivizing companies to help build a legitimate mining industry in ...
