Congressional Caucus Calls for Action on South Sudan Violence
On March 20, the Co-Chairs of Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan including Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), and Michael McCaul (R-TX), along with 48 other Members of Congress, led a bipartisan letter to the Administration, calling for targeted action and continued engagement on the violence occurring in South Sudan ...
Enough Project Applauds Obama Administration’s Bolstering of Counter-LRA Mission
WASHINGTON, DC --The Obama administration announced on March 23 that it will enhance the counter-LRA mission by deploying at least four high-speed, troop-transporting CV-22 Osprey helicopters. The helicopters will support the African Union Regional Task Force ...
ICC conviction of former Congo rebel commander is a missed opportunity
The judgment against Congolese former rebel commander Germain Katanga marked a milestone for the International Criminal Court (ICC). For the first time in its 12 years, the court ruled on charges of sexual violence, although the result was disappointing, barely a whimper ...
Apply: 2014 Carl Wilkens Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the Carl Wilkens Fellowship, a selective year-long, part-time program that aims to give a diverse set of individuals at every level of experience the tools and resources to build sustained political will to end genocide ...
New Report: Interrupting the Silence, Addressing Congo’s Sexual Violence Crisis
Sexual and gender-based violence, or SGBV, has been a defining feature of a complex armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has endured for decades and is rooted in economic, political, land, and ethnic competition ...
DR Congo: US, UN Must Address Sexual Violence in Peace Process
Washington, D.C. — Addressing sexual and gender-based violence—a defining feature of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo—is critical to the success of Congo’s peace process, argues a new Enough Project report released today ...
Interrupting the Silence: Addressing Congo’s Sexual Violence Crisis within the Great Lakes Regional Peace Process
Sexual and gender-based violence, or SGBV, has been a defining feature of a complex armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has endured for decades that is rooted in economic, political, land, and ethnic competition ...
Enough, NGO Coalition Letter to UN on Congo Peacekeeping Mission
The United Nations Security Council is currently debating the extension of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, which is up for renewal on April 1, 2014. Together with Oxfam, World Vision, and five other non-governmental organizations, the Enough Project published an open letter to the Security Council giving recommendations for MONUSCO on civilian protection, governance, and the peace process ...
Op-ed: Another Kind of Surge
A little over three years ago, in advance of the referendum for South Sudan's independence, the great fear of the Sudanese and the broader international community was that the war between the north and south -- a war that was perhaps the second-deadliest globally since World War II -- might reignite ...
Joint INGO Letter to the United Nations Security Council Renewal of MONUSCO Mandate
The United Nations Security Council is currently debating the extension of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, which is up for renewal on April 1, 2014. Together with Oxfam, World Vision, and five other non-governmental organizations, the Enough Project published an open letter to the Security Council giving recommendations for MONUSCO on civilian protection, governance, and the peace process ...
