Student Activism Pushes Duke University to the Forefront of the Conflict-Free Movement
As thousands of protesters stand up to big business and show their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement, another movement of the same constitution is sparking momentum in Durham, NC at Duke University. In response to student activism, the office of Duke purchasing published a statement on their website that commits the university to buy conflict-free products when available, and give preference to companies that have made significant progress in freeing their supply chains of Congo’s conflict minerals. This is a huge success in the conflict-free movement that aims to bring peace to the Congo, and one that can ...
George Clooney on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’
George Clooney appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Wednesday, October 5, as a part of his media tour that kicked off with a feature in Parade magazine ...
Congo Minerals Trade is Open for Business—as Long as It’s Conflict-free
Despite misperceptions recently voiced by some companies, the minerals trade in the Congo is open for business—as long as the minerals are conflict-free. Some companies, such as the Crankset Group co-owned by Chuck Blakeman, are using Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act as a scapegoat, claiming the bill has created an embargo in the trade of specific minerals—tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold—from the Congo. In reality though, companies can source minerals from the Congo and should capitalize on this opportune time to invest in conflict-free supply chains ...
Congress Seeks Way Forward on Sudan, Invites Enough Perspectives
Over the past two weeks, Congress has held two high-level hearings on the ongoing crises in Sudan and South Sudan, continuing to spotlight the unresolved issues that are so crucial to improving stability and security. Both events drew packed rooms—Tuesday’s even filling an overflow room—highlighting the strong public interest in the increasingly dire humanitarian concerns in Sudan’s border region ...
‘Stream’ing Live with Satellite Sentinel Project
On October 3, Enough Project Communications Director Jonathan Hutson and Nuba leader Nanya Konda—who leads humanitarian relief efforts in the Nuba Mountains for the Nuba Relief Rehabilitation and Development Organization—appeared on the live Al Jazeera English news broadcast “The Stream.” The broadcast, which aired in the U.S. and 100 other countries around the world, focused on the Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, and the impact of its unprecedented approach to utilize cutting-edge satellite technology to document human rights atrocities in Sudan ...
U.S. Congo Policy: Matching Deeds to Words to End the World’s Deadliest War
In August 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the highest level U.S. visit ever to the war-torn region. After witnessing the situation on the ground firsthand, Secretary Clinton returned to the U.S. with an expressed commitment to confront the most pressing needs in the region, specifically addressing the causes of conflict and unconscionable loss of human life. In a new Enough report, “Matching Deeds to Words to End the World’s Deadliest War,” Enough Policy Analyst Aaron Hall and Policy Consultant Sasha Lezhnev map out recommendations for U.S. policy in Congo ...
Sudan Army Misses Deadline to Withdraw from Abyei
Sudanese government troops remain in the disputed border region of Abyei, in contempt of a deadline agreed to by northern and southern officials that all troops would withdraw from the area by last Friday. In public remarks, Sudanese officials have been intransigent—and misleading—about why the deadline was not met ...
Secretary Clinton Must Lead Diplomatic Engagement to End Conflict in Congo: Enough Project Report
In a new report, the Enough Project calls on the U.S. to continue to scale-up the engagement on Congo that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged after visiting the war-ravaged eastern region of the country in 2009 ...
U.S. Congo Policy: Matching Deeds to Words to End the World’s Deadliest War
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in August 2009, and expressed a strong commitment to addressing the causes of conflict and unconscionable loss of human life. It is time for the U.S. administration to back the secretary’s words and deliver on its promises aimed at bolstering democratic processes and ending violence against civilians ...
NBA Star Tracy McGrady Pledges to Expand Darfur Dream Team
NBA star and humanitarian Tracy McGrady has made a commitment to expand direct online communication between U.S. and Darfuri refugee students for the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program. His “commitment to action,” announced at the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting at the end of September, is an extension to his continued efforts to advocate for quality education in Darfuri refugee camps in eastern Chad ...
