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Satellite surveillance can do more than document abuses after they happen. By combining information from citizen journalists with analysis of troop movements visible in imagery captured from 300 miles away in space, we can alert the world of the potential for an attack on civilians in Sudan, even before troops fully deploy ...

It seems as though Sudan’s peaceful protest movement, which took on a more subdued tone after the state security forces’ mass detentions and shoot-to-kill policies, has been lost in translation as well ...

A new Enough Project field report analyzes the strength levels of two key rebel groups in eastern Congo and recommends political and security strategies for U.N. and U.S. leaders to pursue with the Congolese and Rwandan governments as part of a comprehensive peace process ...

The Atma Foundation, a partner organization of the Enough Project, has launched a new initiative to build relationships and connections among American and Congolese women called Atma Letters ...

The Satellite Sentinel Project is issuing a human security warning for civilians living in Buram, Tess, and other areas to the south of Kadugli in Sudan’s South Kordofan state ...

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In a joint initiative to end elephant poaching, the Wildlife Conservation Society has teamed up with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to initiate an $80 million commitment action to save Africa's elephants. To advance the goals of this effort, WCS has launched the 96 Elephants campaign ...

Relations between Congo and Rwanda have been a critical factor in making Congo’s war the deadliest in the world since World War II. A new Enough Project report, “Rwanda’s Stake in Congo: Understanding Interests to Achieve Peace” contends that focusing on this relationship by addressing Rwanda’s core security, economic, and political interests, as well as pushing for institutional reforms in Congo, will be crucial in efforts to stabilize the region ...

United Nations has partnered with the UK to launch a powerful new political campaign to end rape in war. Already, 128 countries have publicly committed themselves to a new Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. It promotes women’s full participation in peace negotiations. In doing so, the declaration casts women as more than victims of sexual assault during conflict who require restitution. Instead, it envisions them as peacemakers and change agents for their countries' futures ...

Despite mass protests against austerity measures in Sudan in recent weeks – leaving about 210 protesters dead and over 2000 arrested and detained – the international community, including the United States, has been far too silent ...