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Rwanda Gains U.N. Security Council Seat Amid Controversy
Rwandan President Paul Kagame Addresses the U.N.In a landslide victory, the East African country Rwanda has been elected to serve a two year term on the United Nations Security Council. The win comes...
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U.N. Group Recommends Sanctioning Rwandan Defense Minister
Rwandan President Paul Kagame Addresses the U.N.A United Nations Group of Experts (GoE) has suggested a new target for sanctions related to the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of the...
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Rebels Capture Key City In Democratic Republic Of Congo
With the world focused on the conflict in Gaza and President Obama’s trip to Asia, rebel forces taking a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has received little attention. Members of the M23...
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Alleged War Criminal Turns Himself In To U.S. Embassy
Bosco Ntaganda (Photo: AFP/Getty)In a move that shocked many observers, a alleged international war-criminal walked into the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda and requested he be transferred to The Hague to...
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‘The Walking Dead’ Open Thread: You Die And You Kill
This post discusses plot points from the March 31 episode of The Walking Dead. There’s a way in which last night’s season finale, “Welcome to the Tombs,” felt like an anti-climax. All this buildup...
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Angelina Jolie Calls On U.N. To Fight Sexual Violence In Conflict
Angelina Jolie at the U.N. Security CouncilFamed actress Angelina Jolie took up her lesser-known role of United Nations representative on Monday, promoting strong action against rape and sexual...
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U.N. Threatens To Forcefully Disarm Congolese Rebel Group
CREDIT: AP Photo/Marc Hofer The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday warned rebels operating in the country to turn over their guns and reintegrate...
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Rwandan Support For Rebels Goes Largely Unchallenged At U.N. Meeting
Rwandan president Paul Kagame CREDIT: AP UNITED NATIONS — Alleged support from Rwanda for a rebel group fighting against the United Nations itself has gone relatively unchallenged so far at the this...
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Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Joins Campaign To Raise Awareness About...
NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers speaks at the Raise Hope For Congo event in Madison, Wisconsin. CREDIT: Charlie Posner/ThinkProgress MADISON, Wisconsin — On homecoming week here at the University of Wisconsin,...
View ArticleHow The U.N. Turned The Tide Against A Congolese Rebel Group
The Congolese army has in recent days shown marked success against a Congolese rebel group, capturing its base city and upping the pressure for the rebels to engage in peace talks with the government....
View ArticleAfter The M23’s Defeat, Here’s What’s Next For The Democratic Republic Of The...
Almost one year after capturing a key town in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the rebel group known as M23, facing a military defeat, has agreed to lay down their arms. The...
View ArticleU.N. Hopes To Replicate Recent Success Against Rebels In Congo
The United Nations isn’t particularly well known for its victories on the military front, having seemingly long ago resigned itself to only chalking up wins when it comes to providing humanitarian aid...
View ArticleThree Places — Besides Syria — Where The U.N.’s Help Is Most Needed
Dan Maher is an intern with the Center for American Progress' National Security and International Policy team. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) this week...
View ArticleIntel Announces First ‘Conflict-Free’ Microprocessor
Tech giant Intel on Monday announced that its entire 2014 line of microprocessors would be free from so-called “conflict minerals,” making them the first in the rare mineral-heavy industry to...
View Article20 Years Later, What Has Changed Since The Rwandan Genocide?
Two decades ago, the world stood by and watched as hundreds of thousands died at the hands of their neighbors. Blood poured through the streets and only after 100 days did the killing finally trickle...
View ArticleOpponents Of Oil Exploration In Africa’s Largest Park Receive Death Threats
Two World Wildlife Fund (WWF) staff members have received death threats for speaking out against oil exploration in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WWF reported on...
View ArticleThe World Is Finally Getting Serious About Rape As A War Crime
Days ahead of a major international summit on the issue, the lead prosecutor the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the judicial body will be taking a stronger look at rape and other...
View ArticleMeet The 21 Countries That Don’t Believe In Protecting LGBT People From Violence
On Friday afternoon, the United Nations Human Rights Commission approved a resolution opposing violence and discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity by a vote...
View Article9 Things You Need To Know About Conflict Minerals
Holly Dranginis is a Policy Analyst for the Enough Project, focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Lord’s Resistance Army. Sasha Lezhnev is the Enough Project’s Associate Director of...
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Babies Are Being Abducted, Raped, And Returned To Their Village In The Congo
Girls as young as 18 months are being abducted from their homes, raped, and then returned to their families in a rural community in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officials at the...
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