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last update: december 9th, 2010

Nicholas Kristof: "George Clooney in Sudan"

Nicholas Kristof's New York Times blog premieres the new video with board member George Clooney, "Endgame in Sudan."

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Board Members George Clooney and John Prendergast Joint Op-Ed: "We can prevent the next Darfur"

If you had had the opportunity three months ahead of time to prevent Darfur's genocide, what would you have done?

 

The world faces such an opportunity today. On Jan. 9, just 84 days from now, the people of southern Sudan and of the disputed region of Abyei -- which straddles northern and southern Sudan -- will vote in referendums on self-determination. If held freely and fairly, these votes will result in an independent, oil-rich Southern Sudan. If not, the catastrophic war between the north and the south that ended in 2005, after 2.5 million deaths, could resume.

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NEWS

last updated september 8th, 2009

september 8th, 2009

Tsvangirai Calls for International Monitoring of Zimbabwe Accord

"Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called Tuesday on southern African nations to step up monitoring of his power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe."

september 8th, 2009

Burma Agrees to Hear Aung San Suu Kyi's Appeal Against House Arrest

"A Burmese court today offered a glimmer of hope that the country's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, could be set free after it accepted an appeal by her lawyers."

september 8th, 2009

Suu Kyi's Party Hopeful for Her Release: Spokesman

"The party of Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday it was hopeful that she would be unconditionally released after a court agreed to hear an appeal against her recent conviction."

september 3rd, 2009

Upcoming SADC Summit Strains Zimbabwe Inclusive Government

"Political temperatures are rising in Zimbabwe before a crucial summit of the Southern African Development Community to be held next week in Kinshasa. The group guaranteed the political agreement signed a year ago by President Robert Mugabe and MDC leader and now Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai."

september 2nd, 2009

Interview: South Sudan Tribal Violence Kills at Least 1,200

"Tribal violence in southern Sudan has killed at least 1,200 people this year and could mar the country's first multi-party elections in two decades if it is not stopped, the UN's peacekeeping coordinator said."

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