Somalia

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

In an effort to fulfill the pledge of “never again,” the APB will be charged with setting up better early warning systems for detecting mass atrocities around the globe and creating cooperative, comprehensive strategies for responding to these signals in order to intervene and stop the atrocities before they occur.  Read More »

Learning lessons from what did and did not work in the 2011 famine relief efforts in Somalia is a matter of urgent and immediate concern. A new field dispatch by the Enough Project illustrates how, on the most local level, deficiencies of the relief effort played out, based on research conducted in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.  Read More »

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

In honor of International Women’s Day it is important to take stock of the national and international mechanisms in support of gendered equality and women’s rights. The U.S. National Security Strategy notes that countries are more peaceful and prosperous when women are accorded full and equal rights, and therefore it is in our national interest to support and empower women throughout the world.

To this end, the Obama administration recently adopted the first U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, officially integrating gender issues across government initiatives.  Read More »

Since the early 1900s countries around the world have celebrated International Women’s Day as a time to recognize the role of women in society and mobilize against injustices specifically impacting half of the world’s population. At Enough, rather than confining our commemoration to just one day—March 8—we’re giving a special focus to women all this week, to highlight how the conflicts we’re working to end affect women and girls, and to recognize the work of heroes advocating on their behalf.

In the fifth and final post of our International Women’s Week coverage, Enough’s Kenya based researcher Laura Heaton shares testimonies from children in Somalia about the impact of the decades-long conflict.  Read More »

Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast and Senior Advisor Omer Ismail reflect on the life and work of U.S. Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ), who passed away on March 6, 2012.  Read More »

John Prendergast tells AOL how he got started as an activist and why "you've got to fight for human rights."  Read More »