Advocates of the conflict mineral approach would be far more credible if they had ever called for any kind of pressure whatsoever on mining companies that are directly involved in fueling the conflict.
Breaking news... Merry Christmas. No Peace on Earth for DRC. In a year-end report published today and based upon 23 fact-finding missions in the ...
And so it came to pass that the Angel, Hope, received three children to light, to guard, to love and guide for almost eighty years. You see, there are...
Wwith the added luster of the Nobel, peace activists hope that President Obama will wade more deeply into resolving the situation in both Sudan and Congo.
I met UNICEF's executive director Ann M. Veneman recently at Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden's World Childhood Foundation luncheon at the United Na...
In a special opinion piece for CNN today, I highlighted the changes afoot to end the deadly trade in Congo's conflict minerals. Armed groups in easter...
I was thrilled to be the first member of my family to return to the Congo since my father's historic "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match in 1974 against George Foreman.
"Many people were killed in the crossfire," Ruti says, as she escorts me to her makeshift shelter. "I saw bodies lying dead in the street. The only thing I managed to bring with me was a frying pan. "
In "Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders," filmmakers open a window on an inaccessible world, revealing the medical and personal challenges of Doctors Without Borders volunteers.
In volatile, fragile environments in the developing world, the margins separating life from death can be razor thin.
This week, thousands of people are pledging to join the movement to prevent genocide. Improving how we prevent and respond to genocide begins when we join together to build a better future.
In a hard-hitting segment last night, 60 Minutes highlighted the role of gold in fueling Congo's deadly war in which hundreds of thousands of women ha...
Africa Confidential reports that China is pushing to delay the Security Council's discussion of the U.N. Group of Experts report on Congo. Let's hope the United States pushes back on these efforts.
From New York to Singapore, hundreds of major news organizations, including the New York Times, the BBC, the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Voice ...
This wednesday (November 25th), Oxfam met with UN Security Council Ambassadors to present over 6500 signatures from concerned citizens in more than 13...
This post was co-authored with Enough's Laura Heaton. We've gotten word that, after an eventful trip to eastern Congo in June and many months in prod...
Two seminal events are quickly approaching -- elections and a referendum on the unity of the country -- and the international community is concerned that they will lead to new violence.
The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act means Congo activists have bipartisan legislation percolating in the Capitol, which could cut armed groups and rights abusers out of the supply chain for our cell phones and laptops.
The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act of 2009 in the United States House of Representatives today marks a critical milestone in the ongo...
In a very sad day for Rwanda, The International Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) announced it has overturned a 20-year sentence and acquitted Protai...
Congo's economy is not undermined by "unregulated fertility" rates. Civil society has been destroyed by decades of war and over a hundred years of exploitation of Congo's wealth by international interests.
