by jeff | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog
As the New Year began, the world saw many changes. Perhaps one of the most important changes to take place was the recent price hike on basic commodities in Sudan. Sudan has seen the price of things as basic as bread increase dramatically, sometimes close to three...
by jeff | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog
Darfur Women Action Group and 22 Co-Signatories Delivered a Statement to Member States of the ICC and the UNSC By: Marquale Royster, Policy Associate Read the full letter here. The Assembly of State Parties (ASP) hosted its Sixteenth Annual Session over a ten-day...
by jeff | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog
“UNAMID Peacekeepers Collaborate with Sudanese Government and IDPs to Collect Illegal Arms” Marquale Royster, Policy Associate It has been fourteen years since violence first commenced in Darfur. As of late, the Sudanese government has been putting on a façade in...
by jeff | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog
Janet Addoh Residents of Kalma camp were thrown into a state of panic and shock when government forces in 200 vehicles including armored cars and rocket launches invaded the camp on November 1st without any form of provocation. This happened barely a month after the...
by jeff | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
As I go through old photographs of the Women and Genocide Symposium, I look forward to this year’s event. Last year, I had the privilege of helping to organize DWAG’s 5th Annual Symposium on Women and Genocide: The Case of Darfur, in Washington, DC. As DWAG’S...
by jeff | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog
I was pleased to read the press statement by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that the United Nations together with the Sudan Humanitarian Fund have earmarked $21 million for relief work in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile States,...