Category Archives: South Sudan

Sudan and South Sudan: On the Brink of War

05/09/12

After months of increasing tension and two weeks of outright fighting between Sudan and South Sudan, the international community has ramped up diplomatic efforts to avert a return to full-scale war between the two recently separated countries. African Union & … Continue reading →

21 Organizations Raise Their Voice for Sudan

05/02/12

Across the country, activists are working tirelessly to pass the Sudan Peace, Security and Accountability Act (H.R. 4169). Last week, United to End Genocide acted with 21 national faith-based and human rights organizations to amplify the message that these tens … Continue reading →

Tasting Freedom in South Sudan

04/03/12

2011 United to End Genocide Carl Wilken’s Fellows Cory McMahon and Cynthia Davis traveled to South Sudan in February. Their trip took them from the capitol of Juba to the village of Ariang in Warrap state. Cynthia traveled to assess … Continue reading →

Video: Dan Sullivan on Sudan Violence

03/05/12

Refugees continue to arrive at a camp in Yida in South Sudan’s Unity state after fleeing fighting in Sudan’s South Kordofan state. United to End Genocide’s Dan Sullivan recently returned from the area and in an interview with Voice Of … Continue reading →

Why I Won’t Eat – Stop Sudan’s Weapons of Mass Starvation

02/24/12

Kristen Anderson My name is Kristen and I live in Des Moines, IA and on March 16 I will go hungry. On that day, as part of United to End Genocide’s Day of Action for Sudan — I will join … Continue reading →

Food Crisis in Sudan: Audio Briefing

02/15/12

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] My colleague Shannon and I just returned from two weeks in Ethiopia and South Sudan. Shannon and I met refugees who have endured untold violence before fleeing their homes in South Kordofan– suffering … Continue reading →

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The Educator – A Story from South Sudan

02/09/12

Child in Yida Camp, South Sudan Hamad fled the initial fighting in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan last June with over 500 students and just ten teachers. He was in an education center in the town of Kadugli when fighting … Continue reading →

United to End Genocide Activists Travel to Uganda and South Sudan

02/06/12

On January 28th, two of United to End Genocide’s 2011 Carl Wilkens Fellows departed the United States on a two-week trip to Uganda and South Sudan. Cynthia Davis is a decorative artist from Fairfield, Connecticut and Cory McMahon is a … Continue reading →

A Peacekeeper’s Story: Failure and Hope in the Sudans

02/02/12

“I had to tell the driver to stop, STOP! There was shooting up ahead. He stopped and we got out and dove for the ground for cover.”  These are the words of a United Nations Peacekeeper who I met yesterday. … Continue reading →

Don’t Let Them Starve in Sudan

02/02/12

Today, we are joining our allies at Enough Project, American Jewish World Service, Act for Sudan and other organizations to demand immediate action to stop Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians … Continue reading →