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  • DR Congo election: Mediation effort to avert violence
    Source: BBC

    Mediators have intervened to avert violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the release of complete election results, officials say. Opposition supporters have warned they will reject President Joseph Kabila's victory, alleging widespread rigging.

    With about 90% of votes counted from last Monday's polls, Mr Kabila has 49%, against 33% for his main rival, Etienne Tshisekedi, official results show.

    News Article | Published 8 weeks 3 days ago
  • Somalia fighting: New clashes in capital Mogadishu
    Source: BBC

    The Somali capital, Mogadishu, has been hit by some of the fiercest fighting in the city in months, in what is seen as a major setback for the government.

    The clashes began shortly after dawn between Islamist al-Shabab militants and government forces, backed by African Union (AU) troops.  The AU forces are reported to have used tanks and heavy artillery.

    News Article | Published 8 weeks 3 days ago
  • Q&A: Ivory Coast parliamentary elections
    Source: BBC

    Voters in Ivory Coast go to the polls on Sunday in their first parliamentary election since 2000, when former President Laurent Gbagbo came to power with his Ivorian Popular Front (FPI). It is only a few months since the violence caused by Mr Gbagbo's refusal to accept that he had lost the presidential elections died down and Alassane Ouattara took office as the new leader.

    News Article | Published 8 weeks 3 days ago
  • DRCongo vote results near as police, opposition clash
    Source: AFP via Yahoo News

    President Joseph Kabila looked poised to claim a new five-year term as officials prepare to announce the winner of the DR Congo's elections, a day after opposition supporters clashed with police.

    The announcement, originally scheduled for Tuesday but postponed for 48 hours by election officials, has created trepidation after a campaign marred by street fights between rival partisans and deadly police crackdowns on opposition supporters.

    News Article | Published 8 weeks 3 days ago
  • Congo’s Kabila Set to Extend Rule Amid Fears of Violence
    Source: Bloomberg

    Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila looked set to extend his 10-year rule as the U.S. joined other governments warning that the mineral-rich country’s election results may trigger violence.

    Kabila leads his main rival, Etienne Tshisekedi, 49 percent to 33 percent with 89 percent of polling stations reporting, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, the head of the electoral commission, told reporters in Kinshasa, the capital, yesterday.

    News Article | Published 8 weeks 4 days ago

 

Partner Press Releases

  • Congressional Testimony Stresses Importance of UN
    Better World Campaign Executive Director Peter Yeo Testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

    WASHINGTON – Better World Campaign Executive Director Peter Yeo testified today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the important role played by the United Nations and the value of effective engagement in the international body for the United States. 

    Press Release | Published 1 year 1 week ago
  • Better World Campaign Announces Launch of New Website
    Refreshed Online Portal Will Facilitate 21st Century Engagement on U.S.-UN Relations, Global Issues


    The Better World Campaign (BWC) today announced the launch of its new website that reflects the strong and effective relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The new BWC website utilizes new and innovative technologies to improve access to information and enable interactive communications.  

    Press Release | Published 1 year 11 weeks ago
  • UN Must Train Its Peacekeepers on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence

    Refugees International welcomed the publication today of a practical “inventory” document that details actions UN peacekeepers can take to deter perpetrators and assist survivors of sexual violence. Despite increased attention, rates of sexual violence in places like Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo where peacekeeping forces are deployed show no signs of abating.

    Press Release | Published 1 year 31 weeks ago
  • Chairman Conrad's Budget Snubs Calls from National Security Leaders
    USGLC responds to Senate Budget FY11 mark

    Cuts to President’s International Affairs Budget Request Disregard “Smart Power” Consensus

    April 21, 2010

    Washington, DC — The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on Senate Budget Committee Chairman Conrad’s cut to the International Affairs Budget:

    Press Release | Published 1 year 41 weeks ago
  • Better World Campaign Launches www.UnitedInPeacekeeping.com
    Interactive website details how UN Peacekeeping Missions promote American Interests

    Today, the Better World Campaign announced  the launch of www.UnitedInPeacekeeping.com, an innovative new website highlighting active United Nations peacekeeping missions around the globe and how they enhance American interests.

    Press Release | Published 1 year 45 weeks ago

 

Partner Op-Eds

  • RI Blog: In Peacekeeping, size does matter

    One of the things that we look at regularly on the peacekeeping team is how peacekeeping missions evolve over time.  Some of the missions standing today have been in operation for far longer than you might imagine.

    By Ron Capps
    Refugees International
    Op-Ed | Published 37 weeks 6 days ago
  • Is the UN becoming a warrior?

    These days I pick up the paper or switch on the news and find that the UN is fighting one battle here and another there. The UN never used to fight quite like this. It was the peacekeeper.

    By Jonathan Power
     | Op-Ed | Published 40 weeks 5 days ago
  • UN Keeping the Peace in Ivory Coast

    In the Ivory Coast today, what is standing between a mere political crisis and full-scale civil war are about 9,000 lightly armed UN Peacekeepers. Since the outbreak of violence in mid-December, these peacekeepers have played an indispensible role protecting the rightful winner of a presidential election and reinforcing this fragile nation’s democracy.

    By Peter Yeo
    Better World Campaign
    Op-Ed | Published 1 year 2 weeks ago
  • Why is there still a Kivu problem?

    After his electoral victory in 2006, President Joseph Kabila promised that he would restore peace in what was the epicentre of the Congo wars: the Kivu provinces. More than four years later, the region seems no more stable than before.

    By Thierry Vircoulon
    International Crisis Group
    Op-Ed | Published 1 year 10 weeks ago
  • Peacekeeping and the protection of civilians: an issue for humanitarians?

    By Damian Lilly
    Humanitarian Practice Network
    Op-Ed | Published 1 year 13 weeks ago

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