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Month: September 2006

Bush Announces Special Envoy to Sudan

September 21, 2006

One day after tens of thousands of activists gathered in New York City to demand the immediate deployment of UN peacekeepers to Darfur, President Bush named Andrew Natsios as Special…

U.S. House to Vote on DRC Bill on October 20th

September 16, 2006

After passing unanimously in the Senate and being approved by the Committee on International Relations in the U.S. House of Representatives,Senate Bill 2125—the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security,…

Runoff Elections to Take Place between Presidental Rivals

September 15, 2006

No clear winner emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) historic Presidential elections last July as both candidates fell short of gaining 50% of the votes.  Interim President Joseph…

Darfur Genocide Continues Two Years After U.S. Acknowledgement

September 12, 2006

The world continues to watch the horror unfold in Darfur two years after the Bush Administration declared that the atrocities committed in the region amounted to genocide.  On the anniversary of that…

African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2006

September 9, 2006

While the U.S. has made historic investments in the fight against global AIDS,  the critical shortage of health care workers and weak health systems remain key bottlenecks to scaling up access…

U.S. Senate to Debate Somalia Resolution

September 8, 2006

The U.S. Senate is set to debate a resolution calling on the U.S. government to increase its support for “peace, democracy and development in Somalia.” Senate Resolution 460 calls on…