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3 July| Megan Fowler
Ante Up for Africa Does It Again
Las Vegas doesn’t seem a likely place for an event focused on the atrocities in a remote region of Sudan. And yet, the Ante Up for Africa tournament held yesterday in Las Vegas brought out hundreds of people -- celebrities, poker players, media and spectators – with the sole purpose of raising awareness and funding to end the crisis in Darfur and other conflicts in Africa.
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Chad, Neglected Crises, Sudan
30 June| Patrick Duplat
Pakistan: Hail to the Chief Refugee Officer?

Last week, Ambassador Holbrooke testified in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the U.S.’ integrated strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Over a two-hour session, committee members asked a broad range of questions that ranged from military deployment to poppy eradication.
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Internal Displacement, Pakistan
26 June| Melanie Teff
Sudan: Huge divide to breach

On Tuesday the Obama administration convened an international conference to seek renewed commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between north and south Sudan. The next day I attended a meeting where representatives of northern and southern Sudan gave their perspectives on the outcomes of the conference. It was supposed to be a time for showing the world how much agreement there was between the parties. Yet, in this short meeting, the parties were unable to conceal their disagreements and significant distrust of each other.
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Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Return and Reintegration, Sudan
24 June| Camilla Olson
Chad: Protect Children from Rebel Recruitment
When my colleague Erin Weir and I visited refugee camps in eastern Chad this past May, we heard repeated concerns of child recruitment by armed groups, including both rebel groups and the Chadian National forces.  This was a particular issue in the Oure Cassoni camp near Bahai.

Oure Cassoni lies very close to the border with Sudan, a fact that has long worried many of the organizations that work there, since it has led to problems within the camp related to the presence of armed groups – in particular, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). 
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Chad, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Return and Reintegration
22 June| Joel Charny
World Refugee Day: Putting Host Communities Center Stage

In the world of refugees and internally displaced people, host communities tend to be nearly invisible. They are the backdrop to the core drama of refugee protection, part of the scenery. Or perhaps a source of cheap labor for the manual and clerical tasks that undergird camp operations.

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, however, let's attempt to put host communities on center stage where they belong.

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Neglected Crises