Newsroom

 

Here we'll post select articles here that cite and delve into the impact of our work and campaigns.

June 5, 2011: The East African highlights The Resolve's LRA Strategy Report Card, a tool to evaluate the implementation of President Obama's strategy to end LRA violence.
May 27, 2011: New Vision quotes Michael Poffenberger in an examination of the status of the LRA conflict, one year after President Obama signed the LRA/Uganda bill into law.
May 24, 2011: Associated Press and Official Wire highlight the coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups, including The Resolve, calling for the Obama Administration to step up it's efforts to permanently end LRA violence.
May 23, 2011: Voices of America interviews The Resolve's Executive Director Michael Poffenberger asking what still needs to be done to end LRA violence one year after President Obama signed the LRA/Uganda bill into law.
November 29, 2010: Global Post's wrap-up of the Obama Administration's strategy release quoting our Director of Advocacy Paul Ronan.

November 25, 2010
: BBC Radio Interview with our Executive Director Michael Poffenberger on the Obama Administration's Strategy Release (Start at the 26:30 mark)
November 25, 2010: Full Press Release on Strategy Release from The Resolve, Human Rights Watch and Enough featured on ReliefWeb
 
November 25, 2010: Bloomberg on the release of the President's LRA Strategy.
 
November 25, 2010: Stars and Stripes on the release of the President's LRA Strategy.
 
November 25, 2010: BBC on the release of the President's LRA Strategy.
 
November 21, 2010: Ugandans Abroad profile of the upcoming strategy release: "Next Week, Obama Likely to Announce LRA Strategy."
 
November 12, 2010:Stars and Stripes coverage of the imminent strategy release from the Obama Administration: "Deadline nears for U.S. strategy on African rebel group."
 
November 11, 2010: Advocacy Director Paul Ronan is quoted in the Economist: "Uganda's Dangerous Rebels: Lords of Woe: America wants to end the reign of a brutal rebel group. But can it?"

June 22, 2010: Rolling Stone cites our support for the Voice Project initiative: "Peter Gabriel covers Tom Waits to benefit Africa organization"


June 1, 2010: The White House blog covering our joining President Obama for the bill signing ceremony: "A future of greater security and hope for the people of central Africa"

 

May 14, 2010: Uganda's national paper quotes us on the passage of historic legislation: "U.S. Congress passes anti-LRA bill"

March 13, 2010: Uganda's Independent covers the Senate passage of legislation we support: "Senate passes historic bill to end Kony's insurgency"

March 12, 2010: Huffington Post Op-Ed about the OKC Hold Out: "Coburn says yes: The Oklahoma City holdout"

March 10, 2010: Oklahoma's state paper on the campaign success: "Compromise on Ugandan aid bill ends sit-in at Sen. Tom Coburn’s city office"

March 9, 2010: Lisa Dougan on Oklahoma's top news channel about the campaign victory: "Protesters Celebrate Victory"

March 9, 2010: Prominent political blog Daily Kos covers the Oklahoma Victory: "Senator Coburn Caves -- OK students win!"

March 5, 2010 : Politico's top blogger on the Oklahoma Hold Out: "Coburn and Uganda"

October 22, 2009: Advocacy Director Paul Ronan interviewed by Voice of America on expanding LRA attacks: "Ugandan rebel group stirs concerns at Kampala summit"

July 14, 2009: The Resolve is quoted in a debate about the role of the U.S. in helping arrest Joseph Kony: "Africom's new focus? Lawmakers push for U.S. to aid hunt for rebel leader"

June 19, 2009: Human Rights Watch's Uganda researcher discusses our 2009 lobby day: "Africa's longest war still taking lives"

June 9, 2009: The State Department's press alert about a senior official's speech at our 2009 lobby day: "Resolve Uganda Lobby Day Keynote Address"

May 28, 2009: Voice of America interviews Advocacy Director Paul Ronan on recently-introduced legislation: "NGOs endorse northern Uganda recovery act"

April 2, 2009: The Resolve's Executive Director reflects on the role of religion in peacebuilding: "Religion is key to conflict and peace in northern Uganda"

October 3, 2008: Executive Director Michael Poffenberger addresses thorny ethical issues around the peace process: "Feeding the killers: Uganda aid row begs tough questions"

April 14, 2008: Our call for patience with a peace process in the Sudan Tribune: "Home remains for imminent end to Uganda's 22-year war"

March 19, 2008: Washington Post cites Michael Poffenberger discussing the justice versus peace debate: "Ugandan rebel reaches out to International Criminal Court"

October 21, 2007: Voice of America on our GuluWalk'ing for kids in Uganda: "Marchers walk for northern Uganda peace"

July 12, 2007: Executive Director Michael Poffenberger discusses the impact of International Criminal Court indictments on the peace process: "For Ugandan rebel, a question of justice"

February 19, 2007: Campaign coordinator Peter Quaranto and other team members in a Washington Post forum on the peace process: "Achieving peace in Uganda"

May 1, 2007: The Resolve's director on the way court indictments can affect a peace process in Peacework Magazine: "A future for Ugandan children? The tension between peace and justice"

August 10, 2006: Our co-founders addressing the lack of U.S. support for peace talks: "U.S. ambivalence undermining historic peace talks"

April 30, 2006: U.S. News & World Report quotes one of our founders on the reason the world neglects this crisis: "When help is not on the way"