Press Room

  • June 30, 2009
    NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER WITHDRAWS STATE INVESTMENTS FROM COMPANIES IN SUDAN

    WASHINGTON, DC - Today, New York State Comptroller DiNapoli announced the withdrawal of investments in a set of companies operating in Sudan from the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund). DiNapoli also announced the decision to continue to monitor and engage another set of companies with Sudan-related operations. The actions to be undertaken by the Comptroller, particularly the latter, were developed in coordination with the Conflict Risk Network (CRN), a project of Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET).

  • June 25, 2009
    17 YEAR OLD CLIMBS EVEREST TO STOP GENOCIDE

    Washington, DC - Earlier this month, Johnny Strange became the youngest person to climb the 'Seven Summits' (the highest peak on each continent). After reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, Johnny held up a sign that said 'Stop Genocide'.

  • June 18, 2009
    DARFUR ADVOCACY GROUPS URGE ADMINISTRATION TO UNVEIL SUDAN PLAN

    WASHINGTON - In a State Department briefing today Special Envoy to Sudan Major General Scott Gration referred to the situation in Darfur as the "remnants of genocide," and suggested that humanitarian aid to Darfur had been restored to almost the same level as before the government of Sudan expelled 13 aid agencies. In response, the Save Darfur Coalition, Enough Project and Genocide Intervention Network issued the following statement.

  • June 8, 2009
    MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, FINANCIAL FIRMS JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT GLOBAL CONFLICT

    WASHINGTON, DC - Today, major institutional investors and asset management firms representing a combined total of over $400 billion in assets under management are taking a groundbreaking step to improve corporate responsibility in areas afflicted by severe conflict. They have joined forces as founding members of the Conflict Risk Network (CRN), a project of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET).
    CRN is a network of institutional investors, financial service providers and critical stakeholders whose combined efforts to mitigate conflict risk and increase responsible foreign investment work to protect civilians and improve investment returns.

  • June 4, 2009
    STATEMENT: Obama Should Have Said More About Darfur

    WASHINGTON, DC - The Genocide Intervention Network, the Save Darfur Coalition, and the Enough Project today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's remarks in Cairo: