Meghna Raj's blog

H.R. 2478, “The Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009,” continues to pick up steam with 176 representatives signed on as co-sponsors.  Read More »

Appearing on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the Obama administration’s foreign policy priorities, Secretary of State Clinton offered some specific details – and personal dedication – on the topic of stopping the marauding Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa.   Read More »

For this week’s Presidents Day Congressional recess, Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have headed to central and east Africa with plans to visit four countries during their six-day trip, including Congo and Sudan.  Read More »

The Conflict Minerals Trade Act, or H.R. 4128, continues to pick up steam in the new year as another seven representatives recently signed on.  Read More »

This week, support for the Lord’s Resistance Army bill, or S. 1067,  reached a majority in the Senate, marking a degree of support that—according to the Congressional Research Service—has not been seen since 1973 for a bill specifically on sub-Saharan Africa.  Read More »

Today, Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) became the 48th co-sponsor of S. 1067, Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009.   Read More »

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) released a statement on Friday to commemorate the five year anniversary of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, saying that the United States should be proud of its role in this “historic achievement," but noting that progress on implementation so far has been “seriously insufficient.”  Read More »

Sudan Caucus co-chairs Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Congressman Mike Capuano (D-MA) released a joint statement marking the fifth anniversary of the signing of the CPA, calling Sudan’s peace deal a “groundbreaking achievement” but saying much more has to be done now to ensure that Sudan’s fragile peace lasts.  Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Rose DeLauro (D-CT) signed onto H.R. 4128, the Conflict Minerals Trade Act, becoming the bill's 10th cosponsor.  Read More »

In a rare show of bipartisanship in the current political climate, members of both the House and Senate came out with strong remarks today regarding the situation in Sudan and Darfur.  Read More »