INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government Harare/Pretoria/Nairobi/Brussels, 20 April 2009: After years of violence, repression and a catastrophic economy, there is optimism Zimbabwe is turning a corner, but the international community must do more to make the process irreversible. Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government,* the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, [...]

The following statement was issued by the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group meeting over the weekend in Washington, DC: A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in Sri Lanka involving the possible deaths of tens of thousands of civilians trapped between government and insurgent LTTE (Tamil Tiger) forces in a tiny strip of land [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping Beijing/New York/Brussels, 17 April 2009: China’s participation in UN peacekeeping has grown considerably, providing not only much-needed personnel, but also vital political support at a time when both conflicts and peacekeeping operations are becoming more complex. China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping,* the latest report from [...]

Dear Friends: The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that the Obama White House might continue the Bush Administration policy of concealing key details about the CIA’s use of torture.  Please call President Obama immediately to tell him that he should not act to conceal our country’s use of torture! On Thursday, the Obama White [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province Colombo/Brussels, 16 April 2009: Once the current fighting in the northern Vanni region ends, the Sri Lankan government and donors should not repeat mistakes made in the Eastern Province, where violence continues despite development activities. Development Assistance and Conflict in [...]

  Dear, In this time of crisis when resources are scarce, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is sitting on a pot of gold, a small fraction of which could help the world’s poorest countries stay afloat. Please take action right now and ask the managing director of IMF to sell some gold reserves to help [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening Borders Istanbul/Yerevan/Baku/Brussels, 14 April 2009: Turkey and Armenia should seize their best opportunity yet to normalise relations, work on a new approach to shared history and open a European border that for nearly a century has been hostage to conflict. Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening [...]