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Redwood City, CA — Humanity United announced today its continued support to Invisible Children, a global social and political and movement that utilizes the transformative power of story to change lives. Invisible Children seeks to rebuild schools, educate future leaders, and provide jobs in Northern Uganda — and to advocate for a more effective U.S. and international response to the devastation wreaked by the Lord’s Resistance Army — all with a goal of ending Uganda’s 24-year conflict.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama could be deciding a severe shift in U.S. policy toward Sudan at this very moment—nearly 100 days before a critical referendum vote that could divide Africa’s largest country. An internal debate within the administration recently ended with a look toward shifting the U.S. relationship with Sudan to one that favors appeasement and incentives, instead of a balanced policy of both incentives and pressures. The policy now sits on the president’s desk waiting for his reaction, which should come in the next few days or weeks.
Humanity United grantees Norwegian Refugee Council and The Carter Center’s work was recently featured in a PRI story on land rights in Liberia.
White House Deputy Assistant to the President Peter Rundlet to join D.C. Office
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Silicon Valley-based philanthropic organization Humanity United announced today that Peter Rundlet will become its new Vice President, working out of the organization’s Washington, D.C. office. Rundlet joins Humanity United after over a year in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary for President Barack Obama. In his new role at Humanity United, Rundlet will help direct the organization’s grantmaking portfolio, assist in developing and leading the organization’s global strategy, and serve as an integral member of the organization’s senior management. He will assume his responsibilities at Humanity United on August 2nd.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sudan Now, a campaign launched by leading U.S. anti-genocide and human rights advocacy organizations, announced today the release of the latest in its series of ads targeting Obama administration officials guiding the U.S. policy on Sudan. The new ad, set to appear in Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook section, targets Vice President Joe Biden following the return of his recent trip to Africa, where he made several statements on the increasingly dangerous situation in Sudan. The country faces a vote on southern secession in January 2011, which could trigger Africa’s largest civil war.
