A vital part of ending genocide is an understanding of it. An examination of both the precipitating factors to genocide and the actually act of genocide helps to improve awareness. After all, how can we ignore, and how can we ever forget?

What is Genocide?
- A brief overview of the history and meaning of the word “genocide.”

The Conflict in Darfur
- An examination of the conflict in Darfur. Recent estimates put the death toll at 450,000.

The Conflict in Burma
- A look at the conflict in Burma, now called Myanmar. Recent estimates put the death toll at 7,000.

Other Genocides
- A summary of four other on-going conflicts.

Past Genocides
- The history of genocide as an action in the 20th century.