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Sfollati a Modadiscio - foto ©UNHCR
30.04.2007 Dopo i violenti combattimenti dei giorni scorsi conclusisi con la vittoria dalle forze etiopi che sono riuscite ad entrare nei quartieri nord della città dove erano arroccate le milizie anti-governative sembra essere tornata la calma a Mogadiscio - riporta l'agenzia Misna. Dal febbraio scorso 340.000 civili sono fuggiti da Mogadiscio e durante la fuga i civili sono aggrediti da bande armate mentre a Mogadiscio i rischi sanitari sono molteplici. Nei giorni scorsi era stato colpito da un missile l’ospedale gestito dall’Ong austriaca SOS Kinderdorf sostenuto dall'Ong italiana Cesvi: fortunatamente tutti i bambini erano già stati fatti evacuare per motivi di sicurezza. Il Rappresentante dell’UNICEF in Somalia Christian Balslev-Olesen ha prontamente deplorato il bombardamento.
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Related topics/regions: [Emergency relief] [Refugees] [Conflict]
Image: Sfollati a Modadiscio - foto ©UNHCR
Insediamento di rifugiati al confine tra Iraq e Giordania ©UNHCR/P.Kessler
19.04.2007 Irakilaisia ei tule tällä hetkellä palauttaa Irakiin, korostavat ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty Internationalin Suomen osasto ja Pakolaisneuvonta ry. Järjestöjen kanta poikkeaa Ulkomaalaisviraston näkemyksestä. EU:n sisäministerit keskustelevat irakilaisten pakolaisten ja turvapaikanhakijoiden asemasta perjantaina 20.4.
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From: Amnesty International Suomen osasto
Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [Refugees]
Image: Insediamento di rifugiati al confine tra Iraq e Giordania ©UNHCR/P.Kessler
African Union soldiers will soon be joined by UN peacekeepers.
18.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (OneWorld) - Though satisfied with the Sudanese decision to allow United Nations forces into Darfur, international civil society groups engaged in humanitarian efforts in the violence-wracked region say they wonder if Khartoum will keep its promises of cooperation with the world body.
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Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Security] [United Nations]
Image: African Union soldiers will soon be joined by UN peacekeepers. © Refugees International
Afghan women and children refugees
12.04.2007 Pakistan on uhannut sulkea neljä Afganistanin rajan pinnassa sijaitsevaa pakolaisleiriä, joissa asuu yhteensä noin 330 000 pakolaista. Turvallisuuden puute on pääsyy siihen, mikseivät afganistanilaiset uskalla palata koteihinsa.
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From: Suomen IPS
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Image: Afghan women and children refugees © UNHCR-Spain
Malnourished child, Sudan.
11.04.2007 ”Tilanteen vaikeus ja vakavuus oli minullekin yllätys. Sota on tuhonnut kaiken infrastruktuurin. Avustustyössä ei lähdetä liikkeelle nollasta vaan miinuksesta”, Kirkon Ulkomaanavun varatoiminnanjohtajan paikalta kenttätiimiin siirtynyt Leo Siliämaa kuvaa.
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From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu
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Image: Malnourished child, Sudan. © Adrian Arbib
03.04.2007 PESHAWAR, Apr 3 (IPS) - "Lack of security in Afghanistan is the main obstacle standing in the way of our going back," said an Afghan vegetable-seller, straddling a muddy narrow lane in Kacha Garhi, the oldest refugee camp in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), with a push-cart.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Afghanistan] [Pakistan] [Migration] [Refugees] [Human rights] [Security] [Terrorism]

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