Full Coverage: Conflict
April 2008
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29.04.2008
A new UN report released less than two weeks after the Maoists’ victory in the Nepal polls, says children are still being recruited by armed groups and used for political demonstrations. The report calls for enhanced legal protection of minors, in line with international standards.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Justice and crime] [Human rights] [Children] Image: Child soldiers in Nepal / Photo credit: Flickr
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28.04.2008
Kolumbian naisia, erityisesti maaseudulla asuvia, mustia tai intiaaneja, uhkaa jatkuvasti kova kohtalo maata repivän konfliktin uhreina. Ihmisoikeusloukkaukset ja köyhyys koettelevat erityisesti naisia.
more...From: OneWorld Spain Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Gender] [Human rights] Image: - © Christian Aid
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25.04.2008
Zimbabwen kirkot alkavat vastaanottaa maan poliittista väkivaltaa paenneita, Zimbabwen kirkkojen kattojärjestö päätti kuluvalla viikolla. Lähes kuukauden takaisten vaalien jälkeen hallitsevan puolueen masinoiman väkivallan kohteeksi ovat joutuneet opposition kannattajat. Kirkkojen kattojärjestön mukaan tilanne muistuttaa sotaa.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Refugees] [Aid] Image: © New Internationalist
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24.04.2008
Kenian vastanimetty valtapuolueiden yhteinen jättihallitus kiinnittää erityishuomiota lapsiin. Lasten ja naisten asioita varten on luotu uusi ministeriö, ja kiireellisenä tavoitteena pidetään lasten saamista pakolaisleireiltä takaisin normaaliin arkeen.
more...From: Suomen World Vision Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Politics] [Children] |
23.04.2008
Joukko tunnettuja Yhdysvaltain juutalaisia on perustanut järjestön rahoittamaan ja auttamaan poliitikkoja, jotka kannattavat Israelin ja Palestiinan välisen konfliktin ratkaisuksi kahta erillistä valtiota ja vaativat Yhdysvaltoja toimimaan voimakkaasti tämän puolesta.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [United States] [Palestine] [Israel] Image: -
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21.04.2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Another 320,000 veterans likely suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a type of physical brain damage often caused by explosions from roadside bombs.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Afghanistan] [Arms & military] [Governance] [Health] Image: Soldiers Speak Out video.
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21.04.2008
Sudanissa väestönlaskenta on äärimmäisen tulenarka kysymys. Etelä-Sudanin hallitus vaatii laskentaa lykättäväksi, koska maan pohjoisosiin sisällissotaa paenneet eivät ole vielä ehtineet palata etelään.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
17.04.2008
Ravaged by ethnic unrest and socio-economic deprivation, Karbi Anglong is the first district of Assam in north-east India to have implemented a quality management system for facilitating public services. Cooperative units for dairy processing and banking are a series of development initiatives aimed at freeing the district of its poverty tag.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Governance] [Microcredit] [Development] Image: Lalita Mosahari at the public facilitation centre in Diphu / Photo credit: Ratna Talukdar / India Together
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17.04.2008
There has been a sharp rise in attacks on NGOs by Taliban rebels and criminals in Afghanistan from January to March this year, says a report. This dangerous situation is forcing international aid organisations to recruit locals to change their profile and refrain from visibility.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Terrorism] [Human rights] [Volunteering] Image: Aid workers in Afghanistan are at risk / Photo credit: Ebadi / WFP
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15.04.2008
That they would be a force to reckon with, nobody denied. But they would do well in the polls has come as a surprise. The results declared so far in Nepal’s Constituent Assembly elections indicate that ensuring a simple majority for the Maoists is now almost a certainty.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Democracy] [Politics] |
11.04.2008
Even in his criticism of the Chinese authorities in handling the current standoff in Tibet, the Dalai Lama never lost his composure. In a recent interview, the Tibetan spiritual leader has reiterated his stand that he wants a ‘meaningful autonomy’ for the protection and preservation of Tibetan ecology and culture.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Democracy] [Politics] [Civil rights] [Human rights] Image: The Dalai Lama / Photo credit: InfoChange
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08.04.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Somalia] [Africa] [United Nations] [Security] [Peace] [Conflict resolution] [Arms & military] [Geopolitics] [International cooperation] Image: © Christophe Boulierac / DPI / United Nations
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08.04.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Somalia] [Africa] [United Nations] [Security] [Peace] [Conflict resolution] [Arms & military] [Geopolitics] [International cooperation] Image: UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © Christophe Boulierac / DPI / United Nations
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04.04.2008
Somalian kriisin on paljon laajempi ja vakavampi kuin maailman siihen kiinnittämä huomio, kansainvälinen pakolaisjärjestö sanoo. Jo miljoona ihmistä on paennut kodeistaan verisemmiksi muuttuvia taisteluita.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [Refugees] Image: © IRIN
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04.04.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 (OneWorld) - A leading humanitarian group is calling for the United Nations Security Council to take additional measures to help about 1 million Somalis who have been rendered homeless by the ongoing armed conflict in their country.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [Ethiopia] [United Nations] [Security] [Arms & military] [Refugees] [Emergency relief] [Aid] Image: Somali family displaced by fighting between the Union of Islamic Courts and the Ethiopian-backed Somali government; January 2007. © Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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03.04.2008
Joukkomurhaan osallistuneen taistelijan tunnustus on viemässä 15 paramilitaaria oikeuden eteen Kolumbiassa kahdeksan aikuisen ja kolmen lapsen surmasta vuonna 2005.
more...From: UnMundo América Latina Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Justice and crime] Image: © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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02.04.2008
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [South Asia] [Conflict resolution] [Media] [Knowledge] [ICT] [Culture] Image: Kirton, Hindu religious song
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01.04.2008
Jopa 20 000 ihmistä pakenee joka kuukausi Mogadishun taisteluja Somaliassa. Vuodesta 1991 jatkunut konflikti on tuottanut jo lähes miljoona pakolaista.
more...From: OneWorld Spain Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [Refugees] Image: Taisteluja paenneiden tilapäisasumuksia Somaliassa. © unknown / United Nations
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