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August 2007

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29.08.2007 A beautiful photo essay speaks to the importance of education, both as an enjoyable sanctuary for children in crisis situations and as a means to end the cycles of violence and poverty that engulf their lives.
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From: International Rescue Committee
Related topics/regions: [Chad]
Image: © Melissa Winkler / International Rescue Committee
Containers are offloaded by Sudanese army soldiers from an Antonov aircraft onto military trucks at the military apron of El Geneina airport (Photo: AI/International Peace Information Service)
24.08.2007 New photo evidence shows that the Sudanese government is continuing to deploy offensive military equipment in Darfur, despite the UN arms embargo and peace agreements, according to Amnesty International.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Image: Containers are offloaded by Sudanese army soldiers from an Antonov aircraft onto military trucks at the military apron of El Geneina airport (Photo: AI/International Peace Information Service)
 Luol Deng passes on tips to youngsters in South Norwood, the area of London where the former refugee was brought up. © Getty Images
21.08.2007 Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng is back in Britain to try and help his adopted country win a place in the 2012 London Olympics - and support the UN refugee agency's campaign to open up sports and education opportunities for millions of young refugees around the world.
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From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Luol Deng passes on tips to youngsters in South Norwood, the area of London where the former refugee was brought up. © Getty Images
21.08.2007 Mediassa keskustelu vilkkaasti Darfuriin lähetettävistä rauhanturvaajista. Sen sijaan vähemmän on puhuttu siitä, että Darfurissa on öljyä, kirjoittaa Peik Johansson.
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From: Maailman Sivu ry
Related topics/regions: [Conflict]
After lighting the torch, Mia Farrow and an 8-year-old Darfuri refugee walk into a sandstorm.
19.08.2007 COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (OneWorld) - Though China would like to be seen at the next Olympics as a major world power that stands for international peace, an Olympic-style torch relay that began in Africa this week is painting a different picture of the giant Asian nation.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [China] [Activism] [Ethics & value systems] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Peace] [Security]
Image: After lighting the torch, Mia Farrow and an 8-year-old Darfuri refugee walk into a sandstorm. © Dream for Darfur
olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
14.08.2007 Actress Mia Farrow and fellow campaigners have begun an Olympic-style torch relay through countries that have suffered genocide to press China to help end abuses in the Darfur region of its oil trading partner, Sudan.
From: Canada.com
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Related topics/regions: [China]
Image: olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
14.08.2007 Darfurin kriisissä naisiin kohdistunut väkivalta on ollut yleistä ja laajamittaista. Kirkon Ulkomaanavun mielestä Suomi voisi nyt osallistua YK:n Darfurin operaatioon lähettämällä alueelle lisää naispoliiseja sekä ihmisoikeustarkkailijoita.
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From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu
Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Conflict]
Image: © David Rose / Christian Aid
UN officers arrive in Darfur.
14.08.2007 WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (OneWorld) - The UN's recent decision to deploy a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force to the war-torn region of Darfur, Sudan comes amid concerns that military might alone may not adequately address the fundamental causes of the conflict.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Population] [Poverty] [Environment] [Conflict resolution] [United Nations]
Image: UN officers arrive in Darfur. © United Nations
Egyptian President Mubarak has not acknowledged the incident.
09.08.2007 A human rights group is demanding Egypt investigate the alleged murders of three Sudanese migrants who were attempting to cross the Egypt-Israel border. This incident, purportedly perpetrated by Egyptian border guards, has not been acknowledged by the Egyptian government.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Related topics/regions: [Egypt] [Israel]
Image: Egyptian President Mubarak has not acknowledged the incident. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
08.08.2007 More action is needed to protect civilians in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, who continue to suffer serious human rights violations in the ongoing conflict.
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Related topics/regions: [Africa]
Women draw water at one of the few wells in Darfur.
05.08.2007 Could the discovery of a huge underground aquifer in Darfur help quell the vicious conflict in one of the world's most arid regions? Michael Renner looks at the complicated political, cultural, and environmental causes of the conflict.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
Image: Women draw water at one of the few wells in Darfur. © David Haberlah / Worldwatch Institute
Displaced Darfuri woman gathers grass to sell in the marketplace.
03.08.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (OneWorld) - Groups involved in worldwide humanitarian efforts welcomed the UN Security Council decision this week to send a hybrid force to Darfur, but demanded it send its peacekeepers to the war-torn region immediately.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations]
Image: Displaced Darfuri woman gathers grass to sell in the marketplace. © Refugees International
Darfuri girl.
03.08.2007 "Remember and never forget" was the virtue Israel was founded on, but as the Israeli government puts Sudanese refugees in detention camps, many Israeli bloggers are wondering if their country has already forgotten the apathy its founding fathers faced when fleeing the Nazi regime.
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From: Global Voices Online
Related topics/regions: [Israel]
Image: Darfuri girl. © Gerald Martone / International Rescue Committee
02.08.2007 Khartoum must be held to its commitments, the United States must show leadership, and the process of deploying the world's largest peacekeeping mission -- to Darfur, Sudan -- must begin immediately, said Africa Action Wednesday.
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From: Africa Action

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