Full Coverage: Sudan
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.
more...From: International Rescue Committee Related topics/regions: [Chad] Image: © Melissa Winkler / International Rescue Committee
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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.
more...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)
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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.
more...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
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21.08.2007
Mediassa keskustelu vilkkaasti Darfuriin lähetettävistä rauhanturvaajista. Sen sijaan vähemmän on puhuttu siitä, että Darfurissa on öljyä, kirjoittaa Peik Johansson.
more...From: Maailman Sivu ry Related topics/regions: [Conflict] Image: © Refugees International
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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.
more...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
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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.
more...From: Canada.com Related topics/regions: [China] Image: olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
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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.
more...From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Conflict] Image: © David Rose / Christian Aid
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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.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Population] [Poverty] [Environment] [Conflict resolution] [United Nations] Image: UN officers arrive in Darfur. © United Nations
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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.
more...From: Human Rights Watch Related topics/regions: [Egypt] [Israel] Image: Egyptian President Mubarak has not acknowledged the incident. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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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.
more...From: Worldwatch Institute Image: Women draw water at one of the few wells in Darfur. © David Haberlah / Worldwatch Institute
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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.
more...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
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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.
more...From: Global Voices Online Related topics/regions: [Israel] Image: Darfuri girl. © Gerald Martone / International Rescue Committee
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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.
more...From: Africa Action Image: © Refugees International
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