Full Coverage: North Africa
December 2006
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29.12.2006
An initial group of 25 uniformed United Nations personnel arrived in Sudan’s Darfur region yesterday to support an African Union mission that has been working to monitor the area.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Sudan] Image: AMIS FC Maj-Gen. Aprezi greets UN officers on arrival in Darfur © United Nations
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27.12.2006
The first group of United Nations police advisers and military officers will be deployed in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region over the next few days, the UN said today.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
21.12.2006
Six aid organizations have warned that an upsurge in violence since December 1 has forced them to temporarily evacuate staff supporting nearly 500,000 people across Darfur.
more...From: International Rescue Committee Related topics/regions: [Sudan] Image: Darfur refugee. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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20.12.2006
The confirmation of Libya's decision to convict five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of infecting child patients with the HIV virus is a global medical disaster, says Michel Thieren.
more...From: openDemocracy Related topics/regions: [Libya] |
15.12.2006
A new report outlines what U.S. foreign policy would look like if Darfur were a top priority and calls on the Bush administration to mobilize its international relationships to achieve new action on the crisis.
more...From: Africa Action Related topics/regions: [United States] [Sudan] Image: A displaced women chopping wood in Darfur. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee
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08.12.2006
A "Weekend of Prayer for Darfur" will be observed by more than 1,000 houses of worship across the United States this weekend.
more...From: Save Darfur Coalition Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
08.12.2006
Marokossa oppineet naiset ovat päässeet mukaan tulkitsemaan islamin lakia. Se on kohottanut naisten asemaa ja johtanut uuteen lainsäädäntöön, kertoi Marrakeshin yliopiston professori Aicha El Hajjami. Hän puhui naisia ja vallankäyttöä uskonnoissa käsitelleessä keskustelutilaisuudessa ulkoministeriössä.
more...From: global.finland Related topics/regions: [Morocco] [Gender] [Culture] [Law] Image: Marokkolainen nainen © International Planned Parenthood Federation
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07.12.2006
A campaign is calling on concerned individuals to demand the United Nations use its power to protect civilians in Sudan's Darfur region, where many say genocide is continuing unabated.
more...From: Africa Action Related topics/regions: [United States] [Sudan] Image: Faces of the UN. © Africa Action
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07.12.2006
Sukupuolten välisen tasa-arvon puute arabimaissa ei ole ongelma vain naisille – se hidastaa koko alueen kehitystä, toteaa UNDP:n Arabimaiden inhimillisen kehityksen raportti. Osassa arabimaita on ryhdytty edistyksellisiin toimenpiteisiin sukupuolten välisen eriarvoisuuden poistamiseksi. Tasa-arvokehityksen tiellä on kuitenkin vielä suuri joukko esteitä.
more...From: UNDP Nordic Office Related topics/regions: [Middle East] [Development] |
06.12.2006
Amnesty Internationalin Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijaryhmä järjestää kynttilämielenosoituksen YK:n ihmisoikeuksien päivänä. Mielenosoitus alkaa Kiasman aukiolta, josta siirrytään Senaatintorille. Tapahtumassa puhuu EU:n Sudanin erityisedustaja Pekka Haavisto.
more...From: Amnesty International Suomen osasto Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
05.12.2006
A new generator has brought electricity and with it customers, vendors, and vibrancy to the market in Agok, southern Sudan--one of the least developed regions on Earth.
more...From: Mercy Corps Related topics/regions: [Sudan] Image: The generator in Agok, Sudan, which has transformed its central market. © Mercy Corps
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