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Cote d'Ivoire: Back to square one?

jallen — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:24:58 +0000

LOGUATU, Dec 30 (IRIN) - NGOs working in northeastern Liberia say many of the 30,000 refugees arriving from neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire are reporting widespread violence and intimidation from both Ivoirian government troops and soldiers from the former rebel Forces Nouvelles operating in the west.

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India's Female Peacekeepers Inspire Liberian Girls

jallen — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:14:16 +0100

MONROVIA, Oct 24 (IPS) - It is break time at the Victory Chapel School in Congo Town. Children dressed in their royal blue uniforms with bright yellow and white trim fight to get under the shade of the only mango tree in the yard. It is the start of the dry season and the scorching sun will soon be almost unbearable to stand in.

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Nepal Peace Process Delayed, Says UN

jallen — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:44:09 +0100

KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (IRIN) - The peace process is incomplete in Nepal nearly four years after the Maoist rebels signed a peace agreement with the government, ending a decade-long armed insurgency, says the UN.

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Outrage Grows Over Failure to Protect DRC Civilians

jallen — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:09:18 +0100

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - As details emerged this week of the U.N.'s knowledge of rebel activity in the villages where nearly 200 women were systematically gang raped by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) late last month, human rights groups are demanding an investigation into the U.N.'s failure to prevent the raid from occurring.

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Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:13:31 +0000

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (OneWorld.net) - Some of the world's most influential leaders had the chance to experience life as a refugee during an annual economic summit last week -- for one hour they shared the suffering of 42 million people who have been forced to leave their homes by conflict or natural disaster.

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Rush to Aid Haiti's Earthquake Victims

iwahlstrom — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:32:40 +0000

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (OneWorld.net) - Individuals, aid organizations, and governments worldwide are rallying to aid the people of Haiti after Tuesday's devastating earthquake that has killed tens of thousands of people and crippled the infrastructure of the island nation, already the poorest in the western hemisphere.

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Obama Puts Nuclear Abolition Back on Agenda

jallen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:23:58 +0100

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (OneWorld.net) - Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president ever to take the gavel at the United Nations Security Council next week, but those lobbying to eliminate the world's nuclear-weapon stockpiles are hoping the session will be historic for its circumstance, not just its pomp.

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Aid Worker Killings Spiking

iwahlstrom — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:37:46 +0100

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WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (OneWorld.net) - The people who spend their days and nights handing out food, treating the sick, counseling traumatized refugees, and educating at-risk children are facing greater personal risks than ever before.

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At 60, Geneva Conventions Still Lack Teeth

iwahlstrom — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:51:43 +0100

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (OneWorld.net) - On the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, humanitarian advocates are concerned about war's growing toll on civilians worldwide and calling for new mechanisms to ensure governments and armed groups conform to internationally agreed standards of human rights -- even in war.

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Darfur Peacekeepers Can Prevail, Say Groups

iwahlstrom — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:37:07 +0100

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WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (OneWorld.net) - An investment of more resources would empower the international peacekeeping force in Darfur to fully protect and aid war-weary civilians, said 22 humanitarian and human rights organizations last week, noting that the peace mission has already shown its potential at a few key moments this year.

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