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CAR troops still carrying out unlawful executions, UN expert says
Topix - Sunday, February 10, 2008
p> Government troops in the Central African Republic are carrying out unlawful executions despite attempts by the country's president to end the practice, a U.N. human rights expert said. via PR-inside.com ... more
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UN Expert Calls for Probe of Killings
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 08, 2008
n independent United Nations human rights expert has urged that extrajudicial killings in the Central African Republic (CAR) be investigated and those responsible be held to account in order to eliminate impunity for such ... more
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Country Must End Impunity for Extrajudicial Killings - UN Expert
allAfrica.com - Friday, February 08, 2008
n independent United Nations human rights expert has urged that extrajudicial killings in the Central African Republic (CAR) be investigated and those responsible be held to account in order to eliminate impunity for such ... more
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Ban Ki-moon Urges Peaceful Settlement In Chad
Topix - Friday, February 08, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The Secretary-General calls on all parties to abide by their commitments under the different peace accords signed by them and to urgently resort to dialogue to reach a peaceful and negotiated settlement of this latest crisis." Monday, 4 February 2008, 4:03 pm Press Release: United Nations... more
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Conflict Threatens Refugees Anew
allAfrica.com - Thursday, February 07, 2008
he top United Nations humanitarian official voiced grave concern today that about 50,000 Central African refugees who have been living in Chad will be uprooted again because of the widespread violence in the impoverished African ... more
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Fierce battle in Chad
Topix - Wednesday, February 06, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We did not take the airport so as not to hinder the evacuation of foreign nationals and now the French army is letting these helicopters take off and attack us" Fierce fighting with tanks and helicopter strikes have rocked the Chad capital for a second day... more
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UN And Relief Agencies Set Priorities for Helping Country
allAfrica.com - Monday, February 04, 2008
nited Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the impoverished Central African Republic (CAR) have identified more than 30 high-priority projects in a ranking exercise designed to improve the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of the aid they ... more
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Chad rebels penetrate capital, attack palace
Topix - Monday, February 04, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The head of state is fine in his palace. It's true that there are some rebels who have entered the city, but to say the city has fallen is false" Hundreds of rebels in pickup trucks charged into Chad's capital Saturday, clashing with government troops around... more
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Irish peacekeepers return to barracks due to threat in Chad
Topix - Saturday, February 02, 2008
p> In a dramatic last-minute development, a contingent of 54 Irish peacekeepers, mostly Army Rangers, who were due to depart for Chad last night were diverted back to McKee Barracks while they were en route to ... via Eircom.net News ... more
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French forces in Chad raise alert level
Topix - Friday, February 01, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"We have our forces who are on the deployment site, where we have increased slightly the alert level and vigilance." France raised the alert level Thursday for its military forces in Chad following intelligence reports that rebels were moving toward the African country's capital, a military... more
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UN News Centre: Some 250,000 children worldwide recruited to fight in wars - " UN official
Topix - Friday, February 01, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Research shows recruitment goes down if the camps have good security" While precise estimates are difficult to come by, some 250,000 children globally are being recruited to fight in armed conflicts in violation of international law, a United Nations official said today, ... via Burmanet... more
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Analysts Question Benefits of EU Deployment in Chad and CAR
Topix - Thursday, January 31, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Today nobody talks about these exit strategies, but the European force might be caught there, might be stuck in the Chadian desert, and this will certainly also have political consequences" As European forces begin to deploy in Chad and the Central African Republic, analysts say they... more
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George Clooney tours UN headquarters in new role as messenger of peace
Topix - Thursday, January 31, 2008
p> In his new role as UN messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself. The 46-year-old actor was scheduled to tour the United Nations headquarters and attend a ceremony Thursday marking his designation ... via MyTELUS ... more
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DVB: UN secretary-general urges more action on child soldiers - " Sian Thomas
Topix - Wednesday, January 30, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The government's senior generals tolerate the blatant recruitment of children and fail to punish perpetrators. In this environment, army recruiters traffic children at will" United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged further measures to combat child military recruitment yesterday, which he said continues to take place in... more
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End the devastation - support the full deployment of UN peacekeepers
Topix - Wednesday, January 30, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Again, we are at a critical moment for Darfur. Time is running out." The U.S. Administration can influence European and other donor countries to provide much-needed equipment, and it can offer to provide funds for the helicopters itself. via Amnesty International USA ... more
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Thumb for $90M Aid Appeal
Topix - Tuesday, January 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"But our engagement has become more predictable in recent years and we are now actively involved in some 25 IDP operations worldwide, including the latest response in Kenya." The UN refugee agency on Tuesday asked donors to support more than US$90 million in UNHCR programmes aimed... more
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Bozize names son in new government
Topix - Tuesday, January 29, 2008
p> By Paul-Marin Ngoupana Bangui - Central African Republic President Francois Bozize named a new government on Monday, keeping the key defence ministry post for himself and bringing his son into an otherwise ... via Independent Online ... more
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Newspaper Editor Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
allAfrica.com - Monday, January 28, 2008
eporters Without Borders condemns the six-month prison sentence passed today on Faustin Bambou, the editor of the privately-owned weekly Les Collines de l'Oubangui, on charges of libel, insult and "incitement to revolt" because of an article accusing two ministers of taking ... more
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Ban Ki-Moon to Appoint New UN Envoy for Chad, Central African Republic
allAfrica.com - Monday, January 28, 2008
ecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Victor Da Silva Angelo of Portugal as his Special Representative for the new United Nations peacekeeping mission to Chad and Central African Republic ... more
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Which African dictator are you?
Topix - Monday, January 28, 2008
p> You scored as Jean-Bedel Bokassa Congratulations, you are Jean-Bedel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. via World History Blog ... more
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