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April 2007

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Campaign to End Gun Trade Ramps Up

Liberia's president is calling on world leaders to support a vigorous arms trade treaty.

24.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (OneWorld) - As the United Nations prepares itself to take further action on a proposal to adopt an arms control treaty, civil society groups are stepping up pressure on governments to take a firm stand.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Liberia] [Human rights] [Activism] [Civil society] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [United Nations]

Image: Liberia's president is calling on world leaders to support a vigorous arms trade treaty. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Darfur Peacekeeping Deal Met with Cautious Welcome

African Union soldiers will soon be joined by UN peacekeepers.

18.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (OneWorld) - Though satisfied with the Sudanese decision to allow United Nations forces into Darfur, international civil society groups engaged in humanitarian efforts in the violence-wracked region say they wonder if Khartoum will keep its promises of cooperation with the world body.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [United Nations]

Image: African Union soldiers will soon be joined by UN peacekeepers. © Refugees International

Survivors of War Crime Outraged at Verdicts

Srebrenica survivor Beba Hadzic (right front) at the Bosfam weaving center in Tuzla, Bosnia.

13.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 13 (OneWorld) - In Serbia and the Netherlands, the judges may not have any doubts that the rulings they handed down were as just and fair as possible. But those who survived the mass slaughter some 12 years ago in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica are not buying it.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Religion] [Justice and crime] [Arms & military] [United Nations]

PAKISTAN: Security Concerns Force Afghan Refugees to Stay

03.04.2007 PESHAWAR, Apr 3 (IPS) - "Lack of security in Afghanistan is the main obstacle standing in the way of our going back," said an Afghan vegetable-seller, straddling a muddy narrow lane in Kacha Garhi, the oldest refugee camp in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), with a push-cart.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Afghanistan] [Pakistan] [Migration] [Refugees] [Human rights] [Terrorism]