Overseas news archive
December 2006
31.12.2006
The senior United Nations envoy in Iraq has voiced understanding about the desire for justice but reiterated the world body's long-standing opposition to capital punishment.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Iraq] |
29.12.2006
An initial group of 25 uniformed United Nations personnel arrived in Sudans 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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29.12.2006
Four Rwandans who settled in Britain were last night arrested in a coordinated operation after their home country sought their extradition in connection with its 1994 genocide.
more...From: Guardian Unlimited Related topics/regions: [Rwanda] [United Kingdom] |
29.12.2006
Thousands of people have fled their homes, and at least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured, as rival militias clashed in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
more...* Smugglers' boats capsize, leaving 17 dead and 140 missing From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [Ethiopia] |
27.12.2006
The World Food Programme has suspended its helicopter operation delivering humanitarian aid from the Somali port of Kismayo and both its air drop operation and passenger flights from Kenya into Somalia, the organisation said on Wednesday.
more...* UNHCR positioning staff and relief items as thousands flee Somalia fighting Related topics/regions: [Somalia] Image: UNHCR is pre-positioning relief supplies in the region around Somalia, where thousands of civilians are reportedly being displaced by fighting. Here, Somali refugees who fled fighting in September receive jerry cans and other supplies in Dadaab, north-eastern Kenya. © UNHCR/J.Adongo
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27.12.2006
The first group of United Nations police advisers and military officers will be deployed in Sudans strife-torn Darfur region over the next few days, the UN said today.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
26.12.2006
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network has warned of the potentially "catastrophic" effects of all-out war in southern Somalia, where 1.1 million people are already facing a humanitarian crisis and 500,000 are seriously affected by floods.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Somalia] |
26.12.2006
The United Nations has allocated an initial $2 million grant for flood relief in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where an estimated 170,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.
more...* More Than 128,000 Flee From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] |
26.12.2006
The Uganda government's end of year deadline for the return home of all internally displaced people in northern Uganda looks unlikely to be met.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Uganda] |
23.12.2006
The Dutch government has pledged $201 million to the UN Children's Fund to help ensure that children in conflict, natural disasters and emerging from crisis can go to school.
more...From: United Nations Children's Fund Related topics/regions: [Netherlands] Image: Rapporto Unicef 2007
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22.12.2006
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk in Somalia's flooded crisis areas because of severe water shortages, internal displacement, food insecurity and the threat of escalating violence, according to Oxfam.
more...From: Oxfam International Related topics/regions: [Somalia] |
22.12.2006
A UK Government decision to allow its departments to purchase wood products certified by schemes that allow destructive logging practices comes under fire from major environmental groups.
more...From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] |
22.12.2006
Serious human rights violations, impunity and the failure to protect individual rights, notably those of the poor and marginalised, are highlighted in the Asian Human Rights Commission's annual report.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] Image: Hong Kong demonstration, November 2006 © Asian Human Rights Commission
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22.12.2006
The Spanish government has donated $700 million to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
more...From: Environment News Service (ENS) Related topics/regions: [Spain] |
20.12.2006
For the first time, an international treaty requires states to incorporate the crime of enforced disappearance into their domestic legislation and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators.
more...From: International Committee of the Red Cross |
20.12.2006
Don't drop "smart sanctions"against the Zimbabwe government, two major international trades union groupings urge the European Union.
more...* Zimbabwe Guide From: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] |
20.12.2006
Despite a death and inuries in an explosion in the Lebanese village of Marjayoun on Tuesday, mine clearance specialists say the incidence of cluster bomb casualties has fallen significantly in recent weeks.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Lebanon] |
19.12.2006
The Botswana government's statement that it will not appeal a High Court ruling in favour of the Central Kalahari Bushmen was welcomed by Survival International today.
more...From: Survival International Related topics/regions: [Botswana] |
19.12.2006
Air pollution from ozone and soot over Asia is twice the global average and is especially strong over tropical regions, a scientist has told government representatives of 20 Asian countries.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] |
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