Women’s centres re-open in Darfur with help from AU-UN mission
2July – Female internally displaced persons (IDPs) will again be able to learn job skills, take literacy classes and receive awareness programmes on reproductive health after the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) helped reactivate women’s centres at an IDP camp in the Sudanese region. FULL STORY>>

Knowledge crucial for African development – UN officials
2July – With knowledge being an essential element in Africa’s development process, a United Nations librarian has called on African governments to help narrow the digital divide. FULL STORY>>

UN tribunal finds former Rwandan investigator guilty of leaking information
2July – A former Rwandan investigator for the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed the small African nation in 1994 was found guilty today by the same court of leaking protected information. FULL STORY>>

Niger’s continuing crisis imperils democracy, Secretary-General warns
2July – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern about Niger’s continuing political and constitutional crisis, warning that it threatens to destabilize the country and undermine recent progress towards democratic governance and the rule of law. FULL STORY>>

Ban welcomes deal aimed at ending tensions between Ghana and the Gambia
2July – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement reached by the Gambia and Ghana to end tensions that emerged after the deaths and disappearances of Ghanaian nationals on Gambian territory in 2005. FULL STORY>>

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