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The First Anniversary of the Baghdad Tragedy is Observed Around the World
Russia
calls for multi-faceted efforts to provide Haitians with assistance; Belize wants the international community to focus on what's in the best interest of Haitians; That friendly soccer match between Brazil and Haiti dubbed the "Peace Game" is hailed as a major success; The UN Development Fund for Women says women in the Caribbean lack full equality
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Government report to UN shows that Bangladeshi women are more educated but domestic violence still prevails The
UN fights human trafficking in Kosovo
Indigenous People call for equal treatment on the question of land The Maoris share their culture with UN audience on International Day of World's Indigenous People A new control strategy cuts tuberculosis rates in China by one- third Female
genital mutilation in Egypt: UNICEF supports civil society to
end the practice
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UN Secretary-General Welcomes Resolution Crisis in Najaf
"The Secretary-General reiterates that the United Nations stands ready to assist Iraqis in the transitional political process, and calls upon them to resolve their differences through peaceful means." The Secretary-General expresses concern over the humanitarian situation created as a result of the recent hostilities in Iraq.
UN Is Concerned About Palestinian Hunger Strikers Thirteen UN agencies
operating in the occupied Palestinian territories have expressed concern
about the hunger strike which has been joined by close to 3,000 Palestinian
prisoners and detainees. The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle
East peace process has called on the Israeli authorities to comply
with their international obligations and make every effort to find
an appropriate resolution to the hunger strike. The Palestinians are
protesting against prison conditions and want improved visiting rights.
UNHCR Relocates Congolese Refugees in Burundi "This is especially the case among the refugees who are still deeply affected by the attack and others are anxious about security at the new sites. Many families have relatives in hospitals and want to stay close to their loved ones." UNHCR has moved a group of 48 Congolese refugees away from the insecure border area between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi to a camp in the northeast of the country.
Eritrean Deportees from Libya Hijack Plane to Sudan Eritrean deportees from Libya today hijacked a chartered plane from Libya and diverted it to Sudan. The United Nations refugee agency was asked to establish contact with the hijackers after the plane landed Friday afternoon. The Director of the UN refugee agency's operations in Sudan and Chad, Jean Marie Fakhouri, told journalists in Geneva that the highjacking has created difficulties in helping the Eritrean deportees. "Hijacking is considered by UNHCR as a criminal act that would lead to exclusion from refugee status. But we do still need to have a better understanding as to the situation itself, the conditions of that deportation." The hijacking
ended after the Eritrean deportees surrendered to the Sudanese authorities.
UN Asks for $166 Million to Assist Refugees in Chad
IOM Helps Abducted Ugandan Children Return Home The International
Organization for Migration, IOM, is helping a group of 45 Ugandan
children who have been abducted by rebels in northern Uganda to return
home. The children have been rescued by the Ugandan army and handed
over to the UN Children's Fund. IOM spokesperson in Geneva, Niurka
Pinero says more children are being turned over following an agreement
between Uganda and Sudan allowing the army to chase the rebels of
the Lord's Resistance Army into Sudan. "More
children are being liberated, more are escaping but some of them are
badly injured in this fighting and today four of them in the same
plane, they are air lifted but in stretchers." The children are being flown from Juba in southern Sudan to Gulu in Uganda.
UN Monitoring Team Says Al-Qaeda Threat Remains The threat from
Al-Qaeda-related terrorism remains as great as ever. That according
to a team that is monitoring implementation of the Security Council
sanctions against the Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
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UN Secretary-General has welcomed the efforts by Grand Ayatollah Ali
Sistani to find a peaceful solution to the situation in Najaf. He
says he's encouraged by reports that an agreement to end armed hostilities
in Najaf has been reached. In a statement through his spokesman, the
Secretary-General voices his great dismay at violent incidents on
Thursday in Kufa and other locations. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
The
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has begun an information campaign on the
relocation of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who
are in Burundi. The agency says many refugees, particularly those
from the Gatumba camp where more than 150 died in an attack earlier
this month, are reluctant to relocate. UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer
Pagonis says the refugees want to return to their country as soon
as the situation is safe.
The
United Nations is appealing to the international community for more
than $160 million to address humanitarian needs in Chad until the
end of the year. An initial appeal for $54 million was made in March.