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2 June 2005
UN and Africa, a new weekly 15-minute radio programme, aims to cover topical and current-affairs-related stories about what the UN is doing for Africa, in Africa, and about Africa.          Press Release
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2 June 2005: Programme Number 50

SUDAN / DARFUR: WE HEAR FROM A NIGERIAN AFRICAN UNION PEACEKEEPER AND AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT FROM AN IDP CAMP, PLUS
THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE ON THE COURT'S ACHIEVEMENTS




"Heart-wrenching" and "unacceptable," are some of the words used by UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, to describe what he has just observed during his recent visit to Darfur. UN Radio's Michele Montas gives us an eyewitness account of the deplorable condition of internally displaced persons she saw; plus an interview with a Nigerian military commander working with the African Union mission, (known as AMIS.)

And we ask Judge Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola, president of the the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, if the court has been a success so far or just a complete waste of money? "I don't think Sierra Leoneans see the court as a waste of money. If anything, the court has been receiving tremendous cooperation from the people of Sierra Leone and I think they have tremendous confidence in the court."

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SUDAN: DONORS MEET IN ADDIS ABABA, SIERRA LEONE COURT WANTS CHARLES TAYLOR

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, leads the campaign to get needed funds and logistics for African Union troops in Darfur, Sudan so they could provide more security and stability for Internally Displaced Persons.

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PILOT EDITION

Tenth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide: Why did the genocide happen? Why was the UN unable to prevent the killings or stop the massacres? What lessons have been learned? Transcript

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Reflections of the Genocide |
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