UNHCR Is
Concerned About Deportation of Somalis From Kenya
The UN refugee agency has appealed to Kenyan authorities
to allow Somali civilians
who have fled fighting in their country to enter Kenya.
UNHCR
says it is concerned about reports that Kenyan authorities
have forcibly deported the Somalis. UNHCR spokeswoman in
Nairobi, Millicent Mutuli says it is not yet time to send
people back to Somalia.
"We are continuing to appeal to the government
to allow civilians to come in. We do believe that it is
not yet time to send people back to Somalia".
UNICEF
Supports Campaign to Stop Violence Against Children in Kenya
UNICEF is supporting a campaign to
stop violence against children in Kenya. Julie Mwabe, a
youth consultant with
UNICEF and Leah Asego,
a Kenyan primary teacher talk about the ordeal facing Kenyan
children and what is being done to help them. Ms. Mwabe
says the forms of violence against children are getting
worse.
" It was new like sodomy and incest and a lot
of rape cases, especially of children below the age of 5
and I think because of that UNICEF decided to start the
campaign."
Peace Process in DR Congo Is On
Course Despite Security Challenges
The
peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo seems
to be on course. The Military Adviser in the UN Department
of
Peacekeeping Operations ,
Lieutenant-General Randhir Kumar Mehta, who recently visited
the country says there is a great sense of optimism although
there are still challenges in the security sector.
"Congo, which has seen 40 years of turbulence,
requires now tohave a close look at the security sector
reforms., which means reorganization of the national army,
their police, the judicial system and the rule of law."
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