Sierra
Leonean Women Prepare to Play Role in Society
Women
in Sierra Leone are still suffering the effects of the devastating
ten year conflict in their country. Susan Sesay who deals
with gender issues in the Eastern Province of the country
says efforts are being made to empower Sierra Leonean women
to take their rightful place in society. "Before
the war, during the war and even after the war, the situation
of women has not improved. Women suffered a lot in the war.
They were abused and misused. They are now heading househol11ds.
They are catering for their children. They are paying school
fees. They have assumed the part that previously was ascribed
to men."
Africa Leads Fight Against Measles
Africa is leading the battle 
against
measles which has long killed, sickened and disabled African
children. UN agencies involved in a campaign against the
disease say that while the number of people dying from the
disease worldwide has dropped by 60 per cent, in Africa
it went down by 75 per cent.
"The measles deaths in Africa declined by a very impressive
75 per cent. So the good news is Africa is leading the way."
World
Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan
Nigerian Women Are Trafficked
for Sex in Europe
Nigerian
women continue to leave their country by choice or coercion
to satisfy the markets for prostitution in Europe. According
to Silke Albert, a UN expert in fighting trafficking in
women, when the women arrive in Europe, they become sex
slaves. She says Nigeria is taking measures to criminalize
trafficking.
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Children
Bear the Brunt of Recent Conflict in Southern Somalia:
Children
in southern Somalia are suffering as a result of the conflict
between the government troops and fighters of the Islamic
Courts. UNICEF representative in Somalia Christian Baslev-Olesen
says that some of these children have been recruited into
militias, while others have been shot or detained. "Our
concern is for the children directly affected by the conflict,
the children now being mobilized into the militia, the children
detained because of affiliation to the former rulers, the
children who are now on the run because of fighting and
conflict at their villages and homes."
Conflict Diamonds Remain a Problem
in Africa:
Diamonds are some of the most
precious stones that can bring in the much needed revenue
to develop the economies of African countries.
UN
Sends Team To Assess Need for Peacekeepers in Chad and Central
Africa:
Recent clashes between rebel and government
forces in the Central African Republic and Chad have prompted
the UN to send an assessment team to the region.
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Tenth anniversary of the Rwandan
genocide: Why did the genocide happen? Why was the
UN unable to prevent the killings or stop the massacres?
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