UN
Commemorates 13th Anniversary of Rwanda Genocide
As
the UN commemorates
the 13th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, UN Secretary-Ban
Ki-moon recalls that his visit to Rwanda last year to pay
respect to the victims and survivors of the slaughter has
had a profound and a personal impact. He says two messages
should be paramount: "First, never forget. Second,
never stop working to prevent another genocide."
South Africa Says Zimbabwe Should
Not be on Security Council Agenda
In this second of a two part interview,
Ambassador Dumisani Khumalo of South Africa, President of
the Security Council in March, explains why troubled Zimbabwe
should not be on the Council's agenda. He also talks about
some of the challenges that African members face in the
Security Council.
Roles of Grandparents and Grandchildren
Are Changing in Africa
Grandparents and children in Africa are increasingly forced
to become heads of households as a result of conflicts and
AIDS. Some of the people involved in preparations for the
first-ever summit on the issue want the United Nations to
address this problem.
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South Africa Pushes the African
Agenda in the Security Council
South Africa, for the first
time, presided over the Security Council last month.
In this, the first of a two-part interview, Ambassador Dumisani
Khumalo talks about South Africa's achievements and some
of the challenges that African countries face in the Counci.
"Basically
in our national interest of trying to consolidate the African
agenda I think we managed to move the agenda forward."
Fighting Causes Suffering to Thousands
of Somalis
The recent intensified fighting in
Mogadishu once again brought 
suffering
to thousands of Somalis who have been forced to flee their
homes. Although the situation has been somewhat calm since
Monday, UN agencies are concerned about the plight of the
displaced people, some of whom have fled to the southern
part of the country. Jose Diaz, the spokesman for
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, says:
"The worry remains that civilians will again bear the
brunt of fighting if the ceasefire in place since Sunday
does not hold."
Guinea Bissau Becomes Transit
Point for Drugs to Europe
Guinea Bissau, which has been facing
a political crisis recently, is also grappling with the
problem of being used as a transit point for drugs passing
from Latin America to Europe. The Representative of the
Secretary-General in the country, Shola Omoregie, says this
is a serious problem.
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PILOT EDITION Real Audio
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
