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Burundi Faces Enormous Challenges
As it Recovers From Civil War
Burundi has 
suffered
enormously because of conflict which has destroyed the country's
infrastructure. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding
Support, Carolyn McAskie says the new government has to
keep the country on track for peace while meeting the legitimate
aspirations of its people. "It's an enormous
challenge. It's like climbing Kilimanjaro. They are still
at the bottom of the mountain."
Secretary-General Pushes for Speedy
Deployment of Peacekeepers in Darfur
As
the Security Council continues to discuss a draft resolution
on Darfur, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stresses the
need for speeding up the deployment of a joint African Union/United
Nations peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region
of Sudan. "The political situation on the ground
is too fragile, the humanitarian crisis too dire to waste
more precious time."
A Kenyan Portable Charcoal Stove
Catches On in East Africa
An
affordable portable charcoal stove manufactured in Kenya
is catching on in East Africa. UN Radio discuses this invention
with Dan Kammen, an energy expert from the Berkeley Institute
of the Environment in the United States, who was involved
in designing the stove.
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North Africans Continue to Die
As They Try To Cross to Yemen
The issue of migration was once again under the spotlight
this
week,
as the Global Forum on Migration and Development met in
Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday. In Africa people, mainly from
Somalia and Ethiopia continue to risk their lives as they
try to cross the dangerous Gulf of Aden, in search of a
better life. UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis says people
have died during the dangerous voyages to Yemen. "Most
of those who lost their lives after paying about $50 to
make the voyage were forced by smugglers to disembark off
shore while still on deep waters and drowned swimming to
shore."
Small Arms Pose A Serious Threat
to Stability in Africa
Monday 9 July,
marked International Gun Destruction Day to focus attention
on the problem of small arms in many regions of the world.
Ambassador Zachary Muburi Muita of Kenya tells UN Radio...
A UN Agency Helps Rebuild Postal
Services in Liberia
After nearly two decades of civil war the new government
of Liberia is looking for every available international
support to rehabilitate the country's war ravaged infrastructure.
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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?
What lessons have been learned? Transcript
