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UN Envoy Says Drawdown of
UN Mission in Liberia Should be Gradual
The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in
Liberia, Alan Doss, was in New York recently to brief
the Security Council on Liberia's steady consolidation
of democracy. Citing the major challenges facing Liberia
as it continues to rebuild its shattered economy, Mr.
Doss recommends a gradual drawdown of the UN Mission.
"We propose that it takes place
in just over three years starting next month. It's being
designed in a way that is meant to avoid creating instability"
China is Helping to Resolve
Darfur Crisis Says Senior Envoy on Africa
China. which has good relations with Sudan, is seen
as an important player in helping to resolve the Darfur
crisis. China's representative on Darfur and African
Issues, Liu Guijin, told reporters at the UN that the
exertion of pressure, sanctions and military power would
not be helpful in resolving the Darfur issue:
"The Sudanese government is a sovereign govenment.
Whether you like this government or not, without its
cooperation, it will not be able to carry out successful
peacekeeping operations there."
UN Official Stresses Need for
Laws to Fight Female Genital Mutilation
The
public outcry following the deaths of two girls, who
were circumcised in Egypt last summer, has created a
momentum for a campaign to ban this practice. Margaret
Thuo of the UN Population Fund's office in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, says laws are important in fighting Female
Genital Mutilation.
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UN
Secretary-General Continues His Visit to Sudan
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continues his mission
to Sudan, 
Chad
and Libya as part of preparations for the deployment
of a hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping
force in Darfur. He has seen first hand the suffering
of internally displace people in this troubled region
of Sudan.
"I was so shocked and humbled when want I visited
IDP camps. I was shocked at the poverty and hardship
all these tens of thousands of people were undergoing"
Thousands of Civilians Flee
Fighting in the Eastern Part of Congo-Kinshasa
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes
in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo as government troops, renegade soldiers and militias
resume fighting. The Force Commander of the UN peacekeepers
in the country, General Bubacar Gaye says the UN Mission
is doing its best to resolve the problem.
Amadou and Mariam Appeal
To Fans Not to Pirate Their Music
Amadou and Mariam are a couple of musicians
from Mali whose music is popular throughout Africa and
Europe.But Amadou Bagayoko is concerned about the negative
impact of piracy on the livelihoods of musicians and
is appealing to people to stop it and to support artists.
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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
