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Hopes Rise for Peace in Northern
Uganda
The people of Northern Uganda have suffered for twenty
years as the conflict raged on between government troops
and fighters of the Lord’s Resistance Army. But
now there is a glimmer of hope that peace may finally
come to this part of the country as the government and
the LRA continue negotiations. The UN's Special Envoy
for the region, Joaquim Chissano gives this assessment
of the situation."The peace process in Uganda
is on the right track and we are foreseeing a very good
outcome."
UN Experts Prepare to Assess
Oil-Affected Sites in Nigeria's Ogoniland
Oil exploration in Ogoniland has caused resentment among
local people who are protesting that it is destroying
the environment and their livelihoods. Henrik
Slotte, the Chief of UNEP’s Post-Conflict and
Disaster Management Branch, says Nigeria has asked for
a comprehensive assessement of the damage. "Oil
exploration in this region has been ongoing for 50 years
so there is contamination that is directly linked to
the oil exploration."
Africa Wants at Least Two Seats with all Powers in Security
Council
Africa has reiterated its call for at least two permanent
and five non-permanent seats in the Security Council.
Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins of Angola says the
Council should be more representative of today's world.
“The continent is not adequately represented in
the Security Council. Time has therefore come to redress
the historical injustice done to Africa.”
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Second
Phase of Darfur Peace Process Continues
Efforts
to end the crisis in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan
are continuing following the first phase which ended
in Sirte, Libya last week. The spokesman for the United
Nations and African Union mediation team in Darfur,
Ahmad Fawzi says the second phase is now ongoing with
a series of workshops both in Sirte and elsewhere. "The
process began on Saturday, the 27th of October and continues
and will continue until a peace agreement is signed."
Somalis Displaced by Conflict Continue to Live in Hard
Conditions
Somalis continue to suffer because of fighting between
insurgents and Ethiopian troops supporting the transitional
federal government in Mogadishu. The flare up of fighting
between these forces, nearly a week ago has displaced
90,000 people, many of whom have fled towards the town
of Afgooye.
Young Kenyan Campaigns for Women to Get Treatment for
Fistula
Sarah Omega Kidangasi is a 31-year old woman from Kenya
who is campaigning to make women aware that there is
treatment for fistula. In May, after 12 years with fistula,
she had successful surgery. She was raped at 19, became
pregnant, and got fistula after 18 hours of obstructed
labor ending with a dead baby.
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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
