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NAIROBI, 13 May 2011 (IRIN) – Some provisions of new legislation governing the activities of NGOs in Somaliland could undermine international humanitarian activity in the self-declared independent territory, say aid workers and donors. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘NGOs’
SOMALIA: SOMALIA: Disquiet over new NGO law
Posted in Africa, Government, Laws, Trials, NGOs, Somalia, tagged laws, NGOs, Somalia on May 16, 2011 |
SRI LANKA: Keep Quiet and Carry on; a crackdown precedes new report on the end of the civil war
Posted in Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Fact Finding, Government, NGOs, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations, tagged Civilian Casualties, NGOs, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan government, Tamil Tigers, United Nations on April 15, 2011 |
The Economist
April 14, 2011
SRI LANKA’S government has got its retaliation in first. On April 12th a panel of experts delivered a report to the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, assessing whether war crimes were committed when the nation’s army bloodily won a long-running civil war against Tamil Tiger rebels early in 2009. The report has not yet been made public, but the government is furious that an independent inquiry took place at all. The report, it says, is “fundamentally flawed” and biased. (more…)
SOMALIA: Drought hits villagers and IDPs fleeing fighting
Posted in Africa, AMISOM, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Government, Internal Displaced Persons, NGOs, Somalia, tagged Al Shabab, IDPs, internally dislaced people, NGOs, Somalia on April 15, 2011 |
NAIROBI, 15 April 2011 (IRIN) – A severe drought in and around Somalia’s southern town of Dobley is taking its toll on thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), some of whom have been displaced several times by fighting.
As a result, lack of water, food and shelter has worsened the condition of an already weak population, according to local sources.
The displaced include hundreds of families who fled the capital, Mogadishu, and had to flee again when Dobley recently became a battle-ground between the Islamist opposition Al-Shabab and a pro-government militia, the Raskambone Group. (more…)
IRAQ: Moving ahead to improve lives of Iraqis affected by landmines
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Government, Health Care, Iraq, Middle-East, NGOs, Unexploded Ordinances (UXO), United Nations, tagged innocent victims, Iraq, Iraqi government, landmines, NGOs, Ottawa Treaty, UN, UNICEF on April 11, 2011 |
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Press Release
Baghdad, Iraq, 5 April 2011 – To commemorate Global Mine Action Day, the Iraqi Ministry of Environment and the United Nations in Iraq held today a press conference on mine action in Iraq at the UNAMI Headquarters in Baghdad. Representatives of national, regional and international media outlets in Iraq listened and interacted with the Deputy Minister of Environment, Dr Kamal Latif, the Head of Humanitarian and Development Office at UNAMI, Mr. Daniel Augstburger, and Major General Hadi Athab, Director of Military Engineering at the Ministry of Defence, who briefed them on Iraq’s continued commitment to building awareness on the dangers of landmines and clearing the country from explosive remnants of war, while supporting the victims who have been affected by them. (more…)
LIBYA: Civilians Suffer in Bloody Stalemate
Posted in Foreign Aid, Government, Libya, Military, NATO/Allies, NGOs, United Nations, tagged Civilian Casualties, Libya, Nato, NGOs, relief aid, UNHCR, us military, USAID on March 25, 2011 |
By: David Wood
March 24, 2011
WASHINGTON — Libya’s civilians, already suffering shortages of food, water and power, are being battered by Muammar Gaddafi’s military forces in the country’s west despite the military intervention of a U.S.-led coalition intended to protect civilians. (more…)
