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A Real Example of BipartisanshipOn Friday, October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law The Child Soldiers Accountability Act , a law which makes it a federal crime prosecutable in the US for anyone to recruit and use sldiers under the age ...
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 18:33
Kristof: Debate and Darfur
Sarah Palin did well in the debate just now, I thought, particularly compared to her disastrous interviews with ABC and CBS.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 18:19
Central African rebels hit village
A rebel group in Central African Republic seized control of a village near the Sudanese border in the north of the country overnight, police said.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 18:05
UN Fund to Benefit Over 1 Million Victims of Unrest in Country
More than a million people struck by violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), including 110,000 who have been uprooted from their homes, will receive life-saving assistance under funding announced today by the new United Nations Common Humanitarian Fund.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 07:58
Chad calls for strengthened UN peacekeeping presence in troubled east
The Foreign Minister of Chad today called for a strengthened United Nations peacekeeping mission in his country and for the reinforcement of the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur in the neighbouring ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 17:53
EU hopeful on Russian help in Chad
The commander of European Union peacekeeping troops in Chad said Monday he hopes Russian helicopters will be in place to support the mission in early November despite the cooling of relations over Georgia.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 17:43
Russian helicopters for Chad expose EU shortfall
The European Union expects Russia to supply it with helicopters for its Chad peace mission despite its dispute with Moscow over Georgia.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 17:21
15 killed in Central African Republic tanker blast
Fifteen people were killed and dozens badly burned in Central African Republic when a petrol tanker that had overturned exploded as villagers tried to salvage fuel from it, survivors and officials said today.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 03:15
Deaf Awareness Week: Striving for Quality Education
Mexico , Philippines , Central African Republic , Venezuela Topics: Freedom of Speech , Arts & Culture , Education , Youth , Language Languages: Spanish , English Full Category List Excerpt On this second part ...
Source : Topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 19:10
Central African Republic: Statement by an IMF Staff Mission
An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Martin Petri, visited the Central African Republic during September 11-25, 2008 to conduct the third review of the authorities' program supported by the Poverty ...
Source : Topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 18:47
Chad: A New Conflict Resolution Framework
To access this report in French, please click here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The political and security crisis Chad faces is internal, and has been exacerbated rather than caused by the meddling of ...
Source : Topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 11:12
Central African Republic: Central African President Calls for Strengthening UN Mission in His Country
President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic (CAR) today called for a strengthened United Nations peacekeeping mission in his country, which has suffered from violence and instability in several regions, in the face of the imminent departure of a European Union force (EUFOR).
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Sep-2008 08:01
Security Council Defers Decision on UN Troops for Chad, Country
The Security Council today put off until December a decision on the size of a military component to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad, for which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed 6,000 troops.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Sep-2008 07:57
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The Swedish government has promised to grant US$ 2.3 million to finance the Strategic Plan of the Mozambican Human Rights League for the period up until 2011.
Source : Topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 11:03
Vietnam backs UN presence in Chad, Central Africa
A senior diplomat has affirmed Vietnam's support for the continued mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad .
Source : Topix.net | 21-Sep-2008 10:53
Bushmeat trade in Africa threatens animal species
The trade in bushmeat in Central Africal is in danger of wiping out a significant number of animal species within 50 years, conservationists have warned.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Sep-2008 08:02
UN Chief Proposes 6,000 Peacekeepers
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today proposed that the Security Council consider sending 6,000 United Nations troops to replace a European Union force in eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR), which have both been wracked by violence and civilian displacement in recent years.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 08:01
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues
The International Criminal Court , which was established in 2002, has todate initiated investigations exclusively in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Sep-2008 08:01
UN-backed special security unit begins mission to eastern Chad
A special security unit of the Chadian army composed of national police and gendarmes responsible for the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons today began its first reconnaissance visit to ...
Source : Topix.net | 17-Sep-2008 08:58
CAR, rebels move closer to peace deal
The Central African Republic and a leading rebel group came closer to drafting a peace deal in talks that resumed in Gabon on Monday following collapsed negotiations last month.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Sep-2008 14:23
Estonia '22nd best business country'
KMS Baltics in conjunction with Fest-Forest and EST KINNISVARA. Baltic forestry and property specialists The body's Doing Business 2009 survey placed Lithuania at 28th and Latvia at 29th out of a list of 181 ...
Source : Topix.net | 14-Sep-2008 14:20
Will EU Troops Stop The Central African Cycle Of Violence?
The deployment of an EU military force to Chad and Central African Republic was widely spun as a humanitarian intervention, to protect refugees and humanitarian workers from attacks by Darfur-based militias, ...
Source : Topix.net | 12-Sep-2008 06:02
ICC appeal for Africa war victims
The International Criminal Court has appealed for $14m to help the nearly two million victims of sexual violence in Africa's wars.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Sep-2008 05:40
Ex-U.N. employee on trial for rape of minor African girls
A former mechanic employed by the United Nations in two African countries went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, accused of raping some 20 African girls aged between 12 and 17.
Source : Topix.net | 09-Sep-2008 17:41
Health progress remains fragile
A peace deal in June 2008 finally ended a decade's reign of coups, rebellions and conflict in the Central African Republic .
Source : Topix.net | 08-Sep-2008 14:06
UN Peacekeeping Official Visits Chad
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 10:48 am Press Release: United Nations A senior United Nations peacekeeping official is visiting Chad and the Central African Republic for talks on the performance of the nascent UN ...
Source : Topix.net | 05-Sep-2008 09:11
Central Africa: UN Peacekeeping Official Visits Chad And Central African Republic
A senior United Nations peacekeeping official is visiting Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) for talks on the performance of the nascent UN mission to the neighbouring African countries.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Sep-2008 09:34
Shutdown looms for UN air service for aid workers in West Africa
The future of the United Nations air service that helps relief workers to deliver life-saving supplies and assistance to hundreds of thousands of West Africans is in jeopardy because of a funding shortfall of ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Sep-2008 08:58
Congolese Aid Worker Reaches Out With Seeds in Central African Republic
A young Congolese man,, uses his education and his own experience growing up in a war to help others survive in a war-torn corner of Africa.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Sep-2008 00:06
Do faunal remains reflect socioeconomic status? An...
EsepBib Abstract Zooarchaeological analyses often draw inferences on socioeconomic status from the composition of bone assemblages associated with houses and other structures in residential sites.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Sep-2008 16:00
10 Plunderful Dictators
Ty.rannosaur.us blog has an intriguing post about 10 dictators that plundered their countries.
Source : Topix.net | 31-Aug-2008 15:50
Axmin African permits changed
The Toronto-based company said Friday it learned through media reports that a government decree in the Central African Republic purports to amend the permits, limiting Axmin's subsidiary to exploring only for ...
Source : Topix.net | 29-Aug-2008 15:44
Bicycles of Birao, Northern CAR, Are Lifelines for Survival and Status
In the northern part of the Central African Republic, in the town of Birao, which is almost completely cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season, bicycles are taken very seriously.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Aug-2008 01:13
Into Africa: JHS graduate headed to Congo for yearlong project
Globe/B.W. Shepherd -- Carolyn Jost shows off the new satellite phone she'll be taking with her when she departs for the Central African Republic on Tuesday.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Aug-2008 01:01
Lawless Northern C.A.R. Has Few Pockets of Security
Northern Central African Republic has large areas controlled by rebels, and road bandits, intercepting vehicles, harassing civilians, and sometimes kidnapping them for ransom or killing them.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Aug-2008 00:43
Immigrant could be sent to his death if deported
Federal agents consider him a fugitive subject to deportation, but friends and family members of Alexis "Alex" Nguitte-Bekongo fear the jailed immigrant will suffer a worse fate if authorities send him home: ...
Source : Topix.net | 22-Aug-2008 00:43
Rape By Rebels, Bandits and Soldiers Has Sordid History in CAR
Former Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba is at the International Criminal Court in the Hague awaiting trial on charges related to violence committed by his troops in the Central African Republic.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Aug-2008 10:51
Chad: UN Standing Police Capacity Completes First Field Mission
The United Nations Standing Police Capacity has wrapped up its first start-up mission, training recruits for a specialized police unit in Chad that will be responsible for protecting some 300,000 refugees and ...
Source : Topix.net | 19-Aug-2008 10:28
Family Fears Deportation Will Lead to His Death
Immigration officials have arrested Alex Nguitte-Kebongo. They says he's a fugitive immigrant who needs to be deported.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Aug-2008 13:33
REMINDER: Justice Jam Dance Party at the Second Life Justice Center tomorrow
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, August 13, at 5PM PST, the Second Life International Justice Center will be hosting our first Global Justice Jam .
Source : Topix.net | 17-Aug-2008 21:10
Emerging artist brings the African bush to Westmount
Nestled in a St. Antoine Street loft, the studio is painted with beams of sunlight that shine on the canvases along the walls.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Aug-2008 21:00
Central African Republic: Violence Threatens Ceasefire
Franois Lonsny Fall condemned the latest shooting incident on 7 August between Government forces and the rebel Popular Army for the Restoration of Democracy .
Source : Topix.net | 14-Aug-2008 13:37
Violence Threatens Ceasefire, Says UN
The Secretary-General's Special Representative to the Central African Republic (CAR) today expressed his deep concern over insecurity in the country's north-east, stressing that violence threatens the ceasefire and peace accord signed by the parties in May.
Source : AllAfrica | 14-Aug-2008 05:51
The Dark Ages
With the focus on the Middle East in recent years, another part of the world seems to be sinking ever deeper into self-neglect: The lights have gone out, literally.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Aug-2008 18:21
First Lady Laura Bush And United Nations Foundation Announce Nothing...
The United Nations Foundation announced that it will provide 10,000 anti-malarial bed nets to families living in temporary camps on the border of Thailand and Burma.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Aug-2008 18:16
Genocide and the Olympic Games
The Darfur crisis in western Sudan, what is being called the first great genocide of the 21st century, has metastasized.
Source : Topix.net | 10-Aug-2008 03:45