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February 2007

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02/27/2007 After the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Serbia can not be held responsible for the genocide that took place in B&H, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights demands from state officials to present all the facts as determined by the judgment and to not bring into question the victims of genocide.
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Related: [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Serbia and Montenegro] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace]
02/23/2007 La declaración de un “Soyapango Joven y sin Violencia” es lo que exhortaron más de 300 jóvenes que ondearon sus banderas blancas y marcharon este día por una de las principales calles del municipio.
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From: Diario CoLatino
Related: [El Salvador]
Image: © Diario CoLatino
Avian flu - who's suffering?
02/22/2007 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (OneWorld) - UN efforts to control the spread of avian flu in the developing world could actually do more harm than good, warns a new study.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Agriculture] [Animals] [Disease/treatment]
Image: Avian flu - who's suffering? © . / SciDev.Net
Catching Helix, Vietnam
02/20/2007 Vietnam on valittu yhdeksi YK-reformin kokeilumaaksi. Tavoitteena on luoda maassa oleville YK-järjestöille yhteinen toimintasuunnitelma ja budjetti, yhdistää hallinnollisia palveluja ja koota järjestöt yhteisiin tiloihin. Uudistuksella karsitaan byrokratiaa, järjestöjen päällekkäisiä toimintoja ja keskinäistä kilpailua.
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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related: [South East Asia] [Viet Nam] [International Cooperation]
Image: Catching Helix, Vietnam © Thanh Sang Tran/UNEP
 Chadians displaced by militia attacks squatting near Goz Beida.
02/16/2007 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (OneWorld) - While already finding it hard to get into the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur, aid groups say it is becoming increasingly difficult to help displaced people in neighboring Chad as well.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Sudan] [Chad] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Conflict] [Security]
Image: Chadians displaced by militia attacks squatting near Goz Beida. © Nicholas Reader / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
02/15/2007 The European Union membership is a clear priority for Macedonia, but the meeting of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the EU integration should not be perceived as separate agendas, emphasized Maria Luisa Silva Mejias and SNV director Dirk Elsen, at the signing of the agreement for implementation of the second phase of the “MDG Based Planning” project.
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Related: [Macedonia (FYROM)] [MDGs]
02/13/2007 Este debate invita a analizar la situación actual del país en el plano de la seguridad, a la luz de las operaciones militares intensivas llevadas a cabo por la MINUSTAH durante los dos últimos meses y en el contexto de la expiración del periodo de su mandato, fijada desde el 15 de agosto de 2006 por la Resolución 1702 del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
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From: Groupe Medialternatif
Related: [Haiti] [Human Rights] [War and Peace]
02/13/2007 YK:n hätäapurahasto CERF (Central Emergency Reponse Fund) on jakanut 85 miljoonaa dollaria 15 Afrikan ja Aasian maalle. Varat on tarkoitettu käytettäväksi kriiseissä, jotka kärsivät liian vähäisestä avustusrahoituksesta.
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From: Suomen YK-liitto
Related: [Aid]
02/07/2007 l Gobierno boliviano consiguió el apoyo de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y de representantes de pueblos indígenas para ser el país sede de la firma de la Declaración Americana de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígena
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From: ADITAL, Agencia de Información Fray Tito para América Latina
Related: [Bolivia] [Indigenous Rights] [Culture]
02/06/2007 Visoki komesarijat za izbeglice Ujedinjenih nacija i Narodna kancelarija Predsednika Republike Srbije potpisale su u ponedeljak, 5. februara 2007. godine sporazum o realizaciji pilot projekta namenjenog integraciji porodica izbeglih.
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From: Media Center
Related: [Serbia and Montenegro] [Aid] [Refugees]
Il Palazzo dell'Onu di New York - da UN News
02/05/2007 Inizia domani a Parigi l'iter di ratifica della "Convenzione internazionale per la protezione di tutte le persone dalle sparizioni forzate", adottata per consenso dall’Assemblea generale dell’Onu il 20 dicembre scorso. La Convenzione rappresenta il culmine di uno sforzo tenace per contrastare, mediante gli strumenti del diritto internazionale, il problema delle sparizioni forzate. "Dopo molti anni di preparazione, la redazione e l’adozione di un testo complesso nel tempo record di quattro anni, sono la testimonianza dell’impegno e della dedizione di molte Organizzazioni non governative e di altrettanti governi" - riporta Amnesty International che sollecita i governi a ratificare la Convenzione. In una lettera al ministro degli Esteri, Massimo D’Alema, Amnesty auspica che “l’Italia sia tra i primi paesi a ratificare la Convenzione”.
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From: Amnesty International (sezione italiana)
Related: [Human Rights] [Activism]
Image: Il Palazzo dell'Onu di New York - da UN News

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