News Stories (08/04/08)

China vows to keep torch on track (BBC News) - [text online]

Mbeki's 'quiet diplomacy' doubted (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe poll officials detained (BBC News) - [text online]

UN expert stands by Nazi comments (BBC News) - [text online]

Iraqi interpreters fly out to a new life in Britain (The Times) - [text online]

Fear of Islam is ruining our chance for peace (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

UN refugee agency chief concerned about global food shortages (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Donors concerned about humanitarian needs in Georgia (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR and Google unveil new map programme for humanitarian operations (UNHCR Press Release) - [text online]

Burundian refugee returns from Tanzania hit 300,000 mark (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Internal displacement update for Iraq (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

UNHCR welcomes new Panama law (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

High Commissioner in Tajikistan (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Tooting man breaks his legs fleeing immigration raid (This Is Local London) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 26 Mar - 01 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: ICRC helps protect and assist victims of armed conflict Source : ICRC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: Five years on - no justice for sexual violence in Darfur - HRW (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

RWANDA: Protect genocide survivors, authorities urged (IRIN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Human Rights Watch calls on government to end sexual violence in Darfur (IRIN News) - [text online]

UN unveils latest list of ‘10 Stories the World Should Hear More About’ (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN envoy calls on parties to implement commitments in Kivus (UN News) - [text online]

UN human rights body begins first-ever examination of all countries’ records (UN News) - [text online]

UN has ‘moral duty’ to act on lessons of Rwanda – Ban Ki-moon (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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