Tuesday, 17 June 2008

News Stories (17/06/08)

Forgotten Kenyan conflict exposed (BBC News) - [text online]

UN envoy set for Zimbabwe talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Dutch court hears Srebrenica case (BBC News) - [text online]

Robert Mugabe warns Zimbabwe's voters: 'How can a pen fight a gun?' (The Times) - [text online]

Poll finds public backs Davis on 42-day detention (The Independent) - [text online]

Europe urged not to turn away Iraqi refugees (The Independent) - [text online]

Keeping Our Word: Fulfilling the Mandate to Protect Civilians in Darfur (ENOUGH Project) - [Report]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Sri Lanka: Joint UN North East Situation Monitoring Report ? May 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 32 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA-oPt protection of civilians: Summary data tables - Reports to the end of May 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 28 May - 03 Jun 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Transitional gov't endorses Djibouti accord (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: Security Council urges gov't to 'fully cooperate' with International Criminal Court on Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: Emergency shelter needs still great, say aid workers (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Talent going to waste (The Guardian) - [text online]

Refugee Week 2008 (The Guardian) - [text & images online]

Global refugee, internally displaced figures climb for second straight year (UNHCR Press Release) - [text online]. The full 2007 Global Trends Report is available on www.unhcr.org/statistics

UNHCR concerned for refugees in Chad as security deteriorates (UNHCR Press Release) - [text online]

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf stresses development (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Travelling exhibition on refugee children opens in Las Vegas (UNHCR News) - [text online]

World Refugee Day: Reflections from Chad (Refugees International) - [text online]

EU: Time to Impose Sanctions on Sudan’s Leaders (Humans Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN: Council Faults Sudan Inaction on War Crimes Suspects (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

KENYA: Heavy rain displaces thousands in southeast (IRIN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Joint deployment to pave way for IDP returns (IRIN News) - [text online]

Satellites Document War, Destruction From Outer Space (Wired) - [text online]

International Criminal Court suspends case against Congolese rebel militia chief (UN News) - [text online]

UN looks to combat sexual violence in Africa’s Great Lakes Region (UN News) - [text online]

Aid workers need more sustained access to cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar – UN (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN calls for investigation into clashes in western province (UN News) - [text online]

IRAQ-JORDAN: Government gives UNHCR US$8 million to help refugees in Jordan (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZAMBIA: Bracing for a Zimbabwean exodus (IRIN News) - [text online]

SOMALIA: Rains wash away IDP shelters in Mogadishu (IRIN News) - [text online]

Young people’s voices must be heard, UN officials stress on Day of African Child (UN News) - [text online]

Security Council presses Sudan to cooperate in ending impunity for Darfur crimes (UN News) - [text online]

Human rights situation in Palestinian territories ‘remains grave’ – UN reports (UNNews) - [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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