Wochenübersicht (Länder)
Afrika
Demokratische Republik Kongo
U.N. knew of rebels in area of Congo rapes (25.08.2010)
Quelle: New York Times
The United Nations knew Rwandan rebels were occupying villages in eastern Congo at the time the rebels raped nearly 200 women there, United Nations and aid officers said Wednesday, raising questions about why peacekeepers failed to move to protect villagers.
UN mission in DR Congo reviews activities following mass rapes (25.08.2010)
Quelle: Reliefweb
The head of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) says the mission is reviewing its activities in the eastern part of the country following mass rapes by armed groups.
UN voices outrage at mass rape by rebels in eastern DR Congo (24.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
The United Nations is dispatching a senior staff member to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as senior officials express outrage at the recent rape and assault of more than 150 civilians by rebels based in the remote and troubled east of the country.
Somalia
40 killed in worsening Mogadishu clashes (24.08.2010)
Quelle: allAfrica
At least 40 people civilians have been killed and 150 others injured in heavy shelling and gun fire exchanged between Somali government troops and rebel fighters in Somalia's capital Mogadishu since Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports.
More AU troops arrive to boost Somalia peace force (23.08.2010)
Quelle: Reliefweb
Hundreds of mainly Ugandan troops have arrived in Mogadishu to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force helping Somalia's government battle Islamist insurgents, an AU official said on Monday.
Somali militants step up campaign against WFP (22.08.2010)
Quelle: Reliefweb
Hardline militants in Somalia have intensified their campaign to stop humanitarian supplies being distributed by the World Food Program (WFP) by issuing tough warnings against people who work with the aid agency, officials said.
Somalia - Golf von Aden
UN appoints Jack Lang as new Somalia piracy adviser (26.08.2010)
Quelle: BBC
The former French minister Jack Lang is to become the United Nations' special adviser on piracy, it has emerged. Mr Lang, 70, a former professor of international law, will advise on ways of prosecuting pirates captured off Somalia.
Ban lays out options for prosecuting pirates operating off Somali coast (20.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
An international tribunal set up by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter authorizing the use of force is among several options to prosecute pirates operating off the Somali coast laid out by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a new report made public today.
Sudan
South Sudan plans mass return ahead of referendum (24.08.2010)
Quelle: BBC
South Sudan is preparing to repatriate some 1.5 million southerners from the north and Egypt, ahead of a referendum due next January on whether the south should secede.
Sudan (Darfur)
Sudan endorses $1.9 billion plan for Darfur development (23.08.2010)
Quelle: Sudan Tribune
Sudanese government will implement development and recovery projects in the restive region of Darfur at a total cost of $1.9 billion, finance minister announced today.
Zentralafrikanische Republik
Lack of funds may force UN agency to cut food aid in Central African Republic (24.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that it may have to cut its feeding programme in the Central African Republic (CAR), where tens of thousands risk becoming malnourished unless new funding is secured.
Europa
Kosovo
EULEX judges in north K. Mitrovica (23.08.2010)
Quelle: B92
EULEX Deputy Head Roy Reeve said Monday that the EU mission has appointed seven of its judges to the court in northern Kosovska Mitrovica. According to him, this came in an attempt to reduce the number of unresolved cases, which has reached 20,000.
Kaukasus
Armenien
Deal signed on extending Russian military presence in Armenia (20.08.2010)
Quelle: RFE/RL
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisian, have signed a deal extending Moscow's lease of a military base in the South Caucasus country by 24 years.
Naher und mittlerer Osten
Irak
Coordinated attacks strike 13 Iraqi cities (25.08.2010)
Quelle: New York Times
Insurgents unleashed a wave of coordinated attacks across Iraq on Wednesday in a demonstration of their ability to strike at will, offering their counterpoint to American aspirations of bringing the war in Iraq “to a responsible end.”
US troops in Iraq 'below 50,000' ahead of August target (24.08.2010)
Quelle: BBC
The number of US troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000, ahead of a 31 August deadline when US combat operations are due to end, the US military has said.
Israel / Palästina
Ban welcomes decision of Israeli, Palestinian leaders to start direct negotiations (21.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the decision by the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to begin direct negotiations and described the talks on the Middle East peace process “an opportunity that must not be wasted.”
Libanon
Security Council unanimously backs UNIFIL mandate extension (26.08.2010)
Quelle: The Daily Star
The Security Council has expressed unanimous support for the upcoming extension of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission, media reports said on Wednesday.
Political, social divides threaten Liberian strides in shoring up peace, says Ban (20.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
Although Liberia continues to make considerable progress in consolidating peace and security, enduring political and social divides, among other factors, could roll back the strides made so far, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautions in a new report.
Süd-Asien
Süd-Ost-Asien
Südamerika und Karibik
Zentral-Asien
Afghanistan
Taleban threat to election campaign in Afghan north (24.08.2010)
Quelle: IWPR
Candidates and voters in Afghanistan’s upcoming parliamentary election warn that insurgent threats are hampering campaigning and are likely to seriously disrupt the ballot itself. Campaigning should be now in full swing for the September 18 election, when 2,545 candidates, including 410 women, will compete for the 249 seats in the the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the Afghan parliament. But even in comparatively peaceful parts of the country such as Balkh province in the north, candidates complain that security problems are hindering their efforts.
Doubts over new Afghan security strategy (23.08.2010)
Quelle: Irinnews
Jobless rural youth are the focus of a new Afghan security plan designed to help defeat Taliban insurgents mostly in the south, east and southeast of the country. … In a donor-funded project, which has already started in some provinces, about 10,000 men will be paid to fight Taliban insurgents in their villages, officials said.
UN anti-crime agency helps Afghanistan combat corruption (20.08.2010)
Quelle: UN News
The United Nations anti-crime agency is helping to bolster the justice system in Afghanistan, where reconstruction and development are hampered by corruption and poor governance. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is helping the Afghan Attorney General’s office create and implement a code of ethics and professional standards for prosecutors.
Informal dispute resolution in Afghanistan – new USIP report (10.08.2010)
Quelle: Reliefweb
… The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has been working on informal justice in Afghanistan since 2002 and has run pilot projects in six districts that test ways of designing or strengthening links between the state and informal systems to increase access to justice. Some of the best practices identified from the pilot projects include … .
Kirgisistan
Talks held over police mission in southern Kyrgyzstan (24.08.2010)
Quelle: BBC
The head of an international police force due to be deployed in southern Kyrgyzstan is in Bishkek for talks to ensure the mission goes ahead. It is still not clear when the small contingent of police officers from the OSCE, the rights and democracy watchdog, will carry out their mission.
The pogroms in Kyrgyzstan – new ICG report (23.08.2010)
Quelle: International Crisis Group
Without prompt, genuine and exhaustive measures to address the damage done by the pogroms, Kyrgyzstan risks another round of terrible violence. “The Pogroms in Kyrgyzstan”, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, highlights the risk of spiralling violence in the south of Kyrgyzstan and the central government’s loss of control over the region.