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247 million.  For more information on World Bank-sponsored projects in Armenia,please visit: www.worldbank.org.
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15 billion. The current portfolio consists of 11 active projects with commitments up to $295.3 million.  The new IDA credit carries a maturity of 20 years, including a grace period of 10 years.    For more information about the World Bank's work in Georgia,
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Bogotá, Prensa CODHES, 01/07/2009. La comisión de Seguimiento a la Política Pública sobre Desplazamiento Forzado en Colombia, entregó a la Corte Constitucional una serie de propuestas para garantizar el goce efectivo de los derechos de las personas en situación de desplazamiento y cuyos derechos están siendo vulnerados.
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Bogotá, 02 de julio de 2009. Desde hace año y medio, las comunidades indígenas de la etnia Makaguan y Kuiva que se desplazaron de sus territorios hacia el corregimiento de Betoyes en Tame, Arauca, reciben asistencia humanitaria de parte de la Agencia Presidencial para la Acción Social y la Cooperación Internacional -ACCIÓN SOCIAL-.
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LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Countries on the front line in the "war on terror" are using the battle against extremists as a smokescreen to crack down on minority groups, an international human rights group said on Thursday.
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- Con la entrega de donaciones y el acompañamiento a nuevos retornos, ACCIÓN SOCIAL emprende esta semana recorrido por el Alto, Medio y Bajo Baudó.
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notamment pour ce qui est de la coordination, des capacités de déploiement civil et du financement.
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 Monitoring and Evaluation System A monitoring and evaluation system will be established in the Project Coordination Unit to monitor and evaluate the progress of the proposed IDA project, in the wider PFM reform context.
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Pilot projects will be developed in the Chancay (Lambayeque), Chili (Arequipa) and Alto Pampas (Ica-Huancavelica) river basins.
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved an SDR 92.85 million (about US$144.1 million) disbursement under the rapid access component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF) to help Cameroon weather the effects of the global shocks on its balance of payments.
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Blurb: MCC is appealing for financial contributions to help provide medications and other supplies to Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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In order to reduce the pressure on space in public building and host families, ACTED has decided to prioritize the population of Sikandari and Rorya for the distribution of shelter boxes.
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The assessment, which involved focus groups of displaced males and females between 10 and 60 years of age, also found that the majority of displaced are eager to return home, but fear doing so for lack of resources to rebuild their lives.
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Kinshasa July 2, 2009 - With one month to the end of the revision of the electoral register, the operations are "going well" despite some logistical problems, according to Marie Rose Kambare Kivira,
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In an address to the nation on June 30, marking the nation's Independence Day, President Joseph Kabila defined the attacks in Kivu as acts of "terrorism", while the opposition claims they are a clear indication of the failure of the government bid to protect the civilians of the region.
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which began after the fall of Siad Barre in 1991. Based on UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), some 170,000 people have been forced from their homes since the start of the insurgent offensive in early May.
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The Deputy Chairperson of Public Service and Administrative Reform in the assembly, Wol Deng Atack, said the the SSLA has rejected the results of the Census which was conducted in the year 2008.
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The situation in Myanmar and the global economic crisis topped the agenda today when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Singapore's leaders on the latest stop of his international trip.
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Dans l'ensemble, aucun incident majeur n'a été relevé et les élections se sont bien déroulées.
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The world's largest internally displaced community is crying out to the international community. Pakistan still needs your help.
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Meaningful recovery for war-affected communities is essential to healing the political divisions within Uganda - a point underscored this week as tensions between northern Ugandan leaders and the Ugandan government rose over allegations that a new northern rebel group is forming to oppose the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
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La diligencia se llevará a cabo de 8 am a 5 pm en la Sala de Audiencias de la Corte Suprema de Justicia del Palacio de Justicia.
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NICOSIA, July 1 (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian activists vowed on Wednesday to continue to defy an Israeli navy blockade around Gaza, a day after Israel seized their boat and detained 21 people taking aid to the territory.
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 Media ContactMichael Jones(202) 473-2588mjones2@worldbank.org For more project information, please visit: http://www.worldbank.org.am/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/ARMENIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:301584~pagePK:
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 Media ContactMohamad Al-Arief(202) 458-5964malarief@worldbank.org For program documents, please visit:http://web.worldbank.
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 Media ContactMohamad Al-Arief(202) 458-5964malarief@worldbank.org For program documents, please visit:http://web.worldbank.
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"Until now we don't understand why. We want peace; and we want an investigation; we want to know why me and my sisters have been orphaned. Why did they kill our parents,
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que nos ha ayudado mucho", dijo el Jefe de Estado, tras destacar que el Gobierno Nacional ha "multiplicado por dos" los recursos para atender a las personas en condición de desplazamiento.
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Amnesty International said today. In particular, the Pakistani government must ensure that ethnic Pashtuns fleeing the fighting do not face discrimination in receiving assistance.
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He regrets the most recent decisions taken by the Niger Government, which have made it extremely difficult for the country's democratic institutions and the Constitutional Court, to play their roles as guarantors of the rule of law.
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on June 29, 2009, the fifth review of Haiti's economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and approved an extension of the arrangement through the end of January 2010,
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Sitting in a Baghdad park last week, Amal Nadhim recalled the day she saw a giant American military truck plough down a busy street, crushing cars that stood in its way. The Iraqi driver of one of the cars was "crazy with anger" after his vehicle was destroyed,
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For Latifa Sayed, 34, the last two months have been very rewarding. She has been working as an election civic educator and teaching less educated women in Jalalabad about the upcoming elections.
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Les ONG « Pap-RDC » et Diakonie ont fait don de 300 tonnes de vivres et non vivres à ces déplacés. La distribution de cette aide est rendue possible grâce au financement du ministère allemand des Affaires étrangères,
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tandis que l'opposition constate l'échec de l'opération militaire conjointe FARDC-armée rwandaise et de la réforme de l'armée nationale, rapporte radiookapi.
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GENEVA - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, denounced the unlawful naval seizure by an Israeli gunboat on the high seas of a ship carrying medicine and reconstruction material to blockaded people of Gaza.
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Bahrain (15 cases), Egypt (67 cases), Iraq (11 cases), Islamic Republic of Iran (1case), Jordan (22 cases) Kuwait (34 cases), Lebanon (47 cases), Morocco (17 cases), Oman(3 cases) Palestine (30 cases) Qatar (10 cases),
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Au contraire, ils commettent eux-mêmes des attaques et des actes de viols sur la population civile congolaise, a déclaré Human Rights Watch aujourd'hui. Ces attaques de civils perpétrées par toutes les parties au conflit ont considérablement accru le nombre de graves violations des droits humains au cours des six derniers mois.
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The last episode with civilian victims goes back to last May in the province of Farha, when 147 civilians, according to an Afghan investigation, were killed after an aerial bombardment – the US military command suggests the number is closer to 20-30 civilian casualties,
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Dakar/Bruxelles, le 2 juillet 2009: Afin d'éviter la menace qui pèse sur l'accord de paix en Côte d'Ivoire, le président Laurent Gbagbo ainsi que les autres dirigeants ivoiriens vont devoir accélérer la mise en application des éléments-clés de l'accord de paix avant les élections de Novembre.
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is attending the AU summit in Sirte, where he met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and requested help in restoring constitutional order in Madagascar.
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Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, observed that the new timetable provides more time for voter registration, training of staff, civic and voter education, development of the budget and mobilization of international assistance which are essential to help ensure a credible electoral process.
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JOHANNESBURG, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - It's not a matter of 'if' but 'when and where' a flood, cyclone or drought will strike in Mozambique - it is affected more often and severely by natural disasters than almost any other country in Africa.
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MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand, July 2 (UNHCR) – Ka Du Lar is not a man to let a devastating mishap – losing both his eyes and most of his left arm to shrapnel from a landmine – hold him back.
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President Compaoré's facilitation needs to generate new momentum, and other international partners must increase their pressure.
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It stretches to November 2007 when the major planning phase ended and implementation phase started, hence its greater focus on the planning and programming phases as opposed to implementation. This study offers a synopsis of the process at a given moment examining transition and integration,
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ultimately, self-sufficiency, the ICRC provides the population with seed, tools, food and technical expertise.
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  We need to value and respect our differences, but, above all, we need to learn more about how we can build stronger partnerships to provide hope and opportunity for the poor.
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Building from its valuable experience in the region, ACTED has reacted immediately to the situation and has launched emergency programmes to help the most vulnerable populations.
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Our staff then sets up the necessary infrastructure for the emergency operation, liaises with our partners and begins the recruitment process and the selection of the beneficiaries. Sending ACTED experienced people in the first phases of the emergency is crucial to save time and provide an immediate and smooth response.
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offers a comprehensive set of ideas, analysis, and reflections on managing the Middle East’s water resources more efficiently and sustainably.It deals with water-related topics as diverse as the expected impact of climate change on the Middle East and North Africa,
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La Dirección Regional de Salud de Puno informó que como consecuencia del descenso de la temperatura dos niños más han fallecido esta semana en la región y con ellos ya son 52 los muertos por neumonía grave,
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Los datos e información se actualizan diariamente y están disponibles en: http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Los datos pueden cambiar al recibir nuevas notificaciones de los países.
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- WFP reports that a break in its relief food pipeline continues. The stakeholder food prioritization committee is regularly meeting to decide on rations for upcoming distributions.
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The ICRC is renewing its appeal for the release of staff member Eugenio Vagni. The organization's head of operations for East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific, Alain Aeschlimann, explains the efforts under way to resolve the crisis.
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”   For more information about the Ministry of Finance of Poland, please visit: www.mofnet.gov.plFor more information about the World Bank in Poland, please visit:  www.worldbank.org.
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and other senior officials, as well as representatives of the financial, business, and diplomatic communities.
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- Des besoins humanitaires importants dans le territoire de Mwenga après la détérioration de la situation sécuritaire, les dernières semaines, rapporte une mission Inter Agences.
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" he added, speaking at a press conference in Islamabad today. He noted that he hoped this example is followed by the governments of this world, whose continued urgent support is desperately needed.
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HARARE, 2 July 2009 (PLUSNEWS) - Government officials in Zimbabwe are unhappy about a decision by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to ditch the National AIDS Council (NAC) as the principal recipient of its existing and future grants and to instead channel funds through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA/KAMPALA, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - Although some countries within East Africa and the Horn region have scaled up their influenza A(H1N1) contingency plans, overall pandemic preparedness remains "relatively inactive",
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Dili, Timor-Leste: A total of 62 international UNV volunteers have arrived in Timor Leste to support the coming local elections, to meet a request of the Government of Timor-Leste.
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* Please note that daily information collection is a challenge due to communication and staff constraints. On-going data cleaning may result in an increase or decrease in the numbers. Any change will then be explained.
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and poverty reduction. To access the FY08 Annual Monitoring Report on gender, please visit: www.worldbank.
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Dili, 02 July, 2009- As Timor-Leste's last major internally displaced persons camp begins to close, the nation starts to grapple with the longer term consequences of the three-year displacement.
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Meet Monza, a Mauritanian musician whose group is part of a network of young Mauritanian civil society members.
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On June 1, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Panama.
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Against the backdrop of the onset of the rainy season - and attendant concerns of heightened flooding and malnutrition - preparation continues to hold a constitutional referendum on 4 August. Below is a timeline of events that may affect Niger's governance,
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This was one of the messages conveyed during the meeting of the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (AHTF). The AHTF convened its 6th meeting today to review ASEAN's ongoing efforts and future involvement in the implementation of the three-year Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP).
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whether the Burmese regime will accede to the UN chief's wish to also meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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MAE SOT — The tragedy of the Burmese army forces and Karen clashes over the past month can be seen here in Mae Sot Hospital where many Karen soldiers lie injured, many the victims of land mines or artillery fire.
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The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.
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Peace with Colombia's guerrillas is still a distant prospect. And Colombia continues to suffer horrific human rights problems, including one of the world's highest rates of violent displacement, despite the partial demobilization of one abusive armed group.
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In December of last year Siemens settled related allegations made by US and German authorities including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). -#- For more information, please visit: www.
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Monday's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, marks a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Colombia, with a greater focus on human rights.
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Elsewhere, small-scale breeding is expected to occur in the summer breeding areas in the Sahel of West Africa and along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border once seasonal rains commence. Locust numbers are likely to remain low and below threatening levels this summer.
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Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks on civilians from all sides have resulted in a significant increase in human rights violations over the past six months.
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HARARE, Jul 02, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Greece has donated 650,000 U.S. dollars to Zimbabwe to help fight cholera and assist in food relief projects, The Herald said on Thursday.
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a pesar de la desmovilización parcial de un grupo armado ilegal. Es, pues, hora de reevaluar este programa y virar su rumbo.
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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is yet to completely shape his month-old cabinet due to disagreements among allied parties. A loose alliance of 22 political parties in the parliament elected Mr. Nepal as the head of government last month.
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The European Commission (EU) has said militant activities in the Niger Delta region have stalled the implementation of several of its micro projects aimed at accelerating socio-economic development in the embattled region,
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Berlin_(dpa) _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Thursday to help the Italian village of Onna recover from a devastating earthquake three months ago.
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- In West Dardur, WHO with the collaboration of SMOH conducted one day training on rapid response team on AWD/flood plan. In addition, WHO with IMC at Alryad IDP camp conducted an awareness session on AWD for 20 community health workers.
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- 5 Palestinian civilians, including 4 children, were wounded by IOF in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in the Philippines more than doubled, up by 848 to 1709, since the previous official report a week earlier.
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KABUL, July 2 (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into a river valley in southern Helmand province on Thursday in an operation seeking to break the Taliban's hold on the key opium-growing region and turn the tide of the war in Afghanistan.
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1. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, conducted a visit to Kosovo from 23 to 27 March 2009. Besides Prishtinë/Priština, the Commissioner and his delegation visited north Mitrovica/Mitrovicë,
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must benefit from European standards of human rights protection. They should not be held hostage to any lack of international consensus on the status of Kosovo.
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Following an initial round of assessments, the ICRC is working closely with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and other partners within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to bring aid to tens of thousands of people affected by fighting in North-West Frontier Province.
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I can't do anything about it. However, please listen to me. My roof touches my neighbor's roof. If you start burning my house, the fire will spread over to my neighbor's house.
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Gaza City_(dpa) _ The radical Islamist Hamas movement rejected Thursday accusations by Amnesty International that it had committed war crimes during last winter's Israeli offensive in Gaza.
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DAMAK, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - More than a thousand Nepalese women married to Bhutanese refugees fear they may be left out of the third country resettlement programme and end up separated from their families.
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KANYABAYONGA, DR Congo, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Rwandan Hutu rebels burnt down around 130 village homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army officer said Thursday, although a politician said locals blamed the army.
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KABUL, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - An Italian NGO called Emergency, which runs three hospitals and 28 healthcare centres for war victims in Afghanistan, is planning to cut back its activities due to shrinking funds.
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ISLAMABAD, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Some of the two million people displaced by an anti-Taliban campaign in Pakistan may have to move again as the looming monsoon season brings floods and disease, UN officials said Thursday.
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BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed one soldier and wounded 10 other people, including two soldiers, in Abu Nawas district of central Baghdad, police said.
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DAKAR, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - Under a new initiative international donors are backing Africa-based policy research to improve local decision-making on complex global issues with potentially enormous humanitarian consequences like food security and climate change.
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The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.
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TEL AVIV, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - The Israeli Interior Ministry is taking over the process of Refugee Status Determination (RSD) from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on 2 July.
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More than two million people have been displaced by the conflict and small numbers are only just beginning to return to their villages.
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GAZA CITY, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border opened briefly on 25, 26 and 27 June allowing Gaza patients in need of emergency care, students, and foreign visa holders to exit.
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KISUMU, 1 July 2009 (PlusNews) - Demand for medical male circumcision has been rising in Kenya's south-western Nyanza Province since it became available as part of a package of HIV prevention services in November 2008.
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OSLO, July 1, 2009 (AFP) - A top government official and exiled separatists from Russia's war-ravaged Chechnya region have met for the first time this week for peace talks, a participant said Wednesday.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) have agreed that the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has made sufficient progress and taken the necessary steps to reach the completion point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.
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describing it as yet another attempt to provoke reactions that would lead to sectarian and ethnic conflict, and aimed at undermining the hopes of the Iraqi people for an improvement in their lives.
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La reunión de lunes entre el Presidente estadounidense Obama y su homólogo Colombiano, Álvaro Uribe, señala un cambio en la política estadounidense con respecto a Colombia, con un mayor enfoque en derechos humanos.
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QUESTION: The UN Food Agency said it's concerned about a critical food situation as donations have dried up. Is the U.S. concerned, and what's the status of U.S.
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Monday's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, marks a shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Colombia, with a greater focus on human rights.
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free medical services and school supplies were provided to 19 schools in need. In five days, this team of volunteers organized a total of 33 medical shifts for 1,850 students from 17 schools.
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The key challenges facing a new Government at this juncture are to rebuild the legitimacy of the state, sustain the peace, maintain law and order, and deliver benefits to those traditionally excluded and to society at large.
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Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro's address to the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Sirte, Libya, today, 1 July:
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All participants met in two parallel working groups to discuss security and stability in the region and humanitarian matters. The discussions again took place in a constructive spirit.
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing regular food rations to families returning home to tribal areas in Pakistan's northwest that they had fled after the upsurge in violence in the region over the past year.
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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deplored the second prison break in the country in less than one month.
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The food crisis that began in 2008 is still present in Africa, and the causes have yet to be addressed, a series of experts told UNCTAD's Trade and Development Board. They said a major effort is needed to avoid worsening hunger on the continent.
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Bruxelles, le 30 juin 2009 - Louis Michel, Commissaire européenne au Développement et à l'aide humanitaire, a exprimé sa préoccupation au sujet de la crise en cours au Niger.
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PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone, 1 July 2009 – Practicing good hygiene is anything but a chore for the children of E.M. Primary School in Laya, in the Port Loko district of Sierra Leone.
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SEOUL, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - North Korea is expected to run short of up to 840,000 tons of food this year, a South Korean government report said Thursday.
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SIRTE, Libya, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - African leaders hold talks Thursday on Somalia and a slate of other conflicts at a continental summit hosted by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who is lobbying for a powerful pan-African government.
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KAMPALA, Jul 01, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations on Wednesday launched a 10-day health campaign via cell phones in eastern Uganda.
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De Gaza à Goma, les conflits continuent de plonger des dizaines de milliers de civils dans de graves crises humanitaires et de protection.
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PESHAWAR - A roadside bomb hit a police patrol on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing two policemen and wounding four people, including two civilians, senior police official Safwat Ghayur said.
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BEIJING, July 2, 2009 (AFP) - Eleven people were killed in parts of eastern and southwestern China in some of the heaviest rain so far this year, state media reported Thursday.
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«Le soleil se lève au Nord-Kivu», où un programme de stabilisation et de reconstruction des zones sortant des conflits armés sera incessamment mis en place». Mais mardi 30 juin 2009, jour de fête,
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Tacloban City (July 2) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) revealed that power is back to normal as the remaining typhoon-damaged 69kV transmission lines in Samar area have been completely restored on June 28,
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La République démocratique du Congo doit, pour se doter des infrastructures viables, mobiliser cinq (5) milliards Usd par an. Véritable défi pour un pays démuni, condamné à la réanimation financière par voie de l'aide publique au développement.
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ils sont à nouveau à la base de la mise en place de nouvelles infrastructures à l'Ecole nationale du Guatemala de Cité Soleil.
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net . Ces rebelles Hutus rwandais basés à Kishadu auraient, selon les mêmes sources, détruit ce pont par un tir de roquette et brûlé aussi deux maisons non loin de là. Et ce, avant de retourner dans leur base de Kishadu.
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Despite recent changes in US policy towards the Islamic world, the latest annual global listing of Peoples Under Threat has seen the threat level rise further for communities in Muslim countries affected by international and civil conflicts.
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Despite changes in the US approach to the Muslim world, civilian populations are at greater risk than ever before in countries at the frontline of the war against terrorism, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) says as it launches its annual global 'Peoples Under Threat' ranking.
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a déclaré aujourd'hui Human Rights Watch. L'organisation a souligné que les dispositions prévues dans le projet de loi sur la santé reproductive comportent de graves lacunes et constituent une violation des engagements pris par le gouvernement rwandais de préserver et protéger les droits humains.
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Terrorist Incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2005-2008 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism,Country Reports on Terrorism 2008 April 2009, United States Department of State, Released April 2009, p. 348 . © The Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, underlined the case for international support for Zimbabwe and gave a candid assessment of his relationship with Robert Mugabe. He said,
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They say it's better to give than to receive – but for the people of northwestern Pakistan who have opened their homes to families escaping conflict, giving is starting to hurt.
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Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new 117-page report published today - the first comprehensive report to be published on the 22-day conflict earlier this year.
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Those abducted by the Israeli Navy include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman and presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney.
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JUBA, July 1st, 2009: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) today said it had distributed tens of tones of food stuff, clothes, blankets and other relief materials to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Buma Mountain,
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Chiangmai (Mizzima) – About 3000 Karen refugees, who fled to Thailand to escape the Burmese Army's offensive in eastern Burma, will be shifted to another camp - 'Thinukhok' on the Thai-Burma border in the first week of July,
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The Inter-American Development Bank will support Colombian government efforts to improve water and sanitation services, reduce costs and rates, and expanding coverage, particularly to poor, underserved districts.
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The information is obtained from official websites of the Ministries of Health of the countries of the Americas and information submitted by the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Points.
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Baroness Catherine Ashton. Pakistan was represented by President Asif Ali Zardari together with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Commerce, and Interior.
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NIAMEY, 1 July 2009 (IRIN) - Amid mounting international opposition to a proposed referendum for President Mamadou Tandja to stay in power, the European Commission - one of Niger's largest donors - has warned of aid cuts if leaders do not respect constitutional order.
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GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Georgian and Russian officials clashed publicly on Wednesday after one-day talks aimed at avoiding further conflict in the volatile Caucasus region.
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to displace up to 200,000 people, of which 70,000 will require humanitarian assistance. However, the total number of individuals likely to require humanitarian assistance remains unclear, as humanitarian agencies expect many affected individuals to reside with host families or in second homes outside South Waziristan Agency.
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WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it is "very concerned" about the North Korean people but cannot send needed food aid without assurances from their Stalinist government that it will reach them.
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activists and practitioners to discuss the salient issues related to protecting and promoting human rights in South Asian disasters.
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sur le chemin du retour, ont échoué dans la localité frontalière de Tin Zaouatène, dans le nord du Mali.
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At the age of 27, Lily Atong has lived most of her life as a captive and wife of Joseph Kony, the enigmatic and rarely seen leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA.
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* SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN - Two soldiers from the NATO-led force were killed and six wounded in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement. It did not disclose their nationality or give any other details.
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SIRTE, Libya, July 1 (Reuters) - International peacekeepers in Somalia should be given a stronger mandate to allow them to push back the Islamist insurgents who control large swathes of the country, a senior European Union official said on Wednesday.
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El Ministerio de Salud, a través del presente boletín, informa a la ciudadanía en general que hasta la mañana de este martes 30 de junio de 2009, se mantienen en 293 el total de casos positivos de Influenza Humana en nuestro país.
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Los datos e información se actualizan diariamente y están disponibles en: http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Los datos pueden cambiar al recibir nuevas notificaciones de los países.
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Haiti is now the 26th country to reach the completion point under the Initiative. Debt service savings result from the HIPC Initiative (US$265 million) and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) (US$972.
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