Reports

While countries ravaged by war make the headlines, their recovery from violent upheaval is a story rarely covered, yet economic recovery is a formidable challenge such devastated nations face, according to a report released today by the United Nations…

SC/9477 Security Council 5998th Meeting (PM) Expressing its grave concern at the resurgence of violence in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and alarmed by the humanitarian consequences of the recent fighting, the Security Council this afternoon urged…

Message from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General In late June, I participated in the Liberia Poverty Reduction Forum in Berlin, Germany. Hosted by the government of Germany and well attended by Liberia's development partners from around the world, it served…

I. Sommaire - Le nombre de violation des droits de l'homme enregistré par la DDH&J demeure quasiment identique au mois précédent avec toutefois une amélioration concernant les atteintes au droit à la vie et à l'intégrité physique - Les abus attribués…

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP Adopts 24 Texts, Appoints Four New Special Procedure Mandate Holders and Extends Mandates of Seven Special Procedures The Human Rights Council closed its ninth regular session this afternoon, adopting 24 texts on a wide range of issues, appointing four…

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Situation in Liberia, Somalia and Burundi, concludes General Debates on Racism, Technical Assistance The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Independent Expert on the situation of…

SC/9449 Security Council 5976th Meeting* (AM) Because the situation in the Central African Republic and Chad remained fragile, it was important to keep an effective international presence in the region when the European Union force, known as EUFOR, departed next year, Victor…

Refugees and related humanitarian action UNHCR activities for Sudanese refugees Background - In eastern Chad, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the request of and in cooperation with the Chadian Government, assists nearly 250,000 Sudanese refugees…

It is a great pleasure for me to be here today and I thank the US Institute for Peace for taking the effort to organize this discussion. I see some new faces and old friends and I hope…

ICC-CPI-20080915-PR354=5FFra Bunia, RDC, 15 September 2008 - La salle du village d'Iga Barrière a servi de cadre le samedi 13 septembre 2008 à une première réunion d'information sur la CPI en faveur de 46 femmes victimes de violences sexuelles lors…