26 September 2002 Calling for a major overhaul in the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?774 international policy approach to African development, a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1072 United Nations study released today says new initiatives http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1167 must be accompanied by outside aid, debt relief and access http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?477 to global markets.
From Adjustment to Poverty http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1048 Reduction: What is New?, produced by the UN Conference on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?632 Trade and Development (UNCTAD), reviews over two dozen http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?820 recent strategy papers by international financial http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1032 institutions on African development and finds no fundamental http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1108 departure from the past approach which left the poor http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?686 vulnerable to macroeconomic policies. While the papers do http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?422 acknowledge the need for social safety nets to protect the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?915 poor, they fail to adequately incorporate these concerns http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?469 into overall development policies.
UNCTAD warns against http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1650 quick poverty fixes that redirect government spending to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1398 health and education at the expense of other types of public http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1495 investment. While welcoming the attention given to raising http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1263 social development standards, the study cautions that calls http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?360 for user fees in health and higher education suggest a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?833 misplaced faith in markets as the fairest way to deliver on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1224 these goals.
The strategy papers emphasize improving http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1539 governance as a prerequisite to sustained growth. In http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?445 response, UNCTAD cautions that there should be no illusions http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1007 about the pace of institutional improvement, nor should http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1496 there be any doubt that imposing common standards on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?684 countries would be counterproductive.
The idea that http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1562 fighting corruption by diminishing government resources and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1684 responsibilities is off-target, the study warns, calling for http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1173 a focus on quality government, not smaller government. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?444
Introducing the study at a press conference in New York, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1369 UNCTAD Secretary-General Rubens Ricupero welcomed the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?350 renewed emphasis on poverty reduction by international http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?874 financial institutions. We think they are very much aware of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?295 the need for economic growth as one of the preconditions for http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?590 fighting poverty, and we find much to share with them in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?883 terms of the need to balance international support with good http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1505 national policy, with good governance. We are [also] in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1647 favour of the idea of improving access to primary education http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?589 and public health care all those points are very positive. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1070
At the same time, he said when UNCTAD closely examined http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?440 the poverty reduction strategy papers, they were not substantially different from past approaches, continuing an overemphasis on conditionalities, or provisions tied to aid.
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Calling for release of democracy leader, Annan sends top envoy ba
22 September 2003 http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1485
Reiterating his call to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?714 Myanmar's government to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?448 release detained democracy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?545 leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?776 and other party officials http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?607 without delay, United Nations http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?415 Secretary-General Kofi Annan http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?581 is sending his special envoy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?661 back to the South Asian http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1162 country next week to seek ways http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?895 to revive the national http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1661 reconciliation process.
A http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?321 spokesman said today Mr. Annan http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1366 expects Razali Ismail to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?764 discuss with Prime Minister http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?543 General Khin Nyunt and other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1081 Government leaders ways to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1435 revive the process, which came http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1570 to a standstill after Daw Aung http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?937 San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?826 Prize laureate, was detained http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?474 on 30 May.
"The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?733 Secretary-General remains http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?960 concerned about the well-being http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?355 of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?965 other NLD (National League for http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?336 Democracy) leaders and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1528 reiterates his call that they http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?829 should be released without http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?742 further delay," the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1589 spokesman said.
"He http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1037 expects his Special Envoy to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?600 meet with Daw Aung San Suu http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1264 Kyi, find out her condition http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1296 and work with Government http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1556 officials towards her http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?920 immediate and unconditional http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?294 release," he added.
Mr. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1581 Annan has called for Daw Aung http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?498 San Suu Kyi's release ever since her latest detention. Mr. Razali will visit Myanmar from 30 September to 2 October 2003 - his 11th mission.
Reiterating his call to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?714 Myanmar's government to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?448 release detained democracy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?545 leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?776 and other party officials http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?607 without delay, United Nations http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?415 Secretary-General Kofi Annan http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?581 is sending his special envoy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?661 back to the South Asian http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1162 country next week to seek ways http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?895 to revive the national http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1661 reconciliation process.
A http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?321 spokesman said today Mr. Annan http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1366 expects Razali Ismail to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?764 discuss with Prime Minister http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?543 General Khin Nyunt and other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1081 Government leaders ways to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1435 revive the process, which came http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1570 to a standstill after Daw Aung http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?937 San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?826 Prize laureate, was detained http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?474 on 30 May.
"The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?733 Secretary-General remains http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?960 concerned about the well-being http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?355 of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?965 other NLD (National League for http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?336 Democracy) leaders and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1528 reiterates his call that they http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?829 should be released without http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?742 further delay," the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1589 spokesman said.
"He http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1037 expects his Special Envoy to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?600 meet with Daw Aung San Suu http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1264 Kyi, find out her condition http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1296 and work with Government http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1556 officials towards her http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?920 immediate and unconditional http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?294 release," he added.
Mr. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1581 Annan has called for Daw Aung http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?498 San Suu Kyi's release ever since her latest detention. Mr. Razali will visit Myanmar from 30 September to 2 October 2003 - his 11th mission.
States need help in cooperating with arms embargoes: official
20 March 2006 In order to cut off the supply of weapons that fuel conflicts, States need more http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1178 support for complying with arms embargoes, a United Nations disarmament official told the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?523 Security Council today as it reviewed progress in controlling the illicit trade in small arms http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?888 and light weapons ahead of a major June conference on the subject.
Such support could http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1664 include technical assistance for improved monitoring of national air spaces and maritime http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?396 borders as well as the development of means to identify and prosecute those that violate arms http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?864 embargoes said Hannelore Hoppe, Officer-in-Charge of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?763 as she introducing a review of progress in the area since a milestone 2002 report by UN http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?594 Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
In that report, Mr. Annan called for support to a small http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1304 arms advisory service within the UN to assist States control efforts. Ms. Hoppe said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1208 initiative, called the Coordination Action on Small Arms (CASA), had made great strides but http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?368 required more backing from Member States.
The report had also called for an http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?491 international convention to identify and trace illicit arms, suggesting that countries fully http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1625 utilize the Interpol tracking system for weapons and explosives. Ms. Hoppe noted that the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?843 General Assembly had recently adopted a politically binding international pact for that http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1636 purpose, as well as an arms-trade protocol to the convention against trans-national organized http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?536 crime.
She suggested the Council urge States that have not yet ratified or acceded to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?848 that treaty to do so.
The 2002 report also urged the Council to include in the mandate http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?712 of peacekeeping operations clear provisions for the disarmament, demobilization and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?317 reintegration (DDR) of former combatants, including measures for the collection and disposal http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?475 of weapons.
There had been some progress in that area, Ms. Hoppe, but efforts to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?395 systematically integrate long-term weapons control measures in the DDR process had to be http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1491 intensified.
An encouraging sign of progress, she said, was the increased focus on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1456 the link between the illicit arms trade and the illicit exploitation of natural resources, as http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?885 well as on measures to disrupt that linkage.
In her presentation, Ms. Hoppe called http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1347 attention to the upcoming major UN conference to review progress made in the implementation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?667 of the 2001 programme of action to eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?515 weapons.
She said the intensity of the debates during the preparatory process for the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1009 conference confirmed, on the one hand, that States remained as committed as they were in 2001 http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1411 to tackle the challenges posed by the trade.
On the other hand, she said the wide http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?393 diversity of views expressed regarding the question was symptomatic of the complexity of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1130 challenges posed by the problem of the illicit trade and its multifaceted nature. The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?645 conference will be held from 26 June to 7 July.
In the day-long discussion that http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1371 followed Ms Hoppes presentation, in which some 40 delegations took part, most speakers agreed http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1616 that in order to halt conflicts, particularly those decimating Africa, it was crucial to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1652 complete the implementation of the 2001 action programme and the 2002 recommendations of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1069 Secretary-General.
This years Review Conference presented a vital opportunity to focus http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1249 on areas where obstacles to full implementation persisted, namely marking and tracing, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?640 brokering regulations, transfer controls, ammunition, and the integration of small arms http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1462 measures into development assistance, participants said.
While the majority of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1639 speakers welcomed the recent adoption of the instrument for marking and tracing arms, they regretted that it did not have a legally binding character or contain provisions regarding ammunition.
Such support could http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1664 include technical assistance for improved monitoring of national air spaces and maritime http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?396 borders as well as the development of means to identify and prosecute those that violate arms http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?864 embargoes said Hannelore Hoppe, Officer-in-Charge of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?763 as she introducing a review of progress in the area since a milestone 2002 report by UN http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?594 Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
In that report, Mr. Annan called for support to a small http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1304 arms advisory service within the UN to assist States control efforts. Ms. Hoppe said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1208 initiative, called the Coordination Action on Small Arms (CASA), had made great strides but http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?368 required more backing from Member States.
The report had also called for an http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?491 international convention to identify and trace illicit arms, suggesting that countries fully http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1625 utilize the Interpol tracking system for weapons and explosives. Ms. Hoppe noted that the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?843 General Assembly had recently adopted a politically binding international pact for that http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1636 purpose, as well as an arms-trade protocol to the convention against trans-national organized http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?536 crime.
She suggested the Council urge States that have not yet ratified or acceded to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?848 that treaty to do so.
The 2002 report also urged the Council to include in the mandate http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?712 of peacekeeping operations clear provisions for the disarmament, demobilization and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?317 reintegration (DDR) of former combatants, including measures for the collection and disposal http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?475 of weapons.
There had been some progress in that area, Ms. Hoppe, but efforts to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?395 systematically integrate long-term weapons control measures in the DDR process had to be http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1491 intensified.
An encouraging sign of progress, she said, was the increased focus on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1456 the link between the illicit arms trade and the illicit exploitation of natural resources, as http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?885 well as on measures to disrupt that linkage.
In her presentation, Ms. Hoppe called http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1347 attention to the upcoming major UN conference to review progress made in the implementation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?667 of the 2001 programme of action to eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?515 weapons.
She said the intensity of the debates during the preparatory process for the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1009 conference confirmed, on the one hand, that States remained as committed as they were in 2001 http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1411 to tackle the challenges posed by the trade.
On the other hand, she said the wide http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?393 diversity of views expressed regarding the question was symptomatic of the complexity of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1130 challenges posed by the problem of the illicit trade and its multifaceted nature. The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?645 conference will be held from 26 June to 7 July.
In the day-long discussion that http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1371 followed Ms Hoppes presentation, in which some 40 delegations took part, most speakers agreed http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1616 that in order to halt conflicts, particularly those decimating Africa, it was crucial to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1652 complete the implementation of the 2001 action programme and the 2002 recommendations of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1069 Secretary-General.
This years Review Conference presented a vital opportunity to focus http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1249 on areas where obstacles to full implementation persisted, namely marking and tracing, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?640 brokering regulations, transfer controls, ammunition, and the integration of small arms http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1462 measures into development assistance, participants said.
While the majority of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1639 speakers welcomed the recent adoption of the instrument for marking and tracing arms, they regretted that it did not have a legally binding character or contain provisions regarding ammunition.
Top officials call for urgent access to Libyan areas affected
6 March 2011 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations humanitarian http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?486 chief on Sunday called for urgent and unimpeded access to areas of Libya affected http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?921 by violence, particularly in the western part of the country.
“The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?325 Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?693 is claiming large numbers of lives and threatens even more carnage in the days http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1118 ahead,” Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1344 statement.
“He notes that civilians are bearing the brunt of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1606 violence, and calls for an immediate halt to the Government's http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?598 disproportionate use of force and indiscriminate attacks on civilian http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1483 targets.”
Mr. Ban discussed the “increasingly troubling http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?416 humanitarian situation” with Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa in a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1421 telephone conversation today, in which he also called on the authorities http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1413 “to uphold their responsibility to protect the country's http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1099 citizens and to heed the Libyan people's legitimate aspirations to live in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1511 dignity and peace.”
The Secretary-General has appointed the former http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?939 foreign minister of Jordan, Abdul Elah al-Khatib, as his Special Envoy to Libya to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?697 undertake urgent consultations with the authorities in Tripoli and in the region http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1542 on the immediate humanitarian situation as well as the wider dimensions of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?650 crisis.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1405 (OCHA) said it has received reports that the western city of Misrata is under http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?924 attack by Government forces and that the Libyan Red Crescent is trying to get http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1517 ambulances in from the capital, Tripoli, to collect the dead and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?734 injured.
“Humanitarian organizations need urgent access now. People http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1644 are injured and dying and need help immediately,” said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?388 Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?363 Valerie Amos. “I call on the authorities to provide access without delay http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1214 to allow aid workers to help save lives.”
Ms. Amos travelled yesterday http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?758 to the Tunisia-Libya border to review the ongoing relief effort for people fleeing http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1667 Libya amid the recent violence.
Since Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi started http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?787 the violent repression of protesters demanding his ouster several weeks ago, over http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?675 100,000 people, many of them migrant workers, have fled to Tunisia, and a similar http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1340 number to Egypt.
OCHA said that since Libyan authorities took control of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1617 border crossing into Tunisia, the number of people crossing has dropped to several http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1463 hundred per day, compared to about 20,000 at its peak several days ago.
People http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?922 crossing the border have reported that they have faced intimidation as they have http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?926 tried to leave Libya. Ms. Amos stressed that freedom of movement is a fundamental http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?653 human right that must be respected under all circumstances.
During her visit to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1503 the border areas, she thanked Governments, aid agencies, host families and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?636 communities in neighbouring countries, especially Tunisia and Egypt, for their http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?496 support to those leaving Libya.
On Monday in Geneva, Ms. Amos will launch the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1678 regional flash appeal covering Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Niger. It will focus on the border areas, population movements, humanitarian needs, security, health, water, protection and communication, and will cover a three-month period.
“The http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?325 Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?693 is claiming large numbers of lives and threatens even more carnage in the days http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1118 ahead,” Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1344 statement.
“He notes that civilians are bearing the brunt of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1606 violence, and calls for an immediate halt to the Government's http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?598 disproportionate use of force and indiscriminate attacks on civilian http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1483 targets.”
Mr. Ban discussed the “increasingly troubling http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?416 humanitarian situation” with Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa in a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1421 telephone conversation today, in which he also called on the authorities http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1413 “to uphold their responsibility to protect the country's http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1099 citizens and to heed the Libyan people's legitimate aspirations to live in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1511 dignity and peace.”
The Secretary-General has appointed the former http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?939 foreign minister of Jordan, Abdul Elah al-Khatib, as his Special Envoy to Libya to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?697 undertake urgent consultations with the authorities in Tripoli and in the region http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1542 on the immediate humanitarian situation as well as the wider dimensions of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?650 crisis.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1405 (OCHA) said it has received reports that the western city of Misrata is under http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?924 attack by Government forces and that the Libyan Red Crescent is trying to get http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1517 ambulances in from the capital, Tripoli, to collect the dead and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?734 injured.
“Humanitarian organizations need urgent access now. People http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1644 are injured and dying and need help immediately,” said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?388 Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?363 Valerie Amos. “I call on the authorities to provide access without delay http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1214 to allow aid workers to help save lives.”
Ms. Amos travelled yesterday http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?758 to the Tunisia-Libya border to review the ongoing relief effort for people fleeing http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1667 Libya amid the recent violence.
Since Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi started http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?787 the violent repression of protesters demanding his ouster several weeks ago, over http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?675 100,000 people, many of them migrant workers, have fled to Tunisia, and a similar http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1340 number to Egypt.
OCHA said that since Libyan authorities took control of the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1617 border crossing into Tunisia, the number of people crossing has dropped to several http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1463 hundred per day, compared to about 20,000 at its peak several days ago.
People http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?922 crossing the border have reported that they have faced intimidation as they have http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?926 tried to leave Libya. Ms. Amos stressed that freedom of movement is a fundamental http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?653 human right that must be respected under all circumstances.
During her visit to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1503 the border areas, she thanked Governments, aid agencies, host families and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?636 communities in neighbouring countries, especially Tunisia and Egypt, for their http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?496 support to those leaving Libya.
On Monday in Geneva, Ms. Amos will launch the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1678 regional flash appeal covering Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Niger. It will focus on the border areas, population movements, humanitarian needs, security, health, water, protection and communication, and will cover a three-month period.
and partners urge stepped-up efforts to foster reconciliation
23 November 2007 The United http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1027 Nations and Sierra Leones Human http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?559 Rights Commission have teamed up http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1075 with civil society groups to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?947 urge the countrys Government and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1179 the international community to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?696 intensify efforts to carry out http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1329 recommendations made by a Truth http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?562 and Reconciliation Commission. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1640
In a communiqu© issued http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1682 following a two-day consultation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?802 held in Freetown earlier this http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1443 week, participants also called http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?306 for the formulation of a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1474 comprehensive strategy with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1592 clear allocation of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?367 responsibilities to achieve this http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?406 and pointed out that the full http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?990 support of donor countries is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1530 required for it to succeed. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?352
The UN Integrated Office in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1504 Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?788 participants in the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1193 consultations encouraged civil http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1577 society groups to raise public http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1271 awareness about the Truth and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?708 Reconciliation Commissions http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?316 recommendations which are http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?447 critical for peace consolidation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1223 in Sierra Leone.
In 2004, the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1148 seven-member Commission made a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?584 number of recommendations to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1234 deal with past abuses and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?685 violations and foster http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?966 reconciliation in Sierra Leone, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?478 which is consolidating peace http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?997 following a brutal, 11-year http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?738 conflict.
They included the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?762 payment of reparations by the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?907 Government to amputees and other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?471 wounded victims, those who were sexually violated, and the widows and children who suffered deprivation, displacement, or worse between 1991 and 2002
In a communiqu© issued http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1682 following a two-day consultation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?802 held in Freetown earlier this http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1443 week, participants also called http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?306 for the formulation of a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1474 comprehensive strategy with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1592 clear allocation of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?367 responsibilities to achieve this http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?406 and pointed out that the full http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?990 support of donor countries is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1530 required for it to succeed. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?352
The UN Integrated Office in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1504 Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) said http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?788 participants in the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1193 consultations encouraged civil http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1577 society groups to raise public http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1271 awareness about the Truth and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?708 Reconciliation Commissions http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?316 recommendations which are http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?447 critical for peace consolidation http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1223 in Sierra Leone.
In 2004, the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1148 seven-member Commission made a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?584 number of recommendations to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1234 deal with past abuses and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?685 violations and foster http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?966 reconciliation in Sierra Leone, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?478 which is consolidating peace http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?997 following a brutal, 11-year http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?738 conflict.
They included the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?762 payment of reparations by the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?907 Government to amputees and other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?471 wounded victims, those who were sexually violated, and the widows and children who suffered deprivation, displacement, or worse between 1991 and 2002
World Health Assembly opens annual meeting in Geneva
13 May 2002 The health of people across the globe is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1448 increasingly being imperiled by behaviours such as smoking, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1669 poor hygiene and the consumption of fatty foods, the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?657 Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1226 said today.
The world is living dangerously either http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1521 because it has little choice, or because it is making wrong http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1272 choices about consumption or activity, Dr. Gro Harlem http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1240 Brundtland told delegates assembled in Geneva for the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?292 weeklong meeting of WHOs governing body, the World Health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?943 Assembly.
In the poorest countries and communities, she http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1384 said, diseases were often caused by poor nutrition, unsafe http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1128 sex, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, iron http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?554 deficiency and indoor smoke from solid fuels. At the other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?338 end of the risk spectrum, people in rich countries faced http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1600 high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are closely http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1380 related to excessive consumption of fatty, sugary and salty http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?369 foods. Obesity is a serious health risk, while the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?905 consequences of tobacco use and excessive alcohol http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1525 consumption are deadly, she warned.
While those factors http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1305 dominated wealthier countries, their prevalence in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?435 developing communities was increasing, leaving poorer http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?452 countries to cope with the double burden of infectious and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?398 non-communicable diseases, Dr. Brundtland said.
At the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1176 same time, the WHO chief hailed progress in moving health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?706 to the forefront of the world agenda, and welcomed the real http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?432 increase in funding earmarked for public health worldwide. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?404 She cited successes in the areas of fighting polio, AIDS, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1537 tuberculosis and malaria as well as increases in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1574 vaccination campaigns, progress on a tobacco control http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1314 treaty, and greater emphasis on mental illness as a major http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?371 cause of suffering and disability.
Dr. Brundtland http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?514 cautioned that these encouraging developments were just a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?624 start. We need continued reduction in prices of medicines http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1091 and other commodities, and expansion of quality services to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1084 the millions in need, she said. We must scale up our effort http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?512 even if the struggle seems beset with political and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?844 institutional minefields.
The World Health Assembly, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1012 which is made up of delegates from WHOs 191 Member States, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1055 sets the agencys policy and direction. Its current http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1001 fifty-fifth annual meeting will debate and make policy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?702 decisions on investing in health for economic development, the final strategy for the eradication of polio and WHOs contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
The world is living dangerously either http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1521 because it has little choice, or because it is making wrong http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1272 choices about consumption or activity, Dr. Gro Harlem http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1240 Brundtland told delegates assembled in Geneva for the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?292 weeklong meeting of WHOs governing body, the World Health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?943 Assembly.
In the poorest countries and communities, she http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1384 said, diseases were often caused by poor nutrition, unsafe http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1128 sex, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, iron http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?554 deficiency and indoor smoke from solid fuels. At the other http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?338 end of the risk spectrum, people in rich countries faced http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1600 high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are closely http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1380 related to excessive consumption of fatty, sugary and salty http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?369 foods. Obesity is a serious health risk, while the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?905 consequences of tobacco use and excessive alcohol http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1525 consumption are deadly, she warned.
While those factors http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1305 dominated wealthier countries, their prevalence in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?435 developing communities was increasing, leaving poorer http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?452 countries to cope with the double burden of infectious and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?398 non-communicable diseases, Dr. Brundtland said.
At the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1176 same time, the WHO chief hailed progress in moving health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?706 to the forefront of the world agenda, and welcomed the real http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?432 increase in funding earmarked for public health worldwide. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?404 She cited successes in the areas of fighting polio, AIDS, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1537 tuberculosis and malaria as well as increases in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1574 vaccination campaigns, progress on a tobacco control http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1314 treaty, and greater emphasis on mental illness as a major http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?371 cause of suffering and disability.
Dr. Brundtland http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?514 cautioned that these encouraging developments were just a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?624 start. We need continued reduction in prices of medicines http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1091 and other commodities, and expansion of quality services to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1084 the millions in need, she said. We must scale up our effort http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?512 even if the struggle seems beset with political and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?844 institutional minefields.
The World Health Assembly, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1012 which is made up of delegates from WHOs 191 Member States, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1055 sets the agencys policy and direction. Its current http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1001 fifty-fifth annual meeting will debate and make policy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?702 decisions on investing in health for economic development, the final strategy for the eradication of polio and WHOs contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
World Population Day: spotlights teen pregnancy and need to em
11 July 2013 United Nations officials marked World http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?381 Population Day today by spotlighting the issue of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1394 adolescent pregnancy, and calling on Governments to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?327 take measures to enable girls to make responsible http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?938 life choices and realize their potential.
About http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1555 16 million girls under age 18 give birth each year, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1461 according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?801 noted that another 3.2 million undergo unsafe http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1138 abortions.
The vast majority – 90 per http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?900 cent – of the pregnant adolescents in the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?530 developing world are married. But for far too many http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?414 of these girls, pregnancy has little to do with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?630 informed choice, said the agency.When we devote http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?970 attention and resources to the education, health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?468 and well-being of adolescent girls, they will http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1302 become an even greater force for positive change in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?574 society that will have an impact for generations to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?942 come.
UNFPA pointed out that adolescent http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1691 pregnancy is a health issue: the youngest mothers http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1466 face a heightened risk of maternal complications, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1601 death and disability, including obstetric fistula. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?992 Their children face higher risks as well. It is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?831 also an issue of human rights: adolescent pregnancy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?465 often means an abrupt end of childhood, a curtailed http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?323 education and lost opportunities.
“This http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?533 sensitive topic demands global attention,” http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1005 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?769 for the Day, observed annually on 11 July.
To http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?459 address the problems associated with adolescent http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1171 pregnancy, Mr. Ban stressed the need to get girls http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1282 into primary school and enable them to receive a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1062 good education through their adolescence. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?557 “When a young girl is educated, she is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?313 more likely to marry later, delay childbearing http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1327 until she is ready, have healthier children, and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?716 earn a higher income.”
He also cited http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1361 the need to provide all adolescents with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?376 age-appropriate, comprehensive education on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1612 sexuality, stating that this is especially http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?790 important to empower young women to decide when and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1207 if they wish to become mothers. Also vital is providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, as well as the maternal health services that women need
About http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1555 16 million girls under age 18 give birth each year, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1461 according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?801 noted that another 3.2 million undergo unsafe http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1138 abortions.
The vast majority – 90 per http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?900 cent – of the pregnant adolescents in the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?530 developing world are married. But for far too many http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?414 of these girls, pregnancy has little to do with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?630 informed choice, said the agency.When we devote http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?970 attention and resources to the education, health http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?468 and well-being of adolescent girls, they will http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1302 become an even greater force for positive change in http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?574 society that will have an impact for generations to http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?942 come.
UNFPA pointed out that adolescent http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1691 pregnancy is a health issue: the youngest mothers http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1466 face a heightened risk of maternal complications, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1601 death and disability, including obstetric fistula. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?992 Their children face higher risks as well. It is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?831 also an issue of human rights: adolescent pregnancy http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?465 often means an abrupt end of childhood, a curtailed http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?323 education and lost opportunities.
“This http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?533 sensitive topic demands global attention,” http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1005 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?769 for the Day, observed annually on 11 July.
To http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?459 address the problems associated with adolescent http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1171 pregnancy, Mr. Ban stressed the need to get girls http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1282 into primary school and enable them to receive a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1062 good education through their adolescence. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?557 “When a young girl is educated, she is http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?313 more likely to marry later, delay childbearing http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1327 until she is ready, have healthier children, and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?716 earn a higher income.”
He also cited http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1361 the need to provide all adolescents with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?376 age-appropriate, comprehensive education on http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1612 sexuality, stating that this is especially http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?790 important to empower young women to decide when and http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1207 if they wish to become mothers. Also vital is providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, as well as the maternal health services that women need
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