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08 Jul 2009

Afghanistan + 29 others
New 8th edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety" shows continued United States progress in clearing landmines and destroying conventional weapons

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— US Department of State
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BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC

The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) has released the 8th Edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety," a report summarizing the accomplishments of the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, the world's largest such operation.

In 2008, the Department of State provided $123.1 million in mine clearance and weapons destruction assistance to 35 countries. Among the report's success stories is Cambodia, where U.S.

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15 Oct 2003

Afghanistan + 40 others
FAO/GIEWS Foodcrops and Shortages No. 4/2003

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
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CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION
OVERVIEW

As of August 2003, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 38, with 23 in Africa, 8 in Asia, 5 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In many of these countries, food shortages are being compounded by the effect of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on food production, marketing and transport.

In eastern Africa, abundant rains in July and August generally improved the prospects for the 2003 cereal crops. However, severe floods and erratic rains in some areas may still affect

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31 Mar 2003

World + 3 others
Field Exchange Mar 2003: Infant feeding in emergencies

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— Emergency Nutrition Network
Summary of research1

The public health importance of infant feeding in emergencies has been highlighted in countries such as Iraq and Bosnia where feeding infants with breastmilk substitute is common practice. Although there are few epidemiological studies on the impact of emergencies on infant feeding, many anecdotal reports of adverse health outcomes exist. The displacement of such populations has created new dilemmas for aid workers on how best to assess and support feeding practice.

During the 1999 Kosovo Crisis an opportunity

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30 Nov 2002

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Special report: Putting peace into practice - Can Macedonia's new government meet the challenge?

Report
— US Institute of Peace


Brenda Pearson
Briefly...

Macedonia's September 15 parliamentary elections were the first since the country narrowly avoided an all-out civil war with the brokering of the Ohrid Framework Agreement by the United States and the European Union (EU) in August 2001. Macedonia's future as a unitary state largely depends upon the successful implementation of the Framework Agreement. The underlying problems that sparked the seven-month conflict between ethnic Albanian insurgents and Macedonian security forces remain unresolved and could again erupt.

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16 Oct 2002

Serbia + 2 others
Kosovo: The human rights situation and the fate of persons displaced from their homes

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— Council of Europe
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Strasbourg, 16 October 2002

CommDH(2002)11
Original version English

REPORT BY MR ALVARO GIL-ROBLES, COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

For the attention of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction
II. Background
III. The human rights situation in Kosovo

1. Which human rights ?
2. Who is accountable ?
3. Main human rights issues

  • a. Immunities of the international presence
  • b. Security and policing
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26 Sep 2002

Afghanistan + 25 others
Internally displaced people: Global Survey 2002

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— Global IDP Project


A Global Overview of Internal Displacement

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31 Jul 2002

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 3 others
Special report: Kosovo final status - Options and cross-border requirements

Report
— US Institute of Peace
Briefly...

Kosovo's final status, left undecided at the end of the Yugoslavia-NATO war in June 1999, will need to be discussed sooner than the international community anticipates; a roadmap will need to be drawn and the issue decided within the next three to five years.

  • This discussion should begin with an examination of a wide range of options, including those described and evaluated in Part II of this report.
  • Two options can be ruled out as unrealistic: immediate independence, and return of Kosovo to Belgrade's rule.
  • A third option should be ruled out as
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09 Mar 2002

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Inter-agency transition framework from relief assistance to recovery and sustainable development for the fYR of Macedonia

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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WORKING DRAFT

March 2002

I. Executive Summary

The political, humanitarian and security situation has changed dramatically since the summer of 2001 when the humanitarian community was assisting some 170,000 displaced persons. The signing of the 13 August 2001 Framework Agreement triggered spontaneous return of more than 140,000 persons throughout most of the former conflict areas and has resulted in growing stability and normalization. To reflect the changing needs and priorities, humanitarian agencies have begun to adjust

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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28 Feb 2002

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
EC/World Bank - Summary of financing requirements: Donors' meeting for FYR Macedonia

Report
— European Commission


February 2002
European Commission / World Bank

Introduction

This meeting of donors organized by the European Commission and the World Bank has the objective of mobilizing financial support for:

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11 Jan 2002

Afghanistan + 23 others
US DOS/US NIC: Global humanitarian emergencies: Trends and projections, 2001-2002

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— US Department of State
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The U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) has released a report identifying 20 humanitarian emergencies worldwide, affecting approximately 42 million people. "Global Humanitarian Emergencies: Trends and Projections, 2001-2002" predicts that the international community will continue to respond and provide aid to these countries, but that resources will remain below needs.
The total of 20 emergencies is an improvement over the previous year's finding of 25 humanitarian emergencies. Internal conflict, severe government repression, and natural disaster are some of
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19 Nov 2001

Afghanistan + 15 others
Statement by Mr. Ruud Lubbers, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Third Committee of the General Assembly

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Mr. Chairman,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to address the Third Committee of the General Assembly here in New York: one of the greatest cities in the world; a city that has suffered a terrible ordeal, but which will surely bounce back with its indomitable spirit.

The appalling events of 11 September have focused all our minds on dangers in the world today. Collectively, and through concerted action, we must take appropriate steps to rid this world of the scourge of terrorism, if we are to make it safe for our children,

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22 Oct 2001

Albania + 5 others
CARDS Assistance Programme to the western Balkans: Regional strategy paper 2002-2006

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— European Commission
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this Regional Strategy Paper is to provide a strategic framework for programming the regional envelope of the European Community's CARDS assistance programme.

The CARDS Regulation1 focuses on supporting the participation of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the Stabilisation and Association process (SAp) which is the cornerstone of the EU's policy in the region. To this end, € 4,650

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21 Sep 2001

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
fYR of Macedonia: NLA rebels left in Limbo

Report
— Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Many demobilised NLA soldiers feel unable to go back to their homes and fear they will have little to do when they eventually return.
By Jeff Bieley in Skopje.

As ethnic Albanian guerrillas in Macedonia leave behind six months of war, they face a long road back to normality.

The peace process here is a tricky balancing act of disarmament and parliamentary debate that has seen National Liberation Army, NLA, guerrilla fighters surrendering their guns without any guarantee either that their political aims will be achieved, or that they can go back to a normal life.

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31 Jul 2001

Serbia + 2 others
Newly displaced in the Balkans: Macedonia erupts in violence Jun-Jul 2001

Report
— US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
In June, as hyper-nationalist fever threatened to engulf Macedonia, the only former Yugoslav republic to have seceded from Yugoslavia without bloodshed, Refugee Reports was on the scene, encountering the first groups of ethnic Albanians uprooted from their homes into an uncertain future.
On the border with Kosovo, the Mother Theresa Society (MTS) in cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had set up a reception tent for refugees as they left Macedonia. Outside the tent, vans and other vehicles waited to take refugees
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19 Jun 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 4 others
USCR Country Report Yugoslavia: Statistics on refugees and other uprooted people, Jun 2001

Report
— US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
At the end of 2000, Yugoslavia hosted about 484,200 refugees, virtually all ethnic Serbs, of whom 14,400 were in Montenegro and 400 in Kosovo. Of these, the largest number of refugees were from Croatia (289,800) and Bosnia (190,000). The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported an additional 4,400 refugees from Slovenia and Macedonia residing in Yugoslavia during the year.
Almost 480,000 people remained internally displaced in Yugoslavia at year's end, 250,000 in Kosovo, 196,300 in Serbia, and 32,200 in Montenegro. These included some 176,500 ethnic Serbs, 28,500
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19 Jun 2001

Serbia + 2 others
USCR Country Report fYR of Macedonia: Statistics on refugees and other uprooted people, Jun 2001

Report
— US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
At year's end, Macedonia hosted more than 9,000 refugees in need of protection, down from 17,000 in 1999. Repatriation of ethnic Albanians to Kosovo during the year accounted for much of the decrease. Of the refugees in Macedonia at the end of 2000, 8,878 were from Kosovo, 170 from Bosnia, and 2 were from countries outside the region.
Some 58 Kosovars, mostly members of ethnic minorities, sought refuge in Macedonia during the year and were granted temporary protection. An additional eight asylum seekers from countries
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11 Jun 2001

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 3/01 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
Prospects for the 2001 cereal crops remain somewhat uncertain after exceptionally dry winter conditions, especially in eastern parts of the country. Winter wheat production in particular has been severely affected in some counties and, as a result, the overall output could fall below average this year.
WFP continues to provide basic rations for refugees living in host families and collective centres. Since late May, the increasing tension and exchange of fire between the Macedonian Security Forces and ethnic Albanian armed groups in the region of Lipkovo
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03 Apr 2001

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 2/01 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
Latest reports indicate that exceptionally dry winter conditions, especially in eastern parts of the country, could affect the 2001 cereal crops. Winter wheat production in particular is forecast to fall by as much as 50 percent in some counties. Although there are already strong indications that the overall output will fall below average this year, calling for increased imports to meet the normal wheat requirements, the final outcome will still depend on weather conditions during the remainder of the season.
WFP continues to provide food assistance

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