Disaster

Halt and Investigate Police Beatings, Looting in Dadaab Camps

(Nairobi, May 23, 2012) – Kenyan police arbitrarily arrested, detained, and beat refugees following the discovery of explosives and an attack on a police vehicle in the Dadaab refugee camps in mid-March 2012, Human Rights Watch said today after interviewing victims. Senior officials visiting the camps on May 23 should ensure a full and speedy investigation leading to the identification and disciplinary measures against any officer responsible for abuse and the compensation of victims, Human Rights Watch said.

Sheikh, Somaliland, 21 May 2012 – The livestock industry is the economic backbone of Somaliland, providing livelihoods for approximately 75 percent of the population. A new project, initiated by UNDP and Terra Nuova, aims to both strengthen this industry through improving food safety, and to harness its potential by piloting the production of biogas, using animal waste to provide energy to the residents of Sheikh. The funding for the project is being provided by the Government of Japan.

Somalia's business community can support aid efforts – but humanitarian agencies must better understand how

Despite – or perhaps because of – more than 20 years of war, Somalia has a remarkably strong private sector, particularly in the money transfer, telecommunications and livestock spheres. Yet, as the 2010 Inter-Agency Standing Committee evaluation of the humanitarian response in Somalia points out, aid agencies have failed to engage systematically the Somali private sector and disapora in their work.

18 mai 2012
Ottawa (Ontario)

Le Premier ministre Stephen Harper a annoncé aujourd’hui de l’aide pour une nouvelle initiative visant à résoudre le problème de la productivité agricole en Afrique. L’initiative a été annoncée par Barack Obama, Président des États-Unis, lors du Symposium sur l'agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire dans le monde, à Washington D.C.

All sub-Saharan African nations now on board the Mine Ban Treaty

(Geneva, 22 May 2012): Somalia has become the 160th State Party to the Mine Ban Treaty, the United Nations confirmed today.

This morning the news was announced to delegates from more than 95 countries, assembled in Geneva for a global conference to discuss progress on the landmine ban.

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 22, 2012

Three months ago, the Yemeni people inspired the world by bringing unprecedented political change to their country. Yemen’s transition represents an important step forward, but more work lies ahead. Together with the Friends of Yemen, the United States continues to stand by the Yemeni people as they take steps to realize a more secure, prosperous, and democratic future.