Protection and Human Rights

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SNNPR Region: Who Does What Where (3W) (as of 18 June 2013)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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Ethiopia: Who Does What Where (3W) Map (as of 07 June 2013)

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Gambella Region : Who Does What Where (3W) (as of 13 June 2013)

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Unicef Chad Situation Report on the Emergency in Tissi (April – May 2013)

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Chad is currently facing simultaneous, acute emergencies which are stretching capacity and current funding levels. UNICEF and partners have responded well to the most recent refugee and returnee influxes but we remain vigilant given current political turmoil in neighboring countries as well as a high risk for epidemics.

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Rapport statistique sur les tendances mondiales

Selon le nouveau rapport statistique du HCR sur les tendances mondiales, les déplacements forcés n’ont jamais été aussi nombreux depuis 18 ans

Un rapport publié aujourd’hui par le HCR, le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, montre qu’il y a aujourd’hui davantage de réfugiés ou de déplacés internes qu’à tout autre moment depuis 1994(1), la crise en Syrie étant devenue un nouveau facteur majeur de déplacement forcé dans le monde.

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Libya’s road to democracy faces political, security challenges arising from decades of authoritarian, dysfunctional rule, Council told

Security Council
6981st Meeting (AM)

The Libyan people would, for the foreseeable future, continue to endure the heavy legacy bequeathed to them over decades of brutal rule, the Security Council was told today as it heard from the top United Nations official in that country.

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In his report on Afghanistan, UN chief highlights urgent need to conclude groundwork for 2014 polls

18 June 2013 – In his latest report on Afghanistan to the United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted a range of issues including an urgent need to finalize electoral legislations and appointments to Afghan electoral institutions for a timely presidential election next year, which will mark the political transition.

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ILO lifts remaining restrictions on Myanmar

The restrictions were related to the country’s non compliance of the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29).

GENEVA – In a historic move, delegates attending the International Labour Conference (ILC) have voted to lift all remaining ILO restrictions on Myanmar.

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Asylum decisions in the EU27 EU Member States granted protection to more than 100 000 asylum seekers in 2012

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European Union

Reference: STAT/13/96 Event Date: 18/06/2013

Asylum decisions in the EU27

EU Member States granted protection to more than 100 000 asylum seekers in 2012

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Chinese mining industry contributes to abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Amnesty

Chinese mining industry contributes to abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need to do more to prevent their operations from leading to human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today in a new report.

Profits and Loss: Mining and human rights in Katanga, examines the impact of the mining industry in south-eastern DRC.

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UNHCR Global Trends 2012: Displacement The New 21st Century Challenge

A UNHCR report says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major factor.

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La plateforme Gedrofe et la promotion des droits de la femme

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Radio Okapi

Le Réseau genre et droits de la femme (Gedrofe) est une plateforme qui promeut les droits de la femme en RDC. Son siège se trouve à Kinshasa. Elle œuvre dans six provinces et fonctionne depuis 2006.Jody Nkashama et Nounou Ngoie font le point des activités de ce réseau avec Sylvie Kolomoni, sa présidente.

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Province Orientale: près de 30 hommes armés se rendent aux FARDC à Aru

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Radio Okapi

En Ituri, près de trente hommes armés se sont rendus aux Forces armées de la RDC (FARDC) avec des armes de guerre dans les localités d’Ariwara et d’Ingbokolo dans le territoire d’Aru (Province Orientale). Selon le commandant des FARDC en Ituri, cette reddition est le résultat d’une campagne de sensibilisation initiée par les autorités militaires avec le concours de la Monusco et des autorités coutumières locales.

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Sanctuary in the city? Reframing responses to protracted urban displacement

HPG Policy Briefs

In 2010, half of the world’s refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) were thought to be in urban areas, many of them in protracted displacement with little likelihood of ever returning home. Yet the implications of protracted urban displacement have not been given due weight by an international aid and governance system that has historically focused its displacement responses on rural camps.

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Avoiding and Mitigating FGM/C’s Health Consequences in Ethiopia

More than 7,000 girls in 6 districts are spared the cut

AFAR REGION, Ethiopia — Ten-year-old Sadiya Abubakar had suffered for a long time. What should be a natural regular function – urination– had become an ordeal for her.

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2013 ‘worst year for Darfur camps’: displaced association

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Radio Dabanga

The Association of Displaced Persons and Refugees has described 2013 as “the worst for Darfur camps”, as record numbers of displaced struggle in abysmal conditions throughout the region.

“In terms of the deterioration of security, economy, living conditions, and high influx rates of newly displaced people, our assessment shows that this year has been the worst so far,” the spokesman for the Association, Hussein Abu Sharati, told Radio Dabanga.

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UN concerned over appointment of new human rights commissioners

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UN News Service

18 June 2013 – The United Nations human rights Office today expressed concern over President Hâmid Karzai’s appointment of five new commissioners to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), stressing that selection processes must follow agreed international standards.

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Avoid and account for civilian casualties after security handover

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Amnesty

Afghanistan’s security forces must do everything in their power to avoid and account for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said today as the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) handed over responsibility for maintaining security in the country.

The organization also calls on the Afghan authorities to investigate allegations of civilian casualties amid operations carried out by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

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Largest ever UK disaster response for Syria crisis

David Cameron announces £175 million in humanitarian aid for the Syrian crisis.

Prime Minister David Cameron today set out the largest single funding commitment ever made by the UK in response to a humanitarian disaster, as he announced a £175 million emergency package for the Syrian crisis.

But the Prime Minister warned that the international community as a whole must now follow this lead. He called for: