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01 May 2002

World
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Report
— UN Economic and Social Council
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This report outlines the activities undertaken by UN High Commissioner for Refugees between January 2001 and April 2002.

Describing developments and challenges in international protection, assistance activities and the search for durable solutions worldwide, it also covers global themes, financing of activities, issues of oversight and accountability, as well as UNHCR's cooperation within and beyond the UN system.
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01 May 2002

World
Addressing Gender Issues in Demobilization and Reintegration Programs

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— World Bank
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This document examines women and girls' needs during demobilisation and re-integration programs (DRPs), focusing on female ex-combatants, abducted girls, wives of ex-combatants, and women in the receiving community. For this purpose, it provides the chapters on the following:

- Targeting
- Demobilization
- Reinsertion
- Reintegration
- Impact of demobilization on women in the host community
- Implementation Arrangements

The study aims to ensure that female-specific needs are identified and addressed in future DRPs, as well as identify
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01 May 2002

World
A World Fit For Children: Official Outcome Document of UN Special Session on Children

Report
— UN Children's Fund
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As the official outcome document of the UN Special Session on Children, this report reviews the progress achieved and lessons learned in the context of the World Declaration and the Plan of Action of the World Summit for Children of 1991.

In addition, the report outlines a plan of action for the Member States in terms of creating a world fit for children, as well as follow-up actions and assessment to further their implementation.
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01 May 2002

World
The Destabilising Impact of HIV/AIDS

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— Center for Strategic and International Studies
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In the context of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on the critical infrastructures that sustain the security, stability, and viability of modern nation-states, this paper outlines the broad security implications of HIV/AIDS, with particular focus on the disease's impact on the institutions of national security. In addition, a set of security-specific initiatives to mitigate its destabilizing consequences is proposed.

Specifically, it calls on the United States, in concert with other countries in the developing and developed world,
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01 May 2002

World
Strengthening the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations: Report of the Secretary-General (A/57/77-E/2002/63)

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— UN General Assembly
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In this annual report of the Secretary-General, various aspects of the coordination of the UN humanitarian assistance to the victims of natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies are examined, including:

- Developments and emerging themes in humanitarian assistance operations, 2001-2002
- Cause and effects of humanitarian emergencies,
- Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian assistance
- Consolidated appeals process as a coordination, strategic planning and advocacy tool
- Transition from relief to development
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01 May 2002

World
Meeting the Rights and Protection Needs of Refugee Children: An Independent Evaluation of the Impact of UNHCR's Activities

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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In the light of children and children's concerns being inconsistently addressed and often regarded as something 'extra' to core protection and assistance work, this evaluation examines whether UNHCR is effectively meeting the protection needs of refugee children.

For this purpose, the report contains a global evaluation to highlight institutional policy, strategies and progress, concentrating on organization-wide patterns, shortcomings and successes.

The report is based on interviews, field missions, focus groups and field questionnaires.
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01 May 2002

World
Amnesty International Annual Report 2002

Report
— Amnesty
Covering human rights abuses in 152 countries and territories around the world, this report provides studies of individual countries as well as regional summaries. In addition, challenges in the wake of September 11th are discussed, including:

- Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law resulting from intervention
- Introduction of measures curtailing human rights and civil  liberties in the West
- Backlash against Muslims and people of Middle Eastern or Asian origin world-wide
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01 May 2002

World
UNHCR Policy on Refugee Women and Guidelines on Their Protection: An Assessment of Ten Years of Implementation

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— Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
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This assessment measures the extent to which UNHCR has successfully implemented the principles contained in the Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women from 1991. For this purpose, it considers the following issues:

- Measures taken to respond to the particular needs and risks faced by women and girls
- Effectiveness of UNHCR protection activities in relation to these needs and risks
- Progress with regard to the goal of establishing gender equality

In addition, the assessment explores linkages
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01 May 2002

World
Children Affected by Armed Conflict: UNICEF Actions

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— UN Children's Fund
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This document examines some of UNICEF's activities in countries experiencing conflict or in its aftermath. It notably deals with the following issues:

- Child soldiers returning home
-  Refugees and the internally displaced
-  HIV/AIDS and conflict
-  Gender-based violence and sexual exploitation
-  Education in emergencies
-  Health, nutrition, safe water
-  Landmines and light weapons
-  International standards for child protection
-  Peacemaking, peacekeeping, peace-building
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01 May 2002

World
Human rights crises: NGO responses to military interventions

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— International Council on Human Rights Policy
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Military interventions in human rights crises have been much discussed in recent years: Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Kosovo followed one another in quick succession during the 1990s. The last of these in particular, NATO's intervention in the former Yugoslavia in 1999, caused human rights organisations to disagree sharply over whether to support or oppose the use of military force to protect human rights.

While a number of efforts were made to discuss the problems associated with such interventions at the intergovernmental
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01 May 2002

World
Humanitarian Action in an Age of Terrorism

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— International Council on Human Rights Policy
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The International Expert Conference, "Security and Humanitarian Action: Who is Winning?", comes at a propitious moment. Eight months-plus after September 11, the dramatic and lethal terrorist events in New York and Washington remain fresh in mind. At the same time, enough of an interlude has passed to establish their profound impacts on popular attitudes in the United States and abroad, on security and humanitarian policy, and on national budgets and legislation.

This background paper seeks to identify the major issues of policy and operations for humanitarian organizations
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01 May 2002

United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania: Annual Report (Appeal 01.18/2001)

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— IFRC
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This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only.
Appeal Target: CHF 10,902,000; budget revised to CHF 9,615,095 (USD 6,717,247 or EUR7,457,189)

Operational Developments

Despite ongoing peace negotiations, political unrest and insecurity in Burundi and more so in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced thousands of refugees to flee to Tanzania.

In September 2001, the UNHCR, assisted by the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) and the Federation re-registered all refugees in the Kigoma region. Results obtained showed a decrease of

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01 May 2002

Liberia + 2 others
Back to the brink: War crimes by Liberian Government and rebels

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— Human Rights Watch
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SUMMARY
Liberian government forces fighting against rebels from the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) have committed war crimes and other serious human rights abuses, including summary executions of scores of civilians, widespread rape of girls and women, and looting and burning of villages. Hundreds of civilians have been forcefully conscripted and sent to the battlefront in an arbitrary manner, without advance notice or any set procedures, and often with little or no military training. The LURD forces have also carried out serious
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01 May 2002

Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual Report (Appeal 01.13/2001)

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— IFRC
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This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only.
Appeal Target: CHF 740,152 (USD 456,151 or EUR 506,401)

Operational Developments

The year 2001 was for the Ethiopia Red Cross Society (ERCS) a year marked by the continuation of the drought relief programme started in the previous year and a major involvement in the meningitis epidemic operation. ERCS continued to run its large-scale national operations such as the blood services programme and the essential drugs programme

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01 May 2002

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Resumption of TIPH patrolling in Hebron

Report
— Temporary International Presence in the City of Hebron
TIPH resumes patrolling
The TIPH resumed patrolling in Hebron today, after having made two reconnaissance trips yesterday. Observers have been allowed freedom of movement in most areas, only stopped when there has been an ongoing operation by the IDF.

The IDF are finalizing their operation in the Palestinian H1 areas of Hebron. At least eight Palestinians died in the operation and four were seriously wounded within the TIPH Area of Responsibility. The city structures have not witnessed any large-scale damage as a result of artillery or heavy machine gun fire. The most obvious

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01 May 2002

Indonesia
Indonesia: Maluku governor rejects calls for martial law

Report
— Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA, May 1 (AFP) - The governor of Indonesia's eastern Maluku province on Wednesday rejected calls for martial law to be imposed in the strife-torn region, despite the massacre of 13 Christians at the weekend.

"I don't see any need for a military emergency," SCTV television showed Governor Saleh Latuconsina telling reporters in the provincial capital Ambon.

"What's needed is to maximise the role and service of professional administrators and security forces," he said.

The Indonesian government has been contemplating

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01 May 2002

Burundi
South Africa calls for regional summit on Burundi conflict

Report
— Agence France-Presse
KAMPALA, May 1 (AFP) - South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma has called for a regional summit to help jump-start the peace process in Burundi, sources at the Ugandan presidency said here Wednesday.
Zuma made his appeal at a meeting here on Tuesday night with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

"South Africa wants Museveni, as chairman of the regional peace initiative on Burundi, to carry out consultations with regional governments on the possibility of convening a summit to salvage the situation, which has made little progress and required a regional summit

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01 May 2002

Liberia
Liberia: Extend U.N. arms embargo

Report
— Human Rights Watch
Liberian Government Forces and Rebels Committing War Crimes
(New York, May 1, 2002) The United Nations Security Council should maintain the arms embargo against the Liberian government, Human Rights Watch said in releasing a new report about abuses in Liberia today.

Human Rights Watch also called for the arms embargo to be extended to cover the rebel Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), and for an end to Guinea's support for the LURD. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on the arms embargo by May 7.

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01 May 2002

Benin + 16 others
West Africa: Annual Report (Appeal 01.02/2001)

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— IFRC
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This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only.
Appeal Target: CHF 5, 630,297 (USD 3,783,556 or EUR 3,407,297)

Operational Developments

In 2001, West Africa continued to undergo many socio-economic and political problems which spilled over into ethnic conflict based on mainly sectarian lines. Nigeria was a case in point, since the imposition of Sharia law there continued to create tension between Christians and Muslims. Street riots were reported in the city of Maiduguri and other places.

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