April 2013 Trends

Deteriorated Situations

Afghanistan (p.5) Bangladesh (p.5) Central African Republic (p.2) Iraq (p.10) Lebanon (p.9) Pakistan (p.6) Venezuela (p.9)

Improved Situations

Kosovo (p.7) Serbia (p.7)

Unchanged Situations

Overview

For 2012, the project areas supported in Kosovo are based on the priorities and capacities of the Red Cross organizations in Kosovo. All Federation-supported programmes in Kosovo are aligned with and contribute to the strategic aims of the IFRCs Strategy 2020 and the priorities of the Red Cross organizations. In Kosovo, the International Federation contributes, within its agreed areas of responsibility, to the achievement of the Secretary General’s objectives set by the Governing Board in 2011.

The second stage of demining operation started in April 2013. The Russian bomb disposal technicians started working at the section “Parachin 5”. The demining operation will go on until September, during this time they are planning to clear 32 hectares.

Key Indicator for New Agreement, EU Ties

(Budapest) – The April 19 agreement between Serbia and Kosovo offers a landmark opportunity to improve human rights protection in both countries.

Lack of cooperation between Pristina and Belgrade has impeded accountability for war crimes and other serious abuses and impeded free movement. Both governments also need to do more to protect the rights of minorities, ensure full guarantees of the rule of law throughout both Serbia and Kosovo, and improve media freedom.

AG/11355 Assemblée générale Soixante-septième Débat thématique - matin & après-midi

Avec l’expérience de ces 20 dernières années, la justice pénale internationale apparaît comme une contribution cruciale -mais insuffisante à elle seule- à la réconciliation

04/08/2013 20:26 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia, April 08, 2013 (AFP) - Serbia on Monday rejected a Brussels-brokered proposal on easing tensions with breakaway Kosovo, seen as a key condition for EU integration talks to begin, but pledged to continue negotiations with Pristina.

"The government of Serbia cannot accept principles verbally presented to its negotiating team in Brussels, since they do not guarantee full security and protection of human rights to the Serb people in Kosovo," Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic told reporters.

Earlier this year, in the State of the Union address, President Obama called upon us to join the world in ending extreme poverty in the next two decades. It was an extraordinary moment, as the President set forth a vision for one of the greatest contributions to human progress in history.

L’année dernière, des conflits anciens et nouveaux, y compris en Syrie, en Afghanistan, en Iraq et en Somalie, ont contribué à une augmentation de 8% des demandes d’asile dans les pays industrialisés durant l’année 2012, la plus forte hausse concernant celles déposées par des Syriens.

03/21/2013 00:21 GMT

BRUSSELS, March 21, 2013 (AFP) - A deal to normalise ties between Serbia and Kosovo is close and could be sealed next month, the European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Wednesday, following high-level talks in Brussels.

"I think we are very close to a solution on the most difficult issues," Ashton told a press conference after talks in Brussels with Serb Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci.

The two men will meet again on April 2 for a "conclusive meeting", Ashton added.