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Central African Republic: Tragedy At the Imam’s House

December 12, 2013 Global AuthorCAR, HRW, UN, violence, war

Photo: Voxcom/IRIN Some of the LRA soldiers sit outside, Sudan, April 2007. On Thursday morning, the photographer Marcus Bleasdale and I went to see the imam of Bossangoa, Central African Republic (CAR), at his home in the Muslim Boro district of the town. The situation in Bossangoa was tense as word spread of heavy fighting in the capital, Bangui, between the… Read More

Rwanda’s M23 fires on another UN Helicopter

October 18, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, M23, MONUSCO, Rwanda, UN

MONUSCO PRESS RELEASE Martin Kobler and Mary Robinson condemn new attack by the M23 against a UN Helicopter Kinshasa, 18 October 2013: The head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mary Robinson, strongly condemned a new attack by the M23 against an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter, the second in less than a week. The latest attack… Read More

South Africa must support ICC and fight against impunity, says SALC

October 8, 2013 Global AuthorICC, kenya, South Africa, UN

SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ICC AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY, SAYS SALC JOHANNESBURG, October 7 – With tension mounting between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa must publicly confirm its support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity, said the Southern Africa Litigation... Read More

UN women Director visiting Malawi

October 8, 2013 Global AuthorMalawi, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South African, UN

Blantyre, Malawi, Oct. 7 (AGV) _ Newly-appointed Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is in Malawi on a three-day official country mission. Mlambo-Ngcuka is in Malawi to reinforce UN Women’s support to Malawi in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through collaboration with the government, civil society, private sector and UN system, according to an official statement on her... Read More

Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC

August 27, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, Kagame, Rwanda, UN, UNSC

By Jennifer Fierberg Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the United Nations. The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC) despite the country’s well-documented history of destabilization in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN’s actions are antithetical to the stated goals and vision of… Read More

The FDLR speaks out

July 16, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FARDC, FDLR, Rwanda, UN

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hot bed for armed rebel groups engaged in a geostrategic power struggle for the control of minerals and territory. One such group is the FDLR which is a rebel group from Rwanda that fled after the 1994 genocide made up of primarily Hutu refugees. This group… Read More

“Africans want to lead a peaceful and progressive life” ~ An interview with Brigadier General Mujahid Alam

April 11, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergafrica, Amnesty international, Arms Trade Treaty, Jennifer Fierberg, Mujahid Alam, UN

By: Jennifer Fierberg While in New York City at the United Nations covering the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations I had the amazing opportunity to interview Retired Pakistani Brigadier General Mujahid Alam on his role in the negotiations and how a strong Arms Trade Treaty could affect Central Africa. General Alam spent fifteen years in Central Africa and wrote a very… Read More

When two Presidents are murdered and the UN remains silent

April 6, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994 Genocide, Cyprian Ntaryamira, hutu, Juvenal Habyarimana, Paul Kagame, Tutsi, UN

By: Jennifer Fierberg Nineteen years ago today the Falcon 50 Jet carrying two heads of state in Central Africa was shot down by a surface to air missile. Presidents Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprian Ntaryamira of Burundi were both killed along with their aides and the French crew members. Theories and testimonies of how and why this happened have… Read More

Statement from Vision GRAM regarding the Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty-

April 3, 2013 Global AuthorArms Trade Treaty, Control Arms, UN, Victor Amisi, Vision-GRAM International

Wednesday April 3, 2013 Today Vision GRAM celebrates the victory of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. After a long battle, 154 states voted in favor, with 23 abstentions and 3 voting against. This is significant, as states took this RESPONSIBLE action on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people around the world whose lives will be saved… Read More

Take it or Leave it

March 27, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer FierbergArms Trade Treaty, Control Arms, Oxfam, UN, Vision-GRAM International

By Jennifer Fierberg Control Arms has published their reaction to the final draft of the Arms Trade Treaty. Just before the negotiations ended earlier today the President of the committee stated “take it or leave it” and then an hour later the final draft was published. Control Arms is an organization formed to support a strong Arms Trade Treaty and… Read More

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