Month: February 2009

Nairobi, 23 February, 2009— One in six children in Somalia is acutely malnourished because of high food prices and lack of access to staple foods due to ongoing conflict, according to an early warning report. […]

Nairobi, 23 February, 2009— Two years before a referendum on self-determination is held in Southern Sudan, confidence in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is falling, the Enough Project said in a report. The agreement, which […]

Gaza City, 23 February, 2009— School-children in the Gaza Strip face psychological trauma and lack facilities after schools were badly damaged or destroyed during Israel’s three-week assault on the enclave that began in December. Primary […]

Freetown, 23 February, 2009— With just a quarter of the funding required to compensate victims of human rights violations in Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, the government now faces tough decisions as to who will […]

Johannesburg, 23 February, 2009— Karamoja, a semi-arid region in northeast Uganda, is in crisis: a potent mix of the impact of climate change – 14 droughts in 25 years – border conflicts, armed cattle-raids, and […]

New York, 21 February, 2009— The death of Ms. Stella Asieduaa, 42, was reported on Feb. 5, 2009 at the Maimonides Medical Center and Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. The cause of death was given […]

Johannesburg, 18 February, 2009— An oversight committee – deemed crucial to the success of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal – is struggling to hold meetings because of a lack of money. The Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee […]

Johannesburg, 17 February, 2009— The power tussle between Madagascar’s President Marc Ravalomanana and the charismatic Andry Rajoelina, former mayor of the capital, Antananarivo, has already claimed more than 100 lives since 26 January – what […]