DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten" refugees
 10.03.2010 7:50  0 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Wins, March, Republic, After, Democratic, Conan, Agency
web NAKIVALE, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - With at least 67,000 refugees in southwest Uganda, the government and aid workers are still battling inadequate resources in what a UN official described as a "silent emergency". "We can hardly meet international standards of indicators such as water, health and food," Nemia Temporal, deputy representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Uganda, told IRIN on 8 March. "For instance, we are delivering 15 litres [of water] per person per day instead of the standard 20l." After years of protracted conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with large influxes to neighbouring countries, the situation of the majority Congolese refugees is no...
Czytaj więcej »
|
Resolve Tibet issue through dialogue: Dalai Lama
10.03.2010 2:59 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: March, Chinese, Republic, Last, Whether, Dalek, Dalai Lama
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to settle the Tibetan issue through dialogue and within the framework of Chinese law. "Whether the Chinese government acknowledges it or not, there is a serious problem in Tibet...For more than 30 years, I have tried my best to enter into talks with the People's Republic of...
Czytaj więcej »
|
US not to change DPRK through force: ambassador
09.03.2010 22:32 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: United, States, United States, Republic, Democratic, Korea
SEOUL - The United States is not seeking to bring down the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government, and is ready for dialogue between the two sides within the six-party framework, US ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday. "The United States has no hostile intent towards the people of DPRK nor are we threatening...
Czytaj więcej »
|
A third of world's jailed journalists are in Iran: Committee to protect journalists
09.03.2010 21:56 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: China, Iran, Republic, Islamic, Cute, Committee
NEW YORK: A third of the world's jailed journalists are imprisoned in Iran, the Committee to protect journalists said on Tuesday after the number of reporters held in the Islamic Republic rose to at least 52 in February. China was next after Iran with 24 jailed journalists and then Cuba with 22. The...
Czytaj więcej »
| Diadem of Empress Josephine
09.03.2010 20:12 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: December, Mark, Republic, French
Made for the coronation in December 1804, this magnificent piece is fully set with diamonds and is reputed to have been one of her favourite pieces of jewellery. In 1887 the French Republic decided to hold a major sale of its treasures and this tiara... Czytaj więcej »
|
Older articles »
|
|
|
Copyright © 2010 The Inside Scoop - News Insider News that you can Use Updated Daily - all rights reserved
|
