News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 375
Peacekeeping 20 Years after Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - On Jan. 11, 1994, Romeo Dallaire, force commander of the United Nations Mission in Rwanda, sent a fax to U.N. Headquarters in New York, telling officials there a source close the government had confided to him that Tutsis were being forced to register themselves in Kigali.
Djotodia’s Resignation Sparks Hopes for Peace in CAR
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, Jan 13 (IPS) - “I can’t wait to return back home,†Celeste Edjangue, a refugee from the Central African Republic (CAR) now in Cameroon’s East Region, told IPS.
U.N. Peacekeepers Overwhelmed in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (IPS) - As the death toll rises from South Sudan's spiraling political and ethnic conflict, the ability of the U.N. to enforce its peacekeeping mandate in the country is coming under increased scrutiny.
Natural Disasters Add to Myanmar’s Troubles
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Jan 11 (IPS) - As Myanmar nurses a fragile democracy after long years of military rule, a new danger has reared its head. Climate change, say experts, has the potential to spur migration and exacerbate conflict in the country.
Major Parts of World Ignored by U.S. TV News in 2013
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (IPS) - If people outside the United States are looking for answers why Americans often seem so clueless about the world outside their borders, they could start with what the three major U.S. television networks offered their viewers in the way of news during 2013.
U.N. to Seek Billions for Syria at Kuwait Conference
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (IPS) - When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chairs a U.N. pledging conference next week for urgently needed aid to Syria, he is expected to warn the donor community that the humanitarian crisis in the politically-troubled Arab nation is threatening to reach biblical proportions.
Four Years Later, USAID Funds in Haiti Still Unaccounted For
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (IPS) - As the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti approaches on Jan. 12, development analysts are decrying an ongoing lack of transparency in U.S. foreign aid to the country, even as those assistance streams are drying up.
Gaza Loses an Underground Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Jan 10 (IPS) - The border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip used to buzz with activity until a few months back as traders brought in an array of Egyptian goods â€" from food supplies to raw material - through hundreds of tunnels.
Europe's Leaders Visit Athens to Celebrate Their Failure
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Jan 08 (IPS) - The start of Greece's six-month presidency of the EU was marked by a ceremony Wednesday in the Greek capital attended by the EU commissioners. But protests were banned and there was no talk about the raging controversy over the bloc's handling of the Greek debt crisis and the renewed concerns about the vitality of the Eurozone.
Despite Legal Attacks, Conflict Minerals Ban Gets Stronger
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 08 (IPS) - Major manufacturing and business groups on Tuesday urged a court here to roll back a new U.S. regulation that would soon require major manufacturers to ensure that their global supply chains are free of minerals used to fund violence in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.
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