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Rwanda expresses anger over UN's Congo report

Rwandan officials have expressed outrage at the results of an intensive United Nations investigation into violence in Congo that concluded Rwandan forces pursued and killed tens of thousands of ethnic Hutus over the border after the 1994 genocide. Rwandan authorities sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon threatening to pull out of all peacekeeping operations in response to the report. The New York Times (free registration) (8/27) , The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (8/28) , The Washington Post (8/29)



The situation in the North Caucasus is now much more difficult than [Vladimir] Putin or [Dmitry] Medvedev imagine it. We are talking about a growing Islamist opposition and hundreds or even thousands of militants in Chechnya alone, with more young men joining them up in the mountains. It's a civil war. Invisible or visible, it's a war."

Carnegie Centre north Caucasus expert Alexei Malashenko. Read the full story.



"The World Resources Institute recently released updated estimates of the 'fast-start' climate mitigation and adaption commitments rich nations made to poor countries after the Copenhagen summit. The headline figures are impressive: Developed nations have set aside an estimated $27.9 billion, a combined total that is only $2 billion shy of the amount they promised between now and 2012."

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  • UN is concerned for Pakistan's children
    Floodwaters have begun to recede in some parts of Pakistan even as they continue to threaten other regions in the county's south, and relief agencies remain unable to reach the majority of those affected by the disaster. United Nations officials are raising the alarm for Pakistan's children and the dangers posed by diarrhea, dehydration and malnutrition. Officials warn that 72,000 malnourished children in the flood-hit areas are at particularly high risk. BBC (8/30) , Reuters (8/28) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
Development Health and Poverty
  • Volunteerism is faith at Indian soup kitchen
    The Golden Temple in Amritsar, India -- which is the holiest temple in the Sikh religion -- hosts what may be the largest soup kitchen in the world. As many as 80,000 people visit each weekday and may eat for free. The rejection of caste at the heart of the Sikh faith leads practitioners to devote themselves to volunteerism. The New York Times (free registration) (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • U.K. puts national security first in deciding foreign aid
    The British government came under fire for releasing new guidelines for aid spending that would put forward as a criterion that all funded projects contribute maximally to national security -- a precondition that opposition figures described as securitizing aid. The Labour Party fears that aid will be diverted from vulnerable populations, such as those in Pakistan, to boosting security forces in places such as Afghanistan. The Guardian (London) (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Ghana's leprosy survivors still fight to live
    Thousands of former leprosy sufferers continue to battle social stigma, official indifference and hunger as they struggle to survive. Ghana hospitals and NGOs try to help survivors and urge the government to provide more services. Some former patients try to earn a living as farmers or weavers but are restricted by physical deformities caused by the disease. The Toronto Star (8/28) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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Development Energy and Environment
  • IPCC prepares for review results
    A 12-member review panel tasked with providing an assessment of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change processes is scheduled to deliver its report to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri today. The IPCC came under fierce criticism after leaked e-mails and apparent errors provided climate-change deniers ammunition to challenge the panel's conclusions on climate change in its 2007 assessment. IPCC officials hope to use the assessment to help define ways to update the panel's process for gathering and delivering information. BBC (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Race for biofuels heats up in Africa
    The drive to produce crops such as sugar cane and palm oil that can be converted into biofuels is spurring land grabs across Africa that may contribute to food shortages and deforestation, Friends of the Earth says in a new report. Foreign companies have already purchased more than 19,000 square miles of land in 11 countries and in some cases local residents have been forcibly removed from their homes, the group said. Biofuel proponents believe production would be a boon for Africa, providing economic opportunities and helping to battle climate change. AlertNet.org/Reuters (8/30) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
Security and Human Rights
  • Diplomatic immunity can serve as criminal cover
    An employment solicitor argues in the Guardian that diplomatic immunity contributes to human-rights abuses -- from verbal to physical to sexual assault. Migrant workers employed under diplomats in the U.K. have little recourse for abuses due to a 1961 Vienna convention that prohibits diplomats and their families and staff from being prosecuted under criminal and civil actions in the host country. In 2007, 78 criminal offenses were alleged against diplomats -- who are immune to any prosecution. The Guardian (London) (8/30) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
 
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Peace and Security
  • North Korea, China confirm Kim's visit
    North Korea confirmed that its leader, Kim Jong Il, traveled to China to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, where it is suspected that he offered some concessions on denuclearization agreements in exchange for support for his heir apparent, his youngest son Kim Jong Un. Bloomberg (8/30) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Insurgents strike village of pro-Moscow Chechen president
    Insurgents attacked the compound of pro-Moscow Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov in his village of Tsentoroi, killing 19 people. A rebel website claimed credit for the operation, boasting that 60 mujahideen had stormed the presidential compound and destroyed an armored personnel carrier in the process. The operation -- during which the rebels claim to have seized the compound for an hour -- appeared to be a symbolic blow rather than a genuine assassination attempt. The Guardian (London) (8/29) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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