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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban pledges to help end S. Sudan violence as Security Council approves more peacekeepers

 

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Ban pledges to help end S. Sudan violence as Security Council approves more peacekeepers
The United Nations is boosting its presence in South Sudan to help quell violence, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. The Security Council on Tuesday approved adding 5,500 peacekeepers. Voice of America (12/25), Reuters (12/24)
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@UN: In protecting children who have known violence throughout their lives @UNPeacekeeping can break cycle of violence ow.ly/rUUWx
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UN Dispatch
"Averting Mass Atrocities in the Central African Republic. Or Not. In March, the 10 year rule of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize came to an abrupt and ignominious end when he was overthrown by a rebel alliance." UN Dispatch (12/24)
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Internet privacy violations are "extremely troubling," UN's Pillay says
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says surveillance of the Internet is imperiling human rights. Pillay is working on a UN report about protecting privacy and human rights. The Guardian (London) (12/26)
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Health Development
Truce called in Syrian town that could enable food shipments
A 48-hour truce began on Wednesday in Mouadamiya, a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus. The hiatus could allow food shipments to the town, where civilians face starvation, writes Stephen Kalin. Reuters (12/26)
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Women make gains in India's Kashmir region
More women in the Kashmir region of India are being educated and employed, enabling them to claim rights as social prejudices continue, writes Athar Parvaiz. Inter Press Service (12/24)
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Peacekeeping and Security
African leaders meet with S. Sudan president
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir today in an effort to advance peace negotiations in South Sudan. Fighting between government troops and rebels is affecting five of 10 states in South Sudan and risks becoming a civil war. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/26), BBC (12/26), Voice of America (12/25)
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Struggle for resources at root of Central Africa religious violence
The conflict in the Central African Republic is considered by a fight to control resources, not a sectarian fight, write Bate Felix and Paul-Marin Ngoupana. Separately, six African Union peacekeepers from Chad were killed in fighting with CAR militia fighters in the capital of Bangui. Reuters (12/26), Reuters (12/26), Voice of America (12/25), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/24)
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Security Council decides to reinforce UN Mission in South Sudan UN Radio (12/24)
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