[RED DEMOCRATICA] South Sudan rebels take town of Bor as civil war threatens

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN panel cites civilian "enforced disappearances" by Syrian government Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 19, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story South Sudan rebels take town of Bor as civil war threatens Rebels in South Sudan have taken over Bor, the capital of Jonglei province. Meanwhile, United Nations officials are concerned that the turmoil could result in civil war. BBC (12/19), Reuters (12/19), Yahoo/Agence France-Presse (12/19), The Guardian (London) (12/18) Share:      Above the Fold UN panel cites civilian "enforced disappearances" by Syrian government Urban food insecurity requires aid groups to shift tactics Troops unable to halt Central African Republic violence UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: “No one did more in our time for the values aspirations of the UN,” Ban Ki-moon on #Mandela: un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7338 … Share:      UN Dispatch "By the time you read this, Samantha Power will be in the Central African Republic. America's foremost scholar-cum-diplomat on mass atrocities and genocide is landing into what a top UN official has called a pre-genocide situation." UN Dispatch (12/19) Share:      United Nations UN panel cites civilian "enforced disappearances" by Syrian government A United Nations Commission of Inquiry finds that the Syrian government is spreading terror by the forced abductions of civilians and its silence on their fate, the panel's report says. "Enforced disappearances are perpetrated as part of a widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population," the panel argues. BBC (12/19), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/19) Share:      3 countries named by General Assembly for rights violations The United Nations General Assembly passed resolutions on Wednesday condemning human rights violations by Syria and North Korea. Iran was also cited for rights abuses, but the General Assembly acknowledged Iran's pledges to improve its human rights. Reuters (12/18), ABC News/The Associated Press (12/19), Google/Agence France-Presse (12/19) Share:      Resolution on right to digital privacy passed by General Assembly BBC (12/18) Share:      Modest global economic growth forecast for 2014-15, UN says Reuters (12/18) Share:      Use of drones must conform to international law, General Assembly says DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)/Associated Press of Pakistan (12/19) Share:      West Africa, Sahel region need help fighting cocaine trafficking, UN envoy says ABC News/The Associated Press (12/18) Share:      Health Development Urban food insecurity requires aid groups to shift tactics Aid agencies in urban areas must adopt different food-insecurity strategies than those used in rural areas. Experts say local coordination is easier in urban areas and that cash, rather than food distribution, can be the best means of getting residents fed. IRINNews.org (12/18) Share:      Data on internal migration to help aid groups craft policies, advocates say The Guardian (London) (12/18) Share:      4-year, $8.2 billion recovery program begun by Philippines Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/19) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Troops unable to halt Central African Republic violence Violence in the Central African Republic is rampant, with nearly 1,000 civilians killed in a recent two-day period, says Amnesty International. Separately, the American ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, visited the capital of Bangui today to assess the situation. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/19), BBC (12/19), ForeignPolicy.com (12/19) Share:      Tension from Syria spilling over to neighbors, experts say Sectarian tensions are rising in the countries bordering Syria, writes Joby Warrick. "The strain of the nearly three-year-old conflict is showing in countries such as Kuwait, where the fighting has inflamed tensions between Shiite and Sunni communities that have coexisted in relative harmony for decades," Warrick writes. 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