Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Marian Houk
The UN spokesperson told journalists Tuesday that “The Secretary-General has [announced his intention] to appoint Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan as his Special Representative for Sudan. He succeeds Mr. Jan Pronk of the Netherlands, who left the post last year”. She indicated that Qazi has ended his time in Iraq, [...]
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Filed under: Iraq, Middle East Peace Process, Sudan - Darfur, Sudan - Southern Sudan
Posted on May 4th, 2007 by Marian Houk
The U.S. State Department spokesman today explained the nuances in the reasoning of the U.S. position on counterterrorism cooperation vs. genocide:
“MR. CASEY: … In terms of the nature of listing issues, well, again, as you well know, being designated a state sponsor of terror is something that takes a very thorough and lengthy legal [...]
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Filed under: Sudan - Darfur, Sudan - Southern Sudan
Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by Marian Houk
This was posted recently on Jan Pronk’s blog:
“Weblog nr 41
February 25, 2007
Before my final departure from Sudan in December last year I addressed the UN staff in Khartoum and Juba. In my address I presented fifteen guidelines for peacekeepers. Several colleagues asked me to put these on paper. Here they are:
First: United Nations peacekeepers in [...]
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Filed under: Blogging, Sudan - Darfur, Sudan - Southern Sudan, UN Humanitarian Efforts, UN Peacekeeping, UN Security Council
Posted on January 29th, 2007 by Marian Houk
The continuing conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region is what the new UN Secretary-General BAN KI-MOON has said is his top priority at the moment, and he is in Addis Ababa to discuss this and other matters with African leaders meeting at the African Union Summit.
In a keynote address at the Summit meeting on Monday, BAN [...]
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Posted on January 19th, 2007 by Marian Houk
“The Secretary-General is very aware of the need to stress a ‘zero tolerance’ policy among the troops”, the UN spokesperson reported on Thursday, and will probably make this point in person during an upcoming trip to Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the end of January.Â
The UN policy of “zero tolerance” was [...]
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Filed under: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment, Sudan - Southern Sudan, UN Peacekeeping, UN Secretary-General
Posted on January 11th, 2007 by Marian Houk
Asked about the Sudanese President’s reported rejection of UN Peacekeeping forces for Darfur, UN SG BAN KI-MOON told journalists at UNHQ/NY on Thursday that ”I just spoke with Mr. Eliasson [Jan Eliasson is the Special Represenative for Darfur, who is now in Sudan] this morning, and he is encouraged by his meetings with President Bashir and [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2007 by Marian Houk
The accusations are sickening — so why did it take the London newspaper, Daily Telegraph, six months to publish them? Were they waiting for Kofi Annan to leave? Were they making sure their own investigative reporting was complete and correct?
The accusations were published in the article UN staff accused of raping children in Sudan, written [...]
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Filed under: Journalism and Journalists, Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment, Sudan - Darfur, Sudan - Southern Sudan, UN Peacekeeping, UN Secretary-General
