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Campaign to help Georgia’s children return to school |
 Article Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 |
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is organizing a campaign to ensure that all children in Georgia can start the new school year this month, following the recent conflict in the Caucasus country.
“We are concerned along with the rest of the humanitarian community that not all children will be able to return to classes on time,” UNICEF’s Robert Cohen told reporters in Geneva today.
That is why the agency is teaming up with the Government and other partners to launch a back-to-school campaign, ahead of the start of the new school year, set to begin on 15 September.
Mr. Cohen said that given the recent conflict, the big challenge is to ensure that the children among the internally displaced persons (IDPs) can return to school.
More than 158,000 people were displaced during the conflict that began in Georgia on 8 August – about 128,000 within Georgia and some 30,000 who fled to Russia.
“UNICEF views the return to school in September as a golden opportunity to help children begin to recover from the trauma of war and restore their hope in the future,” said Mr. Cohen.
Noting that many of the schools and kindergartens had been occupied by IDPs, he said that ensuring that the schools are ready and that the IDPs can be sheltered in appropriate conditions is a major problem.
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Fri Aug 29, 2008
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Tensions remain high in Georgia |
The overall situation in and around Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia remains tense, senior United Nations officials warned the Security Council today during a meeting on the latest developments in the Caucasus country.
Amid growing concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Georgia, especially concerning those escaping violence in the buffer zone between South Ossetia and the town of Gori, the Council heard reports from the UN’s political and peacekeeping departments.
Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Director of the Europe and Latin America Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), said the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) has witnessed large-scale Russian troop and military hardware withdrawal from Georgia to the .... |
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Wed Aug 27, 2008
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Resolving Georgian crisis may be harder |
The question of recognition of States is a matter for sovereign States to decide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today after Russia announced that it had recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two separatist regions in Georgia.
But he cautioned that “today’s developments may have wider implications for security and stability in the Caucasus,” according to a statement issued by his spokesperson.
Mr. Ban also voiced regret that “ongoing efforts to find a common solution on the way forward in .... |
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Thu Aug 21, 2008
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Glasgow : City of Music |
Glasgow has been declared a City of Music by the United Nations culture agency, joining its neighbour Edinburgh on its Creative Cities Network, established to promote social, economic and cultural development.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) made the announcement yesterday at a ceremony attended by a number of parliamentary digni .... |
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Wed Aug 20, 2008
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Georgian peace accord must be fully implemented |
The full implementation of the principles enshrined in last week’s peace plan that ended fighting in Georgia remains the best way to defuse tensions, find a lasting solution to the conflict and allow humanitarian assistance to those in need, the top United Nations political official told the Security Council today.
Briefing Council members at an open meeting, B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Sec .... |
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Mon Aug 18, 2008
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Somalia: UN agency staff member killed |
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed shock and sadness at the killing of one of the agency’s staff members in southern Somalia, which has witnessed a spate of attacks on aid workers in recent months.
WFP says the details surrounding the death of Somali national Abdulkadir Diad Mohamed, who joined the agency as an administration and finance assistan .... |
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Mon Aug 18, 2008
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Nepal: Newly-elected Prime Minister |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warmly congratulated Pushpa Kamal Dahal – who goes by the name Prachanda – on his election as Nepal's first Prime Minister since the South Asian nation abolished the monarchy and declared itself a republic.
“He calls on all parties to cooperate with the new Government in order to carry forward Nepal's peace process,” according to a statement.< .... |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008
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Georgia: Secretary-General confers with advisers |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today in New York met with his top advisers regarding the United Nations' approach to the current situation in Georgia.
Mr. Ban is also speaking separately with the President of the Security Council, the body's five permanent members and Irakli Alasania, the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN.
In a related development, the UN World Foo .... |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008
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Kosovo: Significant downsizing for UN mission |
The reconfiguration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) will lead to a major reduction in staff levels, among other changes, a senior official with the world body said today.
“We are intending in a relatively short period to significantly downsize the mission… by approximately 70 per cent,” Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Acting Princi .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Ban welcomes outcome of Lebanon-Syria talks |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the results of the summit between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad which was held in Damascus.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban “notes positively the decisions to begin the process to establish diplomatic relations through an exchange of ambassadors, and to take steps towards the deli .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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Zimbabwe must lift aid agency restrictions |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Zimbabwe to immediately lift the restrictions it has imposed on aid agencies since June, warning that not doing so could worsen the already dire humanitarian situation in the southern African nation.
“I call on the Government of Zimbabwe to fully respect humanitarian principles and the impartiality and neutrality of voluntary and non-governmenta .... |
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Fri Aug 15, 2008
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concern at humanitarian impact of Georgia conflict |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern at the humanitarian impact of recent fighting on the civilian population in Georgia, which has suffered loss of life and injury, significant damage to property and infrastructure, as well as sizeable displacement.
Heavy fighting began last Thursday in South Ossetia between Georgian and South Ossetian forces, with Russian forces be .... |
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Fri Aug 08, 2008
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South Ossetia - thousands on the move |
The United Nations refugee agency is closely following the situation in South Ossetia, where thousands of people are reportedly on the move amid violent clashes between South Ossetian and Georgian forces, a worsening situation that led the Security Council to hold crisis talks late last night.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday voiced serious concern about the mounting violence in .... |
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Thu Aug 07, 2008
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Coup d’état in Mauritania |
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep regret at today’s overthrow by military leaders of the Mauritanian Government led by President Sidi Mohamed Ould Chiekh Abdallahi.
“The Secretary-General calls for respect for the rule of law and for the immediate restoration of constitutional order in the country,” Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement.
Mr. Ould .... |
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