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CNBCAfrica.com
January 29, 2018
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has today (January 27, 2018) conducted a search operation within the Protection of Civilians site next to its base in Juba to determine whether individuals allegedly involved in the abduction and killing of three people in the capital last week were located withinÃÂ ...
ABC News
January 29, 2018
But a military pushback on Taliban positions across the country by the U.S. and its allies has pushed the militant group to attack urban areas to try to expose the Afghan government's weakness and inability to protect civilians. The Taliban has been fighting an insurgency based on its aims to re-establish anÃÂ ...
Independent
January 27, 2018
“(The mission) MINUSCA should overhaul its strategy to protect civilians to ensure that its operational response is better adapted,” said a statement by the independent ... The document called for an overhaul of training methods “to ensure a good understanding of the requirements of civilian protection”.
ScienceNordic
January 26, 2018
Once civilian protection is lost, attacks against peacekeepers may be lawful acts of war rather than war crimes. International criminal courts have to be careful to assess whether in the circumstances of a particular case, the peacekeepers have retained their civilian protection. Nicholson argues that fightingÃÂ ...
Business Recorder
January 26, 2018
“(The mission) MINUSCA should overhaul its strategy to protect civilians to ensure that its operational response is better adapted,” said a statement by the independent ... The document called for an overhaul of training methods “to ensure a good understanding of the requirements of civilian protection”.
Kurdistan24
January 20, 2018
UN calls parties to avoid escalation in Kurdish city of Afrin, protect civilians. A Turkish military tank arrives at an army base in the border town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay Province, Turkey, Jan. 17, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Osman Orsal). Afrin Turkey Syria. A+ A A-. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (KurdistanÃÂ ...
UN News Centre
January 19, 2018
... where dozens of people in eastern Ghouta have been killed in recent airstrikes, and schools and hospitals are being deliberately destroyed, senior United Nations officials have underscored the obligation on all parties to the conflict, and the international community, to protect civilians from atrocity crimes.
UN News Centre
January 17, 2018
She called ending the seven-year conflict “the single greatest priority,” noting that it continues to push “ever-more people into hunger and misery.” WFP appealed to all parties to protect civilians, respect humanitarian principles and allow the safe delivery of food to families in need, no matter where they wereÃÂ ...
UN News Centre
January 17, 2018
Of particular urgency is facilitating medical evacuation of critically ill people especially in eastern Ghouta, Foah and Kefraya, as well as other locations, read the statement. “The UN in Syria reminds all parties of their obligation under international humanitarian and human rights law to protect civilians,” saidÃÂ ...
International Middle East Media Center
January 17, 2018
On Tuesday, 16 January 2018, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) organized a workshop titled “Mechanisms to Protect Civilians and their Property in Land and Sea Border Areas.” The workshop was attended by specialists representing civil society organizations, international organizations,ÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
January 11, 2018
The condensed timeline resulted in a lack of adequate consultation between MONUSCO's military leadership and the mission's civilian personnel, who carry out critical activities to protect civilians, such as monitoring human rights violations, resolving local conflict through dialogue, supporting communityÃÂ ...
IRINnews.org
January 10, 2018
The condensed timeline resulted in a lack of adequate consultation between MONUSCO's military leadership and the mission's civilian personnel, who carry out critical activities to protect civilians, such as monitoring human rights violations, resolving local conflict through dialogue, supporting communityÃÂ ...
IRINnews.org
January 10, 2018
The condensed timeline resulted in a lack of adequate consultation between MONUSCO's military leadership and the mission's civilian personnel, who carry out critical activities to protect civilians, such as monitoring human rights violations, resolving local conflict through dialogue, supporting communityÃÂ ...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
January 10, 2018
the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Wednesday. Announcing CPAG findings on civilian ... The human rights organization noted in this situation the Afghan government needed to prepare and approve a civilian protection law to protect civilians. The group also urged foreign troops toÃÂ ...
Daily Pioneer
January 5, 2018
If a policeman is sensitive to human misery, he can bring succour to the common man by ensuring protection of human rights, said National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Sharad Chandra Sinha here on Friday. “If a policeman is true to his uniform, he can be the best protector of human rightsÃÂ ...
UN News Centre
December 29, 2017
“We do protect civilians every day. We do save lives every day. We often do it under very difficult and stressful circumstances,” Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said in a recent interview with UN News. We do protect civilians every day. We do save lives every day.
The National
December 26, 2017
The military is supposed to protect civilians from predators, not be the enemies themselves. Instead, in Myanmar, they rape and torture innocent women and children. What we hear in the media is probably nothing compared with the situation on the ground. Pictures tell harrowing tales of their plight.
Xinhua
December 20, 2017
Refugees from South Sudan wait to be settled outside the Khour Al-Waral refugee camp in Al-Salam locality, some 69-kilometers south of Rebek, capital of White Nile State, Sudan, May 18, 2017. (Xinhua/Mohamed Babiker). JUBA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)ÃÂ ...
Aliran
December 20, 2017
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, people's organisations and individuals, affirm our belief in people's right to self-identification, and the primacy of dialogue and a politically negotiated settlement in transforming conflicts. We express our deep anguish and concern with the latest escalation ofÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
December 6, 2017
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said the law did not contain strong enough controls to protect civilians from abuses in Mexico, where extrajudicial killings, torture and disappearances are carried out by both security forces and criminal gangs. "Adopting a new legal ...
UN News Centre
December 5, 2017
He urged the Central African authorities to swiftly investigate this incident and bring the perpetrators to justice. “The Secretary-General reiterates the determination of MINUSCA to protect civilians and contribute to the stabilization of the Central African Republic,” the statement said, adding that the UN chief ...
Reliefweb
December 4, 2017
... Salahaddin Governorate, and in Baghdad Governorate in November which caused numerous casualties among civilians are a horrible reminder that the terrorists can still inflict blows at peaceful citizens, and that all measures need to be taken by the authorities to protect civilians against the barbarism of ...
ReliefWeb
December 3, 2017
... Salahaddin Governorate, and in Baghdad Governorate in November which caused numerous casualties among civilians are a horrible reminder that the terrorists can still inflict blows at peaceful citizens, and that all measures need to be taken by the authorities to protect civilians against the barbarism of ...
ABC News
November 29, 2017
Women and girls living in the United Nations-run civilian protection site in the capital, Juba, were most vulnerable to sexual violence. ... assault, telling the AP the government was "moving swiftly to protect civilians from such behavior by educating all armed forces and holding the perpetrators accountable.".
ReliefWeb
November 28, 2017
... intended consequence of those impediments is unequivocally clear: humanitarian aid and operations to protect civilians from violence are ...
ReliefWeb
November 28, 2017
... on UNPOL officers across the country to ensure that law and order is maintained at POC sites, as part of its mission to protect civilians.
Deutsche Welle
November 28, 2017
The laureates called on the international community, specifically the UN Security Council, to "take urgent action to protect civilians, and bring all ...
The Nation Newspaper
November 28, 2017
Newly promoted Nigerian Navy officers have been advised to always protect civilians in the course of their duties and shun fraternity with ...
ReliefWeb
November 27, 2017
... to advance the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate, recently renewed by the Security Council, in particular to protect civilians and to help ...
Aljazeera.com
November 27, 2017
... and government forces are required to halt hostilities, including air raids, for a period of six months, to protect civilians living in those areas.
Stars and Stripes
November 26, 2017
BAMAKO, Mali — Four U.N. peacekeepers and a Malian soldier were killed and 21 others injured in two attacks on peacekeepers in Mali on ...
euronews
November 25, 2017
Egypt's security forces have long battled ISIL-affiliated militants in the mainly desert region of North Sinai. Striking at a mosque would be a shift ...
ReliefWeb
November 25, 2017
Also commends the courageous efforts of MINSUCA in promoting civilian protection against the abuses being perpetrated by the armed and ...
ReliefWeb
November 25, 2017
... them to take action on the world stage to protect civilians from the devastating impact of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
BBC News
November 25, 2017
"This operation to protect civilians in the region also aimed to bring medical assistance to people in need," the head of Minusma, Mahamat ...
Rudaw
November 23, 2017
Dozens of civilians, including children, killed and wounded in Russian airstrikes on a marketplace in Atareb town in northern Aleppo province ...
Newsweek
November 22, 2017
... adequate measures to protect civilian live. More than 2,200 Palestinians were killed in the ground invasion and aerial bombing of the territory ...
Digital Journal
November 15, 2017
Deployed in 2014, MINUSCA was given a strong mandate to protect civilians but as fighting has surged in the interior of the country, the ...
Human Rights Watch
November 15, 2017
First, the mission needs to keep civilian protection a core priority. ... armed groups continue to test MINUSCA's ability to protect civilians.
New York Times
November 13, 2017
YANGON, Myanmar — If Myanmar presented a test of the world's pledge to stop atrocities and protect civilians, then it is difficult to recall a ...
Los Angeles Times
November 9, 2017
... the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA, the federal statute that protects civilian job rights and benefits ...
ReliefWeb
November 6, 2017
... police to abide by the law and human rights norms and support the UN in fulfilling its mandate to protect civilians and build a durable peace.
The Libya Observer
November 2, 2017
Derna Local Council has demanded the prosecution of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the leader of Dignity Operation Khalifa ...
Rescue
October 30, 2017
New York, NY, October 30, 2017 — The International Rescue Committee has given a damning indictment on the impact of “de-escalation ...
UN News Centre
October 27, 2017
... of its peacekeeping mission, known by its French acronym, MINUSCA, and its operational capacity to better protect civilians in the CAR.
The Economist
October 27, 2017
The 12,500 peacekeepers have a mandate to protect civilians, but have failed to do so. In August 2016 aid workers were raped, beaten and ...
Human Rights Watch
October 27, 2017
... the UN says it needs to protect civilians from attacks, including sexual abuse. ... and to “implement a mission-wide civilian protection strategy.
ABS-CBN News
October 27, 2017
MANILA - Sen. Bam Aquino has filed a bill requiring employers to reinstate military reservists to their civilian careers by the end of their ...
The AFRICAN BULLETIN
October 26, 2017
Ethiopia has sent about 200 peacekeepers to protect civilians in South Soudan, State-run news agency Sudan Tribune reports. According to ...
New Security Beat (blog)
October 25, 2017
Six years of brutal warfare have destroyed basic infrastructure in Yemen, Libya, and Syria. While U.S. and European governments have been ...
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