UNRIC MAGAZINE June Edition 2009

Issue No. 31, June 2009
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Darfur rebel leader accused of war crimes appears before ICC

Darfur rebel leader accused of war crimes appears before ICC

A rebel leader accused of having directed the deadly September 2007 attack against peacekeepers in the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur voluntarily appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 18 May.

Bahr Idriss Abu Garda is charged with three war crimes allegedly committed when 1,000 rebels attacked the Haskanita camp in South Darfur state on 29 September 2007. Twelve peacekeepers serving with the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) - a predecessor to the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission, known as UNAMID - were killed and eight others wounded in the attack.
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Fight against drugs and crime in south-east Europe gets boost with UN pact

Fight against drugs and crime in south-east Europe gets boost with UN pact

Tackling the challenges posed by illicit drugs and organized crime in south-east Europe is one of the major priorities of a new agreement boosting cooperation between the...

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High-powered chief executives back UN anti-corruption pact

High-powered chief executives back UN anti-corruption pact

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier this month, chief executives from some of the world's leading companies have thrown their support behind...

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Quote of the month

" “It’s too late to be pessimistic. Now we need action”"

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

F.U.N.

F.U.N.F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N.
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Women in Peacekeeping

The Power to Empower On 29 May the United Nations observed the International Day of Pea...

 

In Focus

Designers Against Aids   The project: Non-profit organization 'Beauty Without Irony' l...

 

Cartooning for Peace

Danziger     Kichka   ...

 

Back in Time

Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child This year is the 20th anniversary o...