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23
June 2000 : news summary:
Natural
Disasters, Hazards and Emergencies
‘Drought
hitting 13m in Horn of Africa‘, G, 20/6/00
~ Unicef warn about the plight of those affected by continued
drought in Africa.[drought/Africa/Unicef]
Security/Conflicts
Various,
16-19/6/00
~ Marines leave Sierra Leone as Prescott reassures Freetown with
Britain’s continued commitment;
Also: ‘Sierra Leone: Staying on’, The Economist, 17 June 2000,
p72
Various,
16-19/6/00
~ Mugabe’s threat to seize assets of all white-owned businesses
may devastate regions economy; poll predicts opposition win in
Zimbabwe; Mugabe offers coalition government; Mugabe slashes number
of poll monitors.
Various,
20/6/00
~ Fiji’s coup leader has agreed to the appointment of ethnic Indians
to the interim government.
‘Peace
deal for Eritrea, Ethiopia‘, FT, 16/6/00
~ Ethiopia have agreed to a peace plan negotiated by the Organisation
for African Unity.
Also: Various, 19/6/00 ~ Ethiopia and Eritrea sign peace
treaty.
‘UN
says leave Congo‘, SB, 18/6/00
~ The UN have told Rwanda and Uganda to leave Congo or face sanctions.
Also: ‘Congo’s hidden war‘, The Economist, 17 June 2000,
pp71-2
~ Uganda and Rwanda are waging war against each other in central
Congo, seriously impeding UN peacekeeping efforts.
‘Rebels
fight for loot not causes, says World Bank‘, FT, 16/6/00
~ Civil wars are fought for control over national commodities
rather than political, ethnic or religious reasons, says World
Bank.
Human
Rights
‘Burma
warned over slavery‘, DT, 16/6/00
~ The International Labour Organisation is calling on Burma to
put an end to forced labour.
Corruption
‘Donors
warn Manila on corruption‘, FT, 19/6/00
~ International donors have warned the Philippine government has
been warned to continue its fight against corruption in both public
and private sectors.
‘Manila
pledges action on graft‘, FT, 21/6/00
~ Pressure from international donors has prompted the Philippines
to set up an independent anti-corruption council.
Others
‘Funding
threat to reform of Indonesian military‘, FT, 19/6/00
~ Attempts at reform to curb the influence of the Indonesia military
have been limited by lack of funds.
‘Make
the protestors accountable‘, FT, 20/6/00
~ NGOs should make themselves more accountable if the wish to
have a right to a voice.
‘Kimaraderie,
at last‘, The Economist, 17 June 2000, pp75-76
~ Report on the summit between the leaders of North and South
Korea.
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