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June 2, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan, Chad and the United Nations Wednesday in Khartoum have signed three agreements for the voluntary return of refugees from both countries.

More than 350,000 Sudanese refugees from Darfur region are officially registered in Chad and additional 650,000 unregistered. Since 2015 there were efforts to return them to their original villages.

According to the communiqué issued by the three parties on Wednesday, the signing of the “agreements alone does not mean that the assisted return movements will begin tomorrow”.

“There is still work to be done by the Tripartite Commissions, which will oversee the implementation of the Agreements, in order to ensure that returns occur in conditions of safety and dignity as well as ensuring that such returns are lasting” read the communiqué.

It points out that the formalisation of the framework for repatriation “has been informed by the freely expressed wishes of those who have returned, or who have expressed the wish to be assisted to return”.

The three parties noted there have been “sizeable spontaneous returns of Sudanese refugees from the camps in Chad as well as firm expressions of the intention to return home on the part of Chadian refugees living in the Sudan”.

They pointed out that the security situation has “generally improved for the better in most potential areas of return” in Darfur region.

“The Parties will ensure that those refugees who decide to return do so based on up to date and accurate information on the prevailing conditions in intended areas of return,” added the communiqué.

The parties said they “will work closely to mobilise necessary resources to ensure that the returns are both dignified and lasting”, pointing the “two governments and peoples look forward to welcoming back their citizens and fellow compatriots.”

The Sudanese army has been fighting a group of armed movements in Darfur since 2003. UN agencies estimate that over 300,000 people were killed in the conflict, and over 2.5 million were displaced.

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June 2, 2017 (YAMBIO) - At least 12 civilians including elderly people and children has been killed by unidentified gunmen 20 kilometres to the eastern part of Yambio town, as the government has launched a search operation to arrest the culprits.

Citizens riding bicycles in Yambio to promote peace April 17, 2017 (ST)

Speaking to the press, the Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Gibson Bullen Wande said the Government of Gbudue state has condemned the barbaric killing of innocent people and urged the citizens to cooperate with the Government to give information about the culprits.

He mentioned that the attacker(s) targeted one house where twelve people including those who were staying in the house for cultivation were killed.

He further said that attack was motivated by anger and revenge, according to the first information collected from the areas without elaboration.

"As a government, we condemned in the strongest term the killing of the 12 innocent people and we are appealing to the citizens to cooperate in the search for the criminals".

Seven members of one family were buried in Bazungua in a mass grave while the other five bodies were taken by their families.

This is the second attack in four months after a call by the Governor on all armed group to lay down their arms and to present their grievances in order to benefit from an amnesty issued by the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir.

It remains unclear who is behind the killing. Also, the state police failed to arrest any suspect in connection with the attack.

Wande urged the families to remain calm and not to take law in their hand as the government continues to hunt for the perpetrators.

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A 6 jours des élections législatives britanniques, la Première ministre sortante Theresa May et le leader de l'opposition travailliste Jeremy Corbyn ont dû répondre chacun pendant 90 minutes aux questions sans concession d’un panel de spectateurs, ce vendredi 2 juin.

Visiting the boxers of Kinshasa, 43 years after Ali and Foreman fought in the Rumble in the Jungle.

June 2, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The UN Security Council (UNSC) Friday has condemned the killing of the peacekeeper by unidentified gunmen in Nyala, South Darfur State capital.

United Nations Security Council meeting which unanimously adopted resolution 2228 (2015) extending the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) June 29, 2015 (UN Photo)

A Nigerian soldier from the African Union-United Nation Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was shot dead by unknown gunmen in a carjacking incident in downtown Nyala on Wednesday.

In a press release on Friday, members of the UNSC “condemned in the strongest terms” the attack on the peacekeepers, expressing their “deep sympathy and condolences to the family of the victim, as well as to the people and Government of Nigeria and to UNAMID”.

“The members of the Security Council called on the Government of Sudan to swiftly conduct a full investigation into the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. They underlined that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law” read the press release.

The members of the UNSC further “reiterated their full support for UNAMID and called on all parties in Darfur to cooperate fully with the mission”.

The killing of the Nigerian soldier on Wednesday brought UNAMID's death toll since the creation of the Mission to 64 peacekeepers.

Last June, the UNSC extended the mandate of the mission until 30 June 2017, stressing that the situation in the western Sudan region continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security.

The hybrid mission has been deployed in Darfur since December 2007 with a mandate to stem violence against civilians in the western Sudan's region.

It is the world's second largest international peacekeeping force with an annual budget of $1.35 billion and almost 20,000 troops.

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June 2, 2017 (JUBA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which mediated the 2015 peace agreement, will hold a summit this month in a new attempt to ensure its implementation and to address the devastating conflict in South Sudan.

Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn (Allafrica)

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, in a letter addressed to President Salva Kiir on 29 May 2017, said the conflict in the country was still continuing, despite a declaration of ceasefire and re-invigoration of the national dialogue committee which the president himself proposed in 2016.

"The escalation of violence and growing hostilities are casting their shadows on the national dialogue and the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. this grave situation, thus, requires us to speak with one voice," wrote Desalegn in a letter seen by Sudan Tribune.

The summit, according to the letter, will be held in Addis Ababa, on Monday 12, June 2017.

The eruption of clashes in Juba between the two peace partners in July 2016, followed by a split within the SPLM-IO and the replacement of Riek Machar by Taban Deng Gai, destroyed the little confidence between the two parties for the implementation of the peace agreement.

Pointing to the need to reconsider the situation and to find out the best way to stop the fighting and allow humanitarian access, Prime Minister Desalegn told President Kiir that the recent unilateral ceasefire declared by his government "and attempts to reinvigorate the national dialogue, has not shown any improvement".

"Fighting still continues further worsening the humanitarian situation," Desalegn further stressed.

However, the invitation letter did not indicate the agenda of the meeting and how the regional leaders would ensure they forge a common understanding to speak one voice to end the conflict.

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June 2, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has recused himself from being the patron to the national dialogue, a process he launched last week, in a bid to bridge gaps created by three years of conflict in the young east African nation, a leading figure said.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir arrives in Khartoum on September 3, 2013 (AFP Ashraf Shazly)

“He [President Kiir] has relinquished the patronage over this [political] process because of the criticisms that have come around and has left it free for us. We, the two chairpersons, should see to it that we are the ones moving with it ahead,” said Angelo Beda, a co-chairperson for the Steering Committee of the National Dialogue.

Beda applauded President Kiir for relinquishing the “patronage” and appreciated steps taken by the leadership including releasing a journalist last week as well as other political leaders.

The co-chair of the process was speaking at a workshop attended by civil society activists and religious leaders in Juba on Thursday.

He and his other co-chairperson, Abel Alier-wal Kuai, said at the launch of the national dialogue last week that the process must be inclusive stressing that “no one dialogue alone” in a complete rebuttal to President Kiir's rejection of the participation of his political rival and rebel leader Riek Machar.

The opposition groups criticised the chairmanship of national dialogue process which is supposed to achieve reconciliation and endorse democratic reforms by President Kiir saying he cannot be both judge and party.

Beda reiterated that the process will include “all South Sudanese”, echoing the committee's decision earlier in the week to approach armed oppositions groups to take part in the process.

He said South Sudan's 64 tribes will be accorded space to speak freely.

“They are going to discuss the war, they are going to discuss the conflicts, they are going to discuss the killings either for cattle rustling or for land or by the government's army, which is supposed to protect us and is [now] killing us,” he said.

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June 2, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said he will visit Cairo on Saturday to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry within the framework of the joint Sudanese-Egyptian political consultations committee.

Sudan's FM Ibrahim Ghandour (L) meets with his Egyptian counterpart Samih Shoukri in Cairo on January 9, 2016 (Photo released by the Sudanese FM)

Ghandour on Sunday cancelled a planned trip to Cairo, saying “we told our brothers in Egypt about the postponement of the visit due to internal issues and it would take place later”.

On Thursday, Ghandour received Egypt's ambassador to Khartoum Osama Shaltout and discussed with him various bilateral and regional issues of common concern.

In a press release following the meeting, foreign ministry spokesperson Gharib Allah Khidir said Ghanodour underscored the special relations between the two countries and the need for permanent contacts and consultations among officials from both sides.

He pointed that Ghanodour announced his visit to Cairo on Saturday at the invitation from Shoukry to hold in-depth discussions within the framework of the political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries.

Sudan's top diplomat visit to Cairo comes several days after accusations by President Omer al-Bashir that Egypt provided weapons to Darfur rebels used during a recent attack.

The Egyptian authorities dismissed the Sudanese accusations of support to Darfur armed groups. But Khartoum points to the armoured vehicles seized from the rebels, a matter that Cairo didn't explain.

Last week, Sudan's Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Salih extended the ban on Egyptian agricultural products which was announced last September. Also, the commissioners of North Khartoum and El-Fasher, North Darfur issued decisions banning Egyptian street vendors.

The relation between the two countries is strained due to the disputed Halayeb triangle, Sudan's support to the Ethiopian dam, and the ban of Egyptian agricultural products.

However, since the beginning of this year, President Omer al-Bashir has referred to the Egyptian support to Darfur armed groups.

The Egyptian authorities, on the other hand, have another point of view on the growing rift between the two countries.

The Egyptian Madamasr website reported Wednesday that Egyptian government officials consider that Khartoum is encouraged by Gulf countries to seek troubles with Cairo and to stand behind the Ethiopian dam.

The Egyptian official further said that Sudan had rejected a proposal to turn Halayeb triangle and its neighbouring Sudanese territory into a joint integration and cooperation area.

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Le Premier ministre maltais Joseph Muscat joue son avenir politique dans les urnes, ce samedi 3 juin, à l'occasion d'élections anticipées. Aux prises d'un scandale de corruption, il espère gagner et retrouver ainsi sa légitimité. Mais même si les sondages le donnent en tête du scrutin, beaucoup d'électeurs maltais sont encore indécis et une victoire de l'opposition n'est pas à exclure.

Névnap Klotild – germán eredetű; jelentése: a dicsőségért harcoló nő.
Cecília – latin eredetű; jelentése: a Caecilius nemzetséghez tartozó. Idézet

“Mindenki csak a saját törvényei szerint érvényesülhet. A mások eredménye: nem az enyém. Ahhoz nincs közöm.”

Psota Irén

• A nap aktualitása
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MAGYARORSZÁG KULTÚRTÖRTÉNETÉBŐL:

-         Békésy György orvos (1899) a „fül csigájában létrejövő ingerületek fizikai mechanizmusának felfedezéséért” 1961-ben Nobel-díjat kapott.

-         Darnyi Tamás ezen a napon született 1967-ben. Kétszeres olimpiai bajnok, 1991-ben az év európai sportolója.

Forrás: Magyarország kultúrtörténete napról napra, Honfoglalás Egyesület 2000.

 

TÁPLÁLJÁTOK ÉS GONDOZZÁTOK EGYMÁST!

„Mert a maga testét soha senki nem gyűlölte, hanem táplálja és gondozza.” (Efezus 5:29)

A házastársi szeretetről szólva a Biblia a „táplál” és „gondoz” szavakat használja. Táplálni azt jelenti, hogy építeni, erősíteni, fejleszteni és csiszolni. A gondozni azt jelenti: értékelni, kincsként őrizni, védeni és ünnepelni. Emlékszel, hogy érezted magad gyermekkorodban a születésnapodon, amikor mindenki azt érzékeltette veled, hogy tet vagy itt a legkülönlegesebb ember? Most idősebb és érettebb vagy, de nem szeretnéd, ha most is így ünnepelnének… csak egy kicsit… időnként? Gyerünk, ismerd be – tudod, hogy így van! Az egészséges szeretetkapcsolathoz elengedhetetlen, hogy ünnepeltnek érezzük magunkat. Jó érzés ünnepeltnek lenni, de ugyanennyire fontos, hogy olyan ünnepeket tervezzünk, amikor a tárunkat ünnepelhetjük és vele ünnepelhetünk. Legyenek ezek nagyobb események, mint például a születésnapok, évfordulók, munkahelyi előléptetések, vagy kisebb alkalmak, melyek csak kettőtöknek számítanak, a lényeg, hogy a társad különlegesnek és szeretettnek érezze magát olyan módon, ami igazán számít neki, ez segít megteremteni egy életen át tartó kötődést kettőtök között. Ünnepeltnek lenni azonban nem azt jelenti, hogy az élet folytonos szórakozás. Néha az ünneplésbe beletartozik egymás vigasztalása a sötét napokban és nehéz időkben. Sőt, ha képesek vagyunk az élet örömeit ünnepelni a keserű idők mélységében is, az felbecsülhetetlen értékű tulajdonság, és csak érett személyekben található. A jó időkben könnyű ünnepelni, de szükségünk van valakire, aki szeret, és mellettünk áll akkor is, amikor az ünnep véget ér, és kezdődnek a munkás hétköznapok. Ezért a mai ige számodra ez: tápláljátok és gondozzátok egymást!

A fenti elmélkedés a Keresztyén Média UCB Hungary Alapítvány napi elmélkedése (honlap: maiige.hu), melynek írója Bob Gass. Magyar nyelven negyedévre szóló kiadvány formájában megrendelhető az említett honlapon, vagy a következő címen: Mai Ige, 6201 Kiskőrös, Pf. 33.

Lwanga Szent Károly és társai vértanúk

Károly 1865-ben született Ugandában. Húszéves korában keresztelkedett meg. Mwanga király szolgálatába került. A király őt és másik 12 apródját elevenen elégettette, mert hitükhöz ragaszkodva, nem engedelmeskedtek a király erkölcstelen kívánságainak. Károlyt 1886. június 3-án, a többi keresztényt, összesen 21-et, 1886. májusa és 1887. januárja közötti időben végezték ki. Ők az afrikai egyház első vértanúi. 1964-ben avatták őket szentté.

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In a single round of voting today, the United Nations General Assembly elected Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the next two years.

Aux Pays-Bas, Jan Karbaat, médecin et directeur d'une banque de sperme, est accusé d'avoir donné son propre sperme pour des fécondations in vitro (FIV) à l'insu des parents, et d'être ainsi le père biologique de plusieurs dizaines d'enfants. Ces derniers demandaient à la justice un test ADN pour prouver qu'il était bien leur père. Le tribunal de Rotterdam a rendu sa décision vendredi 2 juin et a donné son accord.

The app making health insurance more affordable for low-income communities in Tanzania.

Deux semaines après la démission du Premier ministre irlandais isolé et critiqué suite à une série de crises qui ont touché notamment la police, son parti, le Fine Gael, s'est choisi vendredi 2 juin un nouveau leader appelé à prendre la tête du gouvernement prochainement. Et c'est Leo Varadkar qui est sorti vainqueur du scrutin. Il était donné très favori depuis le départ, mais sa désignation marque un tournant.

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Candidat aux législatives dans le XIXe arrondissement de Paris face au député sortant et premier secrétaire du PS, Jean-Christophe Cambadélis, le secrétaire d’État au Numérique Mounir Mahjoubi est une figure du parti créé par Emmanuel Macron.

Bonsoir à tous

J'ai été pas mal occupé ces dernières semaines à construire quelques petits projets dont je vous reparlerai quelque jour. Il a aussi fallu que je (enfin, mon webmaistre) règle divers problèmes techniques liés au blog, enfin résolus. Bref, me voici de retour et j'ai bon espoir de me remettre à publier plus fréquemment. Je m'excuse encore de cette absence.

A bientôt donc,

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Le roi du Maroc, Mohammed VI, ne se rendra pas ce week-end au sommet de la Communauté économique des États d'Afrique de l'Ouest en raison de la controverse liée à la présence du Premier ministre israélien, Benjamin Netanyahou.

Avant de regagner l’Inde au terme d’une tournée de trois grandes capitales européennes, le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi fait une escale technique à Paris ce premier weekend de juin 2017 pour venir féliciter en personne Emmanuel Macron pour son élection à la présidence française. L’objet de cette visite organisée à la va-vite serait, selon les experts, de prendre date avec le nouveau locataire de l’Elysée et donner une nouvelle impulsion aux relations franco-indiennes.

A quarrel between husband and wife ended with the latter's death in Yerevan on Friday.