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Si le dialogue a repris entre Moscou et Kiev, les avancées réelles se font encore attendre pour mettre fin au conflit dans l’est de l’Ukraine, en guerre depuis 6 ans. Après trois ans de blocage, le sommet « format Normandie...

Dans près de seize pays de la région du Sahel, le nombre de personnes en besoin d’aide alimentaire a doublé à la fin de l’année 2019. Le RPCA (Réseau de prévention des crises alimentaires) a réuni lundi sur Paris, les représentants des pays africains en cause ainsi que plusieurs experts internationaux. 9,4 millions d’individus en […]

L’article Sahel : deux fois plus de personnes en besoin d’aide alimentaire immédiate en 2019 est apparu en premier sur Afrik.com.

Dans le sillage de la marche hebdomadaire des étudiants la 42ème en l’occurrence , les étudiants ont organisés un débat citoyen à la place des martyres.Débat aux quel sont invités les étudiants mais aussi les citoyens. A noter que  les étudiants d’Alger  accompagnés par des citoyens, vont entamer  la 43ème  semaine  consécutive de mobilisation contre le régime en […]

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This conference covered relevant research supported by the European Research Council (ERC) and provided a networking forum for ERC-funded researchers as well as policy-makers.

Une rencontre des forces de l'opposition dénommée la Résistance est prévue ce mardi à la salle Majestic à Cadjèhoun. Dans un communiqué, la Résistance Nationale « invite ses militantes et militants, les démocrates et défenseurs des acquis de la Conférence nationale des forces vives de 1990 et toutes les victimes du pouvoir dit de la Rupture ».
La coalition s'indigne de l'état de la démocratie et entend ne pas baisser les bras. La Résistance nationale entend par cette sortie donner sa position face aux derniers développements de l'actualité nationale... », indique le communiqué.
Elle appelle à la mobilisation générale de tous ceux qui partagent la cause de la restauration de la démocratie béninoise.

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‘You are not alone’: OSCE PA’s Hadjiyianni and Link mark Human Rights Day with calls for solidarity

COPENHAGEN, 10 December 2019 – OSCE parliamentarians must speak up loudly and clearly to champion the victims of human rights abuses, particularly the most vulnerable members of society, said the Chair and Vice-Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee today.

In observance of International Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, Committee Chair Kyriakos Hadjiyianni (MP, Cyprus) issued the following statement:

“On this International Human Rights Day let’s take a moment to remember all the victims of human rights abuses around the world – the political prisoners, the victims of torture and the death penalty, the women suffering from domestic violence, the children who are in conflict zones or who are on the move as migrants and refugees. We in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly want you to know that you are not alone. As OSCE parliamentarians we pledge to increase our efforts to make sure that your stories are told and that human rights are placed at the very top of the international agenda.”Watch a video message of Hadjiyianni’s statement here.

Committee Vice-Chair Michael Georg Link (MP, Germany) said:

“In these times of rising authoritarianism and attacks on multilateralism, sadly the human rights agenda does not receive enough attention. As the leaders of the OSCE PA’s human rights committee we must do our part to give this issue the prominence that it needs to have if we are ever to make progress. This is particularly the case when it comes to the most vulnerable members of our society: women, children, minorities, people with disabilities. We must speak up loudly and clearly to champion their cause. On this Human Rights Day, let us redouble our efforts to make the respect for human rights the norm around the world.”

For more information on the work of the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, please click here.

Czech MEP Jan Zahradil stepped down as rapporteur on the EU trade deal with Vietnam following revelations by this website into possible conflicts of interest. "I believe that, in order to avoid politicisation of the final stage of the process and not derail it, practical solutions have to be found. Therefore, I decided to tender my resignation as standing rapporteur," he said in a letter.

Luxembourg on Monday (9 December) asked for an EU-level debate on recognising Palestinian statehood, securing a promise that EU foreign ministers would "deeply discuss" the Middle East in January.

(B2) L'apparence est sauve. Les chefs d'États et de gouvernement de l'Alliance atlantique réunis à Londres ont pu célébrer les

Cet article Entre Américains et Français, la vraie question de la stratégie à long terme de l’OTAN se pose est apparu en premier sur B2 Le blog de l'Europe politique.

Im Rahmen der laufenden COP25 haben sich gestern 24 türkische Städte und Gemeinden zum Pariser Klimabkommen bekannt. Die Türkei st bisher das einzige Land der G20, das das Pariser Abkommen bisher nicht ratifiziert hat.

Tawary - Le président M.Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazwani a reçu, ce lundi 9 décembre, dans son bureau au palais président le leader de l’APP,...

Après le communiqué rendu public hier, par le parquet près du tribunal de Bir Mourad Raïs, Ali Benflis a réagi très tard dans la soirée d’hier. En effet, le candidat à la présidentielle a nié formellement d’avoir affaire au prévenu S.B, et qu’il ne fait pas partie de son staff de campagne, contrairement à ce […]

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AMI - A la veille de la commémoration de la journée internationale des Droits de l’Homme, qui correspond au 10 décembre de chaque année, le...

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall on Mar. 14 and 15, destroying some 90 percent of Beria, the capital of Sofala province, Mozambique, according to reports. A majority of those affected are living in makeshift camps as they try to rebuild. A Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2020 report claimed climate change, “unexpected spread of infectious disease” and regional conflicts were the main reasons pushing millions of people into spaces for humanitarian needs, and why the numbers of those in need was “unprecedented”.  Credit: Andre Catuera/IPS

By Samira Sadeque
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 2019 (IPS)

The world had an unexpected number of people in crisis this year, which exceeded projected numbers the United Nations had expected, with climate change being one of the key crises that led to “needs to unprecedented levels” according to a new report. 

The observations were made in Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) 2020, which was released last week by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). According to the report, at the time of the GHO 2019 launch, 93.6 million people were targeted for assistance, despite 131.7 million being in need. By November 2019, the 117.4 million were targeted as opposed to the 166.5 million in need.   

The report claimed climate change, “unexpected spread of infectious disease” and regional conflicts were the main reasons pushing millions of people into spaces for humanitarian needs, and why the numbers of those in need was “unprecedented”.  

“Climatic shocks, the unexpected spread of infectious disease, and the impact of protracted and often intensifying conflicts have combined to drive needs to unprecedented levels this year,” Zoe Paxton, with the Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told IPS. 

“The current state of geopolitics means conflicts are becoming more protracted and intense. Combatants display growing disregard for international humanitarian law,” said Paxton, adding that a combination of issues affecting those caught in conflict situations: displacement, hunger, psychosocial trauma, and loss of their livelihoods, education facilities and health services. 

“That’s in addition to the direct impact of fighting, bombing and other violence affecting their physical safety and security,” she said. 

Perhaps one of the crucial ones remains the issue of climate change, with more frequent drought, floods, and tropical cyclones. Paxton says these concerns disproportionately affect already poor and vulnerable populations.

“Eleven of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change have appealed for humanitarian aid in each of the past seven years,” she told IPS. “We need to do better in prioritising climate change adaptation as part of humanitarian response.”

Paxton added that other factors that contribute to climate concerns are slow economic growth and debts of countries.  In 2019, she said, almost 60 million people in need of humanitarian assistance were from 12 of the 33 countries “in, or at risk of, debt distress,” she said. 

Mental health concerns 

One of the other pressing issues that appeared in the report is the mental health concern of those in need. The report says one in five people in conflict areas have some kind of a mental health condition. 

An increase in “highly violent conflicts” — from 36 last year to 41 this year — is leading to humanitarian concerns such as loss of livelihoods, sexual violence, hunger, while exacerbating mental health concerns.  According to a World Health Organisation report from June, of people who have lived in conflict for the past 10 years, about 11% are expected to have moderate or severe mental conditions. 

While mental health is mentioned in the report, it remains underreported or under-documented in some regions. For example, in Afghanistan, the report noted that “at least 11 percent of the population is estimated to have a physical disability, while an unknown number of people are suffering from mental health issues as a result of their constant exposure to conflict”.

Meanwhile, children are likely to bear the brunt of it the most. The report estimates that 24 million children currently living in some kind of conflict will experience some variation of a mental health condition which would require support. However, challenges remain in addressing this need. 

“Though there is increasing focus on mental health, the vast majority of survivors do not have access to care,” Dr. Mark van Ommeren, who authored an analysis of mental disorders in conflict settings, told IPS. “Whether or not support is made available is often dependent on the interest of individuals within donor agencies or individuals within agencies on the ground.”

In his foreword, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock acknowledged the importance of addressing mental trauma as an issue. “We increasingly understand the need to deal with mental trauma as well as people’s physical health,” he wrote. “We are getting ahead of more crises by taking anticipatory action.”

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Egy év és kilenc hónap felfüggesztetett börtönbüntetésre ítélte december 6-án a bíróság Adela Goleát, a Kolozs megyei sürgősségi eseteket fogadó szolgálat volt főorvosát, amiért 3 évvel ezelőtt egy alkalommal az intézmény alkalmazottait arra utasította, hogy elsősorban a vészhelyzetben lévő pácienseket lássák el, és ne foglalkozzanak a rendőrség által behozott ittas vezetők vérvizsgálatának elvégzésével. A doktornőt hivatali visszaélésre való felbujtásban és bűntett pártolására való felbujtásban találták vétkesnek. A felfüggesztett börtönbüntetése mellett Goleát 60 nap közmunkára ítélték, amelyet Kolozsvár Polgármesteri Hivatalánál, vagy egy kulturális intézményben dolgozhat le. Az ítélet végleges.

Heute u.a. mit dabei: In Ungarn regt sich Protest gegen ein neues Kulturgesetz, in Berlin will man für bessere Arbeitsbedingungen eintreten, und in Madrid, Brüssel und Rom gibt es diverse Regierungs(bildungs-)probleme.

Ankara’s moves in the Mediterranean Sea reflect President Erdoğan’s ambitions to make Turkey a leading country. But its unilateralism is unnecessarily aggravating tensions in the region and, as usual, leaves it to Brussels and Washington to sort it out, writes Henri J Barkey.

The EU has raised concern on the prospect of a battle for the Libyan capital, as foreign actors jostle for influence in the strategic location .

Frauen sind was Renten anbelangt oft im Nachteil: Sofern sie überhaupt eine Pensionskassen-Rente erhalten, ist diese im Durchschnitt klar tiefer als jene der Männer.

IV-Rentnerinnen und -Rentner sollen für ihre Kinder nicht weniger Geld erhalten. Der Nationalrat verzichtet in neuer Zusammensetzung nach den Wahlen darauf, die Kinderrenten um einen Viertel zu senken.