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Fear of HIV/AIDS Explosion in War Affected Southern Sudan
(IRIN News) Health experts are concerned that southern Sudan, emerging from more than two decades of civil war, may experience a major HIV epidemic due to high numbers of refugees returning to the area. Difficulties in raising awareness and widespread education on HIV/AIDS have many worried. More than 4.5 million people fled during the civil…
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Thousands of HIV-positive Babies Born Daily
The World Health Organization issued a report saying about 2,000 children of HIV-positive mothers in the developing world are born with the disease on a daily basis because the mothers were not given antiretrovirals during their pregnancy. The lack of progress came in the face of a threefold increase in access to the drugs, the…
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Sudan vice president not opposed to U.N. in Darfur
KHARTOUM, March 27 (Reuters) – U.N. forces can enter Darfur if their mandate is clearly defined, to relieve underfunded African troops monitoring a shaky truce in the western region, Sudan’s first vice president said on Monday. Sudan is under intense international pressure to allow U.N. troops to take over from a 7,000-strong African Union force…
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DRC: Thousands Displaced by Fighting Arrive at Lake Albert
BUNIA,(IRINwww.irinnews.org) – Thousands of Congolese civilians in the northeastern district of Ituri arrived on Thursday at the port town of Kasenyi on Lake Albert, on the border with Uganda, after they fled fighting between the national army and militia groups, a local official said. However, many of the displaced who had arrived at Kasenyi have…
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UN Mission in Sudan Extended
The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan until 24 September, with the intention to renew it for further periods. The Council is also investigating how best to support efforts by States in the region to put an end to the activities of illegal armed groups, including proposals on how United Nations…
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Annan in DRC: Democracy Around Corner
The Democratic Republic of Congo must arrange its upcoming election itself, although the international community will help keep the peace during the polls, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday during a visit to the central African country. The DRC has “an extraordinary opportunity” to get on the right path toward democracy, Annan said of…
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DR Congo Election Protest March
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa Thousands of opposition supporters have been demonstrating in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Followers of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi are demanding a repeat of voter registration for elections scheduled in June. Visiting UN head Kofi Annan has said the polls pose “major logistical challenges, if not nightmares”. The first free…
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UN Not Welcome in Sudan
Envoy Says Sudan Doesn’t Want U.N. Force in Darfur – 3/01/2006, New York Times Sudan has withdrawn its support for a United Nations peacekeeping force to replace African Union troops now in the conflicted Darfur region and is lobbying other countries to help discourage the substitution, Jan Pronk, the United Nations envoy for Sudan, said…
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AFJN Members Approve Five Resolutions at Annual Conference
AFJN members in their annual meeting discussed and approved five resolutions treating important issues concerning the people of Africa. Members were encouraged to distribute and publicize the resolutions in their local newspapers, parishes, schools and other venues as well as using them when speaking with their elected representatives on all levels. The first of the…
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Find Out More About Conflict in DRC
To learn more about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, please visit the following websites/organizations:
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HIV/AIDS and Africa: The Scourge of Our Generation
Today, all churches are living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. As God’s grace holds inclusive love for all humanity, we are compelled to work together to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
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Congo: The Bleeding Heart of Africa
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the deadliest since World War II and has resulted in the loss of over 4 million lives since 1998 and the displacement of millions more. As many as 1,000 people a day continue to die from war-related causes — mainly disease and malnutrition, but…
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“Student experiences Ugandan civil war firsthand”
“Student experiences Ugandan civil war firsthand” George Washington University Hatchet newspaper article on Uganda-CAN’s Jackie Burgess
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“Government Can End Kony War If It So Wishes”
“Government Can End Kony War If It So Wishes” Feature Op/Ed by Quaranto and Poffenberger in The New Vision
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“U.S. Blamed for continuing Uganda strife”
“U.S. Blamed for continuing Uganda strife”News Article in Oklahoma’s Joplin Independent
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Kony anti-war pressure group formed in the US
Kony anti-war pressure group formed in the US The Monitor
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Three Resolutions Approved by Members in Tucson
The members of AFJN, gathered in Tucson, Arizona in October 2005 for two days of work and prayer, approved three resolutions to be carried forward in their advocacy work. The resolutions concerned the ongoing crisis in Uganda, the genocide in Darfur and the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. All members and all those interested in greater justice on these issues are urged to put the resolutions to good use in education and advocacy in their communities. The texts may be found in the rest of this article, or as files to download by following the links.
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2004 Africa Faith and Justice Annual Meeting
From October 2-3, members came together for the Annual Meeting to honor the San Egidio community for their peacemaking work in Africa.
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AFJN Press Release in Crop Choice
The Africa Faith & Justice Network, a USA-based NGO comprised of Catholic religious and social justice groups, denounced USA policies of imposing genetically modified (GM) food aid on southern African countries facing severe drought and famine.
