Ban Ki-moon to send top UN humanitarian official to Kenya
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
5 February 2008 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced plans to dispatch his top humanitarian official to Kenya, where more than 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence which has torn through the East African nation following [...]
February 23, 2008
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U.N. council deplores Kenya violence, backs Annan
Thu 31 Jan 2008, 0:43 GMT
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By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday deplored the post-election violence in Kenya and expressed support for former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s efforts to mediate between the country’s president and his main opposition rival.
A month [...]
February 23, 2008
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UN genocide adviser urges end to violence in Kenya, sends staffer there
28 January 2008 – The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide today called for an immediate halt to the destructive cycle of attacks and revenge attacks in Kenya, where post-electoral violence continues to claim lives, and announced plans to dispatch a [...]
February 22, 2008
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