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   <title>Study:  Govt. Is A Bigger Threat To Minorities Than Terrorist Groups</title>
   <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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   In the contention ridden Middle East, minority gatherings keep on being debilitated, assaulted and removed from their nations of origin by terrorist gatherings, for example, Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Still, another study discharged Wednesday by the London-based Minority Rights Group International (MRG) says populaces in the locale were more at danger from their own particular governments. Danger levels to regular citizens in seven nations – Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan - expanded fundamentally both a year ago and this year.     <div style="position:relative; float:left; padding-right: 1ex;">
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      <div style="text-align: justify;">Thestrategist.media, United Nations – 20 May 2015 – As per IPS news, the minorities under assault incorporate Yezidis, Turkmen, Shabaks, ethnic Kurds, and both Coptic and Assyrian Christians. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Mark Lattimer, MRG's official executive, advised IPS the danger to minorities around the globe from terrorism is manifestly obvious, ‘however it is for the most part not as incredible as the risk from their own particular governments’. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  From Sudan to Myanmar to the Russian Federation, he brought up, minorities have experienced deliberate assaults the legislatures that should ensure them. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  In Syria, while numerous minorities now live in government-held enclaves, the regular citizen loss of life in general is most astounding from assaults by the administration side, he included. With more than 200,000 individuals now dead in the contention, and up to 50% of the populace constrained from their homes, the emergency in Syria keeps on worsening. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Amazing sectarianism has now tainted a significant part of the nation, with about all the staying Christian groups living in enclaves in government-held territories, the report noted. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Just in the Kurdish-held locales of the north has there been a genuine endeavor at building up a comprehensive majority rule government, says MRG. As indicated by the report, danger levels to regular people in seven nations – Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan- expanded essentially both a year ago and this year. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Asked what the United Nations can do to ensure minority rights, Lattimer told IPS a large number of U.N. staff members around the globe endeavor to ensure minority groups. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Be that as it may, the U.N. in general regularly takes a responsive methodology, just paying heed once infringement of minority rights gets to be great. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Huge changes could be made if minorities were routinely included being developed tasks, if minorities had the capacity take part completely in broad daylight life and if minority groups were spoken to around the table settled talks, he included. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Iraq headed the table when the Peoples under Threat record was initially distributed in 2006 and it has never been a long way from the highest point of the file in the interceding years. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  More than 14,000 regular folks were executed in 2014, huge numbers of them in slaughters executed by ISIS as it removed minority groups, including Yezidis, Shabak, Chaldo-Assyrians and Turkmen, from Mosul, Sinjar and the Ninewa plain. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  A large number of Yezidi ladies and young ladies stay in ISIS imprisonment, and the danger stays intense for Shi'a groups undermined by ISIS and Sunnis at danger of striking back from Iraqi Security Forces and unified Shi'a state armies, as per MRG. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Clash in the Central African Republic, which has risen four places this year, to possess number 10 in the positioning, proceeded between the to a great extent Muslim previous Séléka radicals and hostile to Balaka volunteer armies contained principally of Christians. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Upwards of 850,000 individuals – about one-fifth of the nation's populace – were displaced people or inside dislodged toward the end of 2014, and numerous several thousands more fled their homes in the first months of 2015. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  A dubious peace understanding was marked in April 2015 between ex-Séléka and hostile to Balaka pioneers in Nairobi. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Egypt rose another three spots in the list this year, as indicated by the study. Continuous battling and toughening efforts to establish safety have influenced the lives of Sinai Bedouin, who have since a long time ago endured political and monetary minimization. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Human rights activists additionally kept on reprimanding the legislature for doing too little to give security to Coptic and other Christian groups, particularly in Upper Egypt, where people, their homes and spots of love consistently went under assault. <br />   <br />  In China, the assault has raised a sensational 15 spots in the table; there was a serious heightening in the strategies utilized by Uighur activists looking for autonomy in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. More than 200 individuals were slaughtered in terrorist assaults, hundreds kept in mass captures and many capital punishments passed on. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Little has been done, says MRG, to address the legacy of being worked on and avoidance of Uighur groups that lies behind the distress, and the administration's method of naming Uighur human rights activists as terrorists has thwarted endeavors to enhance the circumstance. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  The arrival of a more dictatorial style of government in the Russian Federation, which possesses position 16 in the table, has corresponded with rising xenophobia in Russian culture against vagrants, whether from abroad or from the Caucasus, says MRG. <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />  <strong>References:</strong> <br />  <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/05/minorities-threatened-more-by-governments-than-terrorist-groups-says-study/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=minorities-threatened-more-by-governments-than-terrorist-groups-says-study">http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/05/minorities-threatened-more-by-governments-than-terrorist-groups-says-study/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=minorities-threatened-more-by-governments-than-terrorist-groups-says-study</a></div>  
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   <title>Syrian Crisis To Be Ended Through Political Discussions And Doubled Relief Aid, Urges Humanitarian Officials</title>
   <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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   The humanitarian officials urged the U.N. Security Council to take bold steps in order to end the crisis at Syria whereby millions of people die, suffer sexual violation, get wounded and are forced to evacuate in search of a safe region.     <div style="position:relative; float:left; padding-right: 1ex;">
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      <div>Unites States – 26 April 2015 – The Senior U.N. humanitarian officials address the “Security Council” of the United Nations on the 24<sup>th</sup> April 2015, in regards to end the “Syrian crisis”. According to them the “numbness to the senseless violence” should terminate. Therefore, the “Security Council” demanded “expanded aid” in order to conduct emergency operation for supplying “life-saving” provisions to remote and “hard-to-reach” regions. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Valerie Amos, the United Nations’ “Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator”, while addressing the body of fifteen members in an open-brief, he pointed out, in an alarming tone, that:</div>    <blockquote>  <div>“...people have become numb to figures that should, every day, shock our collective conscience.”</div>  </blockquote>    <div>&nbsp; <br />  Amos informs that during last “tragic five-year arc of conflict”, almost two hundred twenty thousand people died rather have been murdered, while “one million” were injured along with 7.6 Million were displaced and “four million” took shelter in “neighbouring countries”. The United Nations News Centre writes:</div>    <blockquote>  <div>“In the past weeks alone, well over 100,000 people were displaced in a new wave of fighting in Idlib.”</div>  </blockquote>    <div>&nbsp; <br />  The other members who attended the address session were U.N.H.C.R, António Guterres, the U.N.H.C.R's Special-Envoy, Angelina Jolie Pitt, and the executive director of United Nation’s W.F.P, Ertharin Cousin. They all in unison matched Amos’ plea for ending “atrocity after atrocity; violation after violation; misery after misery”. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  A “Presidential Statement” on the Syrian Crisis was reportedly adopted by the “Security Council” whereby they demanded “an end to all forms of violence” from any parties who are in “Syrian domestic conflict”. As per the Council, they termed the “Syrian crisis” as “the largest humanitarian emergency crisis” in the present world which is a brooding threat to the security and peace issues in the neighbouring nations could translate into “diverse implications”; furthermore millions of people may also need to displace themselves if any corrective measures aren’t taken immediately. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  The displacement means added pressure on the host country to manage resources including education, and financial support. Amos also emphasized the need of action on the part of Security Council for:</div>    <blockquote>  <div>“There are fresh allegations that chemical weapons have been used again in Idlib, killing and injuring civilians,”</div>  </blockquote>    <div>&nbsp; <br />  Amid the survival struggle people are being deprived of medical aids which need to be rectified soon and all violation should be brought to an end for the so far failure has eroded “the credibility of the Council. Thus, Amos urged to the Council:</div>    <blockquote>  <div>“...Stop the violations of international law, protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access,”</div>  </blockquote>    <div>&nbsp; <br />  Amos says that the solution to Syrian crisis can be arrived at through “political dialogue”. However, further delay to sort the matter cause “potential global repercussions”, whereby she asked the Council “to match its scale with an equally bold response”. In fact Mr. Guterres stresses on the point that support system needs to be increase in the Syrian neighbouring countries to reduce “host fatigue”. <br />  &nbsp; <br />  Other issues brought up in the meeting were about reduced healthcare and food supply. The failure to provide these essentials was termed as “lack of political will”. Moreover, the years of inaction from the part of the Council had turned Syrians hope to anger and now to despair and hopelessness.&nbsp; <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />   <br />  <strong>References:</strong> <br />  <a class="link" href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50678#.VTuZxCGeDGd">http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50678#.VTuZxCGeDGd</a>  <br />  &nbsp;</div>  
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   <title>Peacekeeping Missions to Attain A New Dimension In Collaboration With The Member Nations</title>
   <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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   The conference of U.N. Defence officials made an historic appeal. The U.N. Secretary General invites the nations to join hands with peacekeeping missions.     <div style="position:relative; float:left; padding-right: 1ex;">
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      New York- 27 March 2015 – The Secretary General has marked the day at the conference of United Nations’ Defence Chiefs by making an appeal for more contribution of troops to all the higher military authorities present there. The troops, thus acquired, from various States across the globe will also be a call for joining in with a global political purpose. In Mr. Ban’s words:
"We need unity and backing. Effective performance demands broad consensus on why, where and how peacekeepers carry out their mandates.”
The international conference event proved to be a historic one. All the major defence officials coming from all the “Member States”, which equates to more than hundred in numbers, took up pressing matters such as the role of U.N. in peacekeeping matters to be expanded in a broader spectrum between the Member countries, promoting peacekeeping partnership and effective implementation of the said directives in an efficient manner. 
The meeting took place in the chamber of ECOSOC which extended into the entire length of the day in the presence of Hervé Ladsous, Peacekeeping Operations’ “Secretary-General” and Atul Khare, General Secretary of Field Support. 
Mr. Ban informed the soldiers present in the gathering, by highlighting the increased death rate of people, including soldiers, that is on a yearly rising graph to be an immensely worrying situation, imposing a threat to the peacekeepers’ missions.  He says:
“Before 2000, there were four times when more than 100 peacekeepers lost their lives in a single year. Since then, we have suffered that tragic toll ten times. Consecutively, 10 times... 
Keeping the issues at the Central African Republic and Mali in mind, he adds:
“Over the past two decades, the Security Council has given peacekeepers increasingly challenging mandates. Even in traditionally static missions, such as UNDOF, in the Golan Heights, there can be sudden changes in the operating environment.”
The gathering observed a few moments of silence in honour of the “fallen peacekeepers”. Mr. Ban also addressed the soldiers’ hardships and challenges which take them to the “most dangerous places” on earth wherein they responsibly defend the innocent people “on the front lines of human misery”. 
Recalling the peacekeepers’ role, Mr. Ban added the foremost one to be the provision of security to the common civilians from any kind of violence. Over the years they have brought in stabilisation, strengthened the legal rules and regulations, extended the authority of the state and addressed various issues on gender equality and on human rights. As for him:
“With such diverse responsibilities, peacekeepers can bring comprehensive stability – when they have the right capabilities and political will to succeed. The needs are rising – but the resources fall short. I have appointed a High-Level Independent Panel to address the serious difficulties we face.”
Mr. Ban put forth a call to all the nations to join in during this momentous hour of crisis to redeem the world from terrorism, crimes, conflicts, and health emergencies that are increasing the challenging complexities of the “global security landscape”. Therefore, it is the demand of such hour that intelligent forces and other support systems work in collaboration with the peacekeepers to ensure smooth functioning and better management. 
Peacekeeping is an equal responsibility of all the nations which should be matched with “stronger international partnership” in answer to the “largest deployment in history”. Thus, Jan Eliasson, deputy Secretary General’s closing words, addressing the crowd, were:
“We hope that your Governments will continue to engage actively in this renewed international dialogue on peacekeeping,” he said. “The risks in peacekeeping will always be high. The stakes are life-and-death. When we succeed, we prove to the world's most vulnerable people that, fundamentally, the most powerful soldiers are those without enemies. We show that true strength is built on universal values laid down in the UN Charter.”


References:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50437#.VRY3YY6Uf1U 

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