What: Khartoum government is being accused of using distractive chemical and aerial Bombardment to kill residents of South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile, and Abyei.

Why: The Nuba Diaspora, in collaboration with international NGOs operating in Sudan, called to end the violence, human and humanitarian rights violation in Nuba Mountains which are committed against innocent Nubians in South Kordofan (Nuba Mountains), Blue Nile, and Abyei by the NCP led government of Khartoum.

The Nuba Diaspora, in collaboration with international NGOs operating in Sudan, are organizing a six day photo exhibition to depict picture based evidence of the atrocities being committed in the Nuba mountain and their Cultural heritage from 26-31 March.

The pictures will depict in details the cultural diversity of the Nuba to pass a message of peace and show the images captured by residents of the Nuba and Satellite Sentinel Project confirming the destruction of civilian homes, the presence of as many as eight mass graves in South Kordofan/ Nuba Mountains, the deliberate burning of villages, heavy armament movement and aerial bombardment in many villages and in the Blue Nile region.

The Nuba Diaspora is calling on the UN system to play a major proactive role to rescue the situation in the three areas by stopping the continuous Ariel Bombardment of civilians and all sorts of atrocities in the Nuba Mountains. Reports from South Kordofan Nuba Mountains specially across the borders in the Republic of South Sudan testify as well to the serious situation and desperate humanitarian needs.

“We will go on Hunger strike on the 30^th of March to confirm our repeated appeals to the international community to rescue our people and save our land” said the Nuba Diaspora.

The SPLM/North is welcoming the humanitarian assistance in the areas under its control which is currently denied by the Khartoum government, stated the Diaspora.

It is estimated that up to 400,000 civilians have been displaced from South Kordofan/ Nuba Mountain, and Blue Nile. Furthermore tens of thousands lives have been lost. Some civilians have fled into Ethiopia and South Sudan while over 43,000 civilians reportedly, are reportedly stranded at the border, unable to enter South Sudan and suffering from severe food shortages and continued aerial bombing by the Sudan Armed Forces and militias. “Our people are under the hell of regime fires and it is Iranian imported land mines and missiles” mentioned the Nuba Diaspora calling for Humanitarian and Human sovereignty prevalence over the political sovereignty.

For more information

Mohamed Yassin

Nuba Peace and Development Days Coordinator

Email: info@developmentdays.net

Cell: +254705914400

Eric Sande (Media Liaison)

Programs Manager

Newsfromafrica

Email: info@newsfromafrica.org

Cell: +254721952038

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Appeal for the Peoples of Nuba Mountains South Kordofan

To join the appeal please e-mail to info@developmentdays.net or the annexed e-mail addresses.

Appello per i popoli Nuba del Kordofan Meridionale

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European Development Days

15-16/12/2011

Warsaw Poland EU

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Appello per i popoli Nuba del Kordofan Meridionale

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Millennium University Study Team (MUST) Report - Area 6 Improving Enviornmental conditions in Kenya di Mohamed Yassin and Alice Liburdi.

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Nuba Mountains South Kordofan Peace and Development Days

31 Oct. 2011 - 04 Nov. 2011, UNIPD - Conegliano Campus

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Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension

10 Oct 2011 - 11 Oct 2011 United Nations, Geneva

UNRISD Conference on

Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension

Date: 10 - 11 Oct 2011

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

UNRISD Conference created a forum for analysis aimed at developing a conceptual and policy framework that will position social dimensions at the centre of green economy and sustainable development. Policy reports and other publications will inform the UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20) preparatory process and subsequent policy discussions. The conference has critically examined the following interrelated themes:

Competing Paradigms

How is the notion of green economy itself, and the consideration of social dimensions, being framed, and with what effects in terms of influencing policy agendas and shaping development models?

The Challenge of Policy Coherence

What role can social policy, in association with economic and environmental policy, play in minimizing costs, maximizing benefits and building resilience, especially for vulnerable groups? How does the green economy agenda connect with other sustainable development objectives?

Agency, Interests and Coalitions

What forms of participation, contestation, coalitions, alliances and compromises are emerging—or might need to emerge—to promote green economy approaches that contribute to sustainable development and poverty eradication?

Community Values, Institutions and Dynamics

How is green economy perceived and interpreted locally? How do local level contexts and dynamics affect – and how are they affected by – external interventions?

The Social Construction of Markets

How do societal norms and pressures, as well as public and private regulation and governance, shape market relations and business behaviour associated with green economy and sustainable development?

Agriculture and Rural Development

What are the consequences of the restructuring of food production, finance, energy and consumption patterns associated with green economy for employment, livelihood security and ecological sustainability in rural areas?

In addition to researchers from across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania, speakers include representatives of Cicero, Friends of the Earth International, IFAD, ILO, Oxfam International, The South Centre, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNESCO, UNRISD, WHO and the World Bank. Side events include an UNRISD Book Fair and the art exhibit "In the Bag: The Art and Politics of the Reusable Bag Movement". In association with Green Drinks-Geneva, there will also be a social event on Tuesday, 11 October at Brasserie des Halles de l'Ile.

Agenda

Agenda for the Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Development

Conference papers

Session 1

1-1. Bob Jessop

1-2. Kathleen McAfee

1-3. Pascal van Griethuysen

1-4. Payal Banerjee and Atul Sood

Session 2

2-1. Ian Gough

2-2. Laura Rival

2-3. Amalia Palma and Claudia Robles

2-4. S.O.M. Awoniyi, T.T. Amos, A.O Adeola and M.M. Omole

2-5. Kathrin Bimesdoerfer, Carola Kantz and J.R. Siegel

Session 3

3-1. Rocío Hiraldo López-Alonso and Thomas Tanner

3-2. Tadzio Mueller and Nicola Bullard

3-3. Danielle Resnick, Finn Tarp and James Thurlow

3-4. Hironobu Sano

Session 4

4-1. Adnan A. Hezri and Rospidah Ghazali

4-2. Amy Merritt and Tristan Stubbs

4-3. Ashok Kumbamu

4-4. Marlyne Sahakian

Session 5

5-1. Samuel McGlennon

5-2. Adam Bumpus

5-3. Marc Brightman

5-4. Michael Winer, Helen Murphy and Harold Ludwick

Session 6

6-1. Diana Alarcón and Christina Bodouroglou

6-2. Witchuda Srang-iam

6-3. Agnes Musyoki

6-4. Mairon G. Bastos Lima

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Con il supporto scientifico del
Politecnico di Milano

Hanno il piacere di invitarla alla

Presentazione dei risultati della Ricerca e della Consultazione Italiana su

L’Efficacia delle Organizzazioni della Società Civile nella
Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Giovedì 17 Novembre, ore 14.00 - 17.30
Camera dei Deputati - Sala del Refettorio
Via del Seminario 76 - Roma

A due settimane dall’inizio della conferenza internazionale sull’efficacia dell’aiuto che si terrà a Busan, in Corea del Sud, dal 29 Novembre al 1 Dicembre, le Organizzazioni Non Governative (ONG) italiane presentano i risultati di un anno di riflessioni sui principi e i criteri per misurare la loro efficacia. La ricerca è stata svolta con il supporto scientifico del Politecnico di Milano ed è la declinazione italiana di un lavoro internazionale che, con consultazioni durate tre anni in più di 71 Paesi, ha portato a mettere a punto principi di efficacia (Principi di Istanbul) e criteri per la loro messa in opera (approvati in Cambogia a Giugno), validi per tutte le ONG e organizzazioni della società civile dei Paesi OCSE e dei Paesi in via di sviluppo. A Busan, le ONG e le organizzazioni della società civile, sempre in primo piano nell’affrontare le sfide per l’affermazione dei diritti umani, chiederanno che i loro principi siano riconosciuti dagli Stati quando le valutano e che siano sostenuti da un quadro legislativo appropriato per la loro messa in opera.

In Italia la riflessione sugli attori della società civile impegnati nella solidarietà internazionale è ancora più importante: con circa 500 milioni di euro raccolti da privati cittadini e imprese, a fronte di meno di 100 milioni di euro, come aiuto pubblico allo sviluppo finanziato dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri, le ONG e le associazioni di solidarietà internazionale sono quasi gli unici attori dell’azione di solidarietà internazionale del nostro Paese.

Nella prima parte del convegno saranno presentati il Rapporto finale della Consultazione Italiana e il documento internazionale “Siem Reap Consensus”, verrà discusso il tema dell’Enabling Environment in Italia e, infine, saranno presentate le richieste della società civile per il HLF-4 sull’efficacia.

Nella seconda parte, giornalisti, rappresentanti delle istituzioni, della società civile, del settore privato, delle università e parlamentari saranno invitati ad intervenire al dibattito e ad approfondire la riflessione sull’efficacia delle organizzazioni della società civile italiana nella cooperazione allo sviluppo.