Plight of Albinos calls for renewed attention

It is time we approached the plight of albinos as a crisis that should be pursued on the same scale as a war. People with albinism are not only kidnapped but also mutilated and killed regularly.

UNCCD chief calls for more attention on elders in disaster relief
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Policy-makers should pay more attention on the elderly in natural calamities while adopting smart strategies for disaster prevention, says the chief of the UN's anti-desertification agency. The senior people might have life insurance ...
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UN Calls for Greater Protection for Albinos in Tanzania
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
15 May 2014 – The barbaric murder of a woman with albinism in Tanzania has prompted the United Nations human rights chief to call for greater protection for this “exceptionally vulnerable” community. According to police reports, 40-year-old Munghu Lugata ...
UN human rights chief urges greater protection for people with albinismShanghai Daily (subscription)
Tanzanian police arrest 'witch doctors'...

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UN rights chief calls for greater protection for Albinos after barbaric killing in ...
UN News Centre
15 May 2014 – The barbaric murder of a woman with albinism in Tanzania has prompted the United Nations human rights chief to call for greater protection for this “exceptionally vulnerable” community. According to police reports, 40-year-old Munghu Lugata ...
UN Condemns Death of Tanzania Albino Woman Killed for Body PartsBusinessweek
UTSS condemns killing of woman with...

The UN warns about an upsurge in violence in Sudan's Darfur region, saying some 50,000 people had been displaced since the end of February.

Rival militias are locked in battle at Libya's main international airport, with reports of at least four people killed.

Opposition hopeful despite renewed wave of defections  The Citizen Daily

Sudanese government delegates have arrived in Ethiopia for African Union-mediated peace talks with rebels aimed at stopping civil war, AU officials said Tuesday.

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) deployed in South Sudan are undergoing intensive drills in readiness for a looming war in South Sudan.