Archive for June 19th, 2008
Mount Elgon, Kenya: A Terrorized Population in Desperate Need of Assistance
BRUSSELS/NAIROBI – June 17 – The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for an immediate increase in assistance for the people of Mount Elgon in western Kenya, and an end to the indiscriminate violence they have endured for almost two years.
Since August 2006, the civilian population of Mount Elgon [...]
Linking Sport and the Environment to the Peace and Poverty Agenda in Kenya
UNEP and Underprivileged Children and Youth Kick Off New Reconciliation Initiative
Nairobi, 18 June 2008–More than 300 children and teenagers from across Nairobi will gather on 21 June for the launch of a three-month event to promote peace and reconciliation.
The ‘Play for the Planet: Play for Peace’ initiative, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), [...]
