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22 May 2013

07 May 2013

Daily podcast – May 7, 2013.

Statistician general Pali Lehohla said on Monday that South Africa could do better with a youth wage subsidy than without it. The National Treasury has proposed the subsidy to encourage employers...

UN distances itself from claim that Syrian rebels used nerve gas

UNREST

UN war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday, playing down a suggestion from one of...

15 Apr 2013

Death from the Skies: Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians (April 2013)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This 80-page report is based on visits to 50 sites of government air strikes in opposition-controlled areas in Aleppo, Idlib, and Latakia governorates, and more than 140 interviews with witnesses...

20 Mar 2013

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperations, South Africa condemns the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict (20/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Government is deeply concerned over reports emanating from Aleppo, Syria, that on Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 16 people lost their lives and 100 more were injured in what appears to...

17 Oct 2012

Laurent Fabius: Address by the France Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the meeting in support of the Civilian Revolutionary Councils in Syria, Paris (17/10/2012)

SPEECH

On behalf of us all, I want to pay tribute to their commitment and their courage in upholding – on a daily basis, and despite the blind violence of the regime – the ideals of a revolution that...

13 Oct 2012

SA: Trevor Manuel: Address by Minister in the Presidency National Planning Commission, at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Annual Lecture on Leadership for Nation Building, Lenasia (13/10/2012)

SPEECH

This lecture has a topic assigned by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, “Leadership for Nation Building”. This is a difficult topic with layers of complexity. The subject would be difficult in...

14 Aug 2012

Daily podcast – August 14, 2012.

PODCAST

Justice Albie Sachs says Parliament must embrace its connection with voters and the public voice. He said the Constitution wasn’t just a document that was chosen because it looked good and...

UN: Statement by Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, urges parties in Syria conflict to heed humanitarian law (14/08/2012)

STATEMENT

Arriving in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the United Nations top relief official today called on the parties in the Middle Eastern country’s ongoing conflict to respect international...

UN: Statement by Adrian Edwards, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Spokesperson, on scaling up registration to accelerate access to basic services (14/08/2012)

STATEMENT

As hundreds of people continue to flee Syria on a daily basis, the United Nations today announced it is scaling up its capacity to register Syrian refugees in order to facilitate and speed up their...

Violence increasing in many parts of Syria, taking heavy toll on civilians – UN Mission

SYRIA

Violence and the indiscriminate use of heavy weapons by the Government as well as targeted attacks by the opposition are increasing in Syria, the head of the United Nations observer force said...

07 Aug 2012

WHO: Statement by the World Health Organisation, on Syria experiencing critical shortages in medicine (07/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said that, according to reports it has received, Syria is experiencing critical shortages in medicines and pharmaceutical products. “The...

06 Aug 2012

UN: Statement by Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, United Nations Military Adviser, concerned about ongoing violence in the city of Aleppo (06/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The head of United Nations observers in Syria today spoke out about the ongoing fighting taking place in the Middle Eastern country, particularly in the city of Aleppo, and on its impact on...

03 Aug 2012

Daily podcast – August 3, 2012.

PODCAST

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria. This is a result of his frustration by "finger-pointing" at the United Nations while the armed rebellion...

02 Aug 2012

UN: Statement by the United Nations, on United Nations Special Envoy for the Syria crisis Kofi Annan resigning (02/08/2012)

STATEMENT

“Mr. Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil El Araby, of his intention not to renew his mandate when it expires on 31 August 2012,” Mr. Ban...

UN: Statement by Gerard Araud, United Nations Peacekeeping Chief, warns of main battle in Aleppo (02/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The United Nations peacekeeping chief today highlighted the ongoing fighting in the city of Aleppo, noting that UN observers continue to try to carry out their work as the “spiral of violence”...

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