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The Poor Kids in Sudan

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it is quite sad the situation of children in my country Sudan! i found this airplaine toy which state clearly "UN air force". UN involvement has become a part of childhood in Sudan. when I was a kid, these toys usually would hold lables such as "US airforce" or other kids shows name on it (after all all the toys come from the west). I hope things would not get worse

Sudan Post referendum part two

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one of the important issue need to be sorted before the independence of the south ( which is just a mater of time) is the fate of southern in the north mainly in Khartoum . during the civil war many southern were forced by the war to move to the north. they live in displaced camps scattered around the capital. the last censes estimate their population to be around 500,000 but many observers regard this figure as underestimation and they estimate their population to reach around 2 to millions at least. Sadly, in the last few days couple of statements came from NCP members including members in government, painted a dark picture for the fate of southern in the north. for example they would become foreigner instantly if the southern voted for independence. Recent roamers from khartoum is that southern in the north are apply for nationality and sudanese passport while in the same time there is instructions in the ministry of home affairs to delay the process if not to prevent it. ...

UN

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This year UN GA is going to be remembered. Not mainly because of the fun show performed by the Libyan leader, but for the momentum reached on the issue of nuclear weapon non proliferation . As the Security Council has adopted a resolution calling upon all nations to stick to the international law, it is ironic that all five permanent members of the Security Council have nuclear weapon and they are calling upon the rest of the world not to follow their step. Are not they in their current position in the Security Council because they do have nuclear weapons ? What does this tell you about this organization? Does the UN has the moral stand by which it impose all these rules upon nation from a council which is base on military power? Dose other countries has the right to demand that certain countries to join the IAEA while at the same time they are not member themselves? Should Iran withdraw from IAEA? Only time will tell.