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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:06 PM

Somalia

Type: Country

Name: Somalia

population: 11,967,010

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

United Nations

UN debates Somalia piracy strategy

WINNIPEG (CBC) - The United Nations Security Council is meeting Wednesday to discuss the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as reports circulated that the captain of a vessel captured Monday had died of his wounds.The UN meeting also ... [Yahoo! Canada - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Piracy, Somalia, United Nations, Maersk Alabama, Aden

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Politics)

Unicef's state of the world's children report 2009: Where is the worst place in the world to grow up? Afghanistan

Unicef's 2009 state of the world's children report tells us what it's like to grow up in the poorest - and richest - places in the world. Find out which is which• Get the data• Afghanistan's civilian casualtiesA UN official confirmed today what many already ... [News: Datablog | guardian.co.uk - 23 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF), Afghanistan, Somalia, Flickr

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF)

Somalia to join child rights pact, only U.S. outside (Reuters)

GENEVA (Reuters) Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday.Somalia and the United States have long been the last hold-outs ... [Yahoo! News - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Somalia, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF/ICEF), United States

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Militants' grip

BBC News, MinneapolisMinneapolis is very different from Mogadishu. Yet it is home to the largest group of Somali refugees in the country - more than 60,000 of them. It may seem like an odd place to settle if you are from the Horn of Africa.In autumn, ... [BBC - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Somalia, Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States), Abdirizak Bihi, Acts of Terrorism, Federal Bureau of Investigation

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Intellectual Property Rights)

Somali pirates kill captain of hijacked tanker

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - The captain of a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates this week off the Seychelles with 28 North Koreans on board has died of his wounds after being shot, a pirate told AFP yesterday."The captain has passed away due to ... [Jamaica Observer - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Somalia, Maritime Patrol Aircraft

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 3 Documents

Hostages: Pirates losing patience

A British couple kidnapped from their yacht in October by pirates pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Friday, warning that their captors were running out of patience and could kill them if no ransom is paid.The Somali pirates ... [CNN - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Hostage, Seychelles, Somalia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

African Union

Roy Greenslade: Two journalists shot and wounded in Somalia

Two journalists have been shot at and wounded in the last two days in Somalia. On Tuesday, Voice of America reporter Mohammed Yasin Isak was shot in the shoulder by a police officer just after being stopped at a police checkpoint.And yesterday, Abdirahman ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Roy Greenslade, Somalia, Voice of America, Mogadishu, African Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Gunmen release cargo ship

Get IOL on yourmobile at m.iol.co.zaMogadishu - Somali pirates have freed a United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship, a Somali businessman said on Thursday, dismissing suggestions that it had been carrying weapons to the anarchic country.Ali Dheere, the ... [IOL - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Mogadishu, Somalia, Aden, Indian Ocean, Embargo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

UN calls for multi-level approach in fighting piracy

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Piracy on the high seas cannot be fought by international naval fleets alone, but requires a regional approach that also deals with its root causes, the UN Special Representative for Somalia said."Piracy is a highly profitable business, ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Piracy, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, United Nations, International Maritime Organisation, Somalia

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Eritrea sanctions planned

A draft resolution, seen by AFP, was circulated on Wednesday by Uganda, part of a six-nation east African regional bloc that has been calling for months for sanctions to be imposed.There will be no vote on the proposal before December to give time for ... [Times Live South Africa - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Eritrea, Sanctions, Djibouti

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Finnish led meeting in Somalia the target of suicide attack

Seven Finnish citizens had a narrow escape, as they only just avoided a suicide attack in Somaliland last week.The attack had been scheduled to target a peace conference in Hargeisa but was thwarted by security officials. The peace conference had been ... [mbl.is - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Suicide Attack, Somalia, Explosive, Church's, Lutheran Church

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Intellectual Property Rights)

Pirates Widen Range, Straining Naval Patrols

PARIS Pirate attacks on shipping lanes around the Horn of Africa have shown no sign of relenting, and the nations policing the seas are struggling to find solutions in a mission that seems to be covering a growing area and time frame.The attacks have ... [New York Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Aden, Somalia, Cristina Gallach

Quotes

The campaigns have been conducted nationwide since 2008 -- even in the most dangerous areas, such as the Afgoye Corridor. "Due to the lack of funding, these Child Health Days may now be brought to a halt and feeding centers may have to close,? Johnson warned. Yet Somalia is not unique. In six countries around the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and parts of Uganda, as well as Somalia and Kenya), some 24 million people are now in need of food aid and other humanitarian assistance."

UNICEF urges stepped-up response to crisis in Somalia [Xinhua News Agency - 4 hours ago]

...Mrs Chandler said: "We are told that there is a terrorist cell, or a fanatic cell, searching for us and we are also feeling very much under threat now that these people themselves won't hesitate to take our lives." The Chandlers, of Tunbridge Wells, were taken hostage on October 23 as they sailed their yacht in the Indian Ocean

Appeal for yacht couple's release [BBC - 5 hours ago]

More Content

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Canada's military: Invisible no more [Globe and Mail - 20 mins ago]
Ordeal over: Hijacked Spanish crew back home [EuroNews - 1 hour ago]
Yemen, Somalia talk cooperation in social affairs [Yemen News Agency - 2 hours ago]
Afghanistan's Corruption [Middle East Online - 2 hours ago]
UN debates Somalia piracy strategy [Yahoo! Canada - 2 hours ago]
Somalia, Afghanistan most corrupt nations: report [Yahoo! Canada - 2 hours ago]
Bhutan celebrates child rights [South Asian Media - 3 hours ago]
Spanish crew members freed by pirates arrive home [Yahoo! Canada - 4 hours ago]
UNICEF urges stepped-up response to crisis in S... [Xinhua News Agency - 4 hours ago]
The Jihadis and the Cause of South Yemen: A Pro... [Jamestown Foundation - 5 hours ago]
Appeal for yacht couple's release [BBC - 5 hours ago]
Ethiopia committed to peace in Somalia - foreig... [Individual.com - 5 hours ago]
UN Sanctions may affect Canada's Nevsun, foreig... [Asmarino Independent - 5 hours ago]
The 20th Anniversary Of The UN Convention For T... [Medical News Today - 6 hours ago]
Brit Hostages: 'Pirates Could Kill Us Soon' [Sky News - 6 hours ago]
Young 'lured' to fight in Somalia, leader says [National Post - 7 hours ago]
L.American countries mark 20th anniversary of U... [Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]
UNICEF report highlights gains in child health,... [News-Medical.Net - 10 hours ago]
The Little Ambassador: 'Please President Obama,... [Houston Chronicle - 10 hours ago]
Hostages: Pirates losing patience [CNN - 10 hours ago]
British hostages say pirates will kill them [CNN - 12 hours ago]
11/19/09 - IMO Assembly to meet for 26th session [Cruise Industry News - 14 hours ago]
UNICEF welcomes decision by the Somali Transiti... [UNICEF - 14 hours ago]
Abusive Behavior in Puntland [press release] [AllAfrica.com - 14 hours ago]
Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiar... [Yahoo! News - 14 hours ago]
Youth Warned Against Joining Somalia War [AllAfrica.com - 15 hours ago]
International Press Freedom Awards 2009 [Digital Journal - 16 hours ago]
UK hostages fear they will die soon [ONE News - 16 hours ago]
Somalian pirates hijack ship [New Zealand Herald - 16 hours ago]
British hostages warn Somali pirates losing pat... [Reuters Africa - 16 hours ago]

Blogs

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salutin: the abu ghraib effect with the imprint... [we move to canada - 2 hours ago] Bravo Rick Salutin! Our own little Abu Ghraib?The nauseating component in current claims and reactions about Canada's role in turning Afghan detainees over for torture ...
salutin: the abu ghraib effect with the imprint... [Progressive Bloggers - 2 hours ago] Bravo Rick Salutin! Our own little Abu Ghraib?The nauseating component in current claims and reactions about Canada's role in turning Afghan detainees over for torture ...
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Marking UNCRC Annive... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 19 hours ago] It speaks to the values of our society when we can't protect our most vulnerable citizens - our children. Twenty years ago today, the United Nations ...
Bruce Lesley: A Peaceful Revolution: U.S. Shoul... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 22 hours ago] Twenty years ago today, leading nations of the world put aside conflicting interests and cultural differences to unite behind a common purpose -- the acknowledgment ...
Unicef's state of the world's children report 2... [News: Datablog \| guardian.co.uk - 23 hours ago] Unicef's 2009 state of the world's children report tells us what it's like to grow up in the poorest - and richest - places in the world. Find out which is which• ...

Audio/Video

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US yet to sign UN child rights treaty 20 years ... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Goldman's Credit Crisis Mea Culpa [Slate Magazine - 11/18/2009]
Remittances offer Somali lifeline -15 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/15/2009]
China to lead Somalia piracy fight [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/13/2009]
What do they talk about in all those Afghanista... [Slate Magazine - 11/12/2009]

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