Agrégateur de flux

Nyikolaj Patrusev, az Orosz Föderáció biztonsági tanácsának titkára szerint az ukrajnai vezetőségi személycseréket az Egyesült Államokkal egyeztetve hajtják végre – írja a Vesztyi. „Az engedetlenség ahhoz vezet, hogy leváltják az ukrán elnököt és a kormányt” – mondta Patrusev. „Victoria Nuland minden egyes ukrajnai látogatása megerősíti, hogy Ukrajna nem egy független ország és Washington irányítja őket” – nyilatkozta a titkár.

Orosz és magyar kutatók egy második világháborús magyar bombázó repülőgép roncsaira bukkantak a délnyugat-oroszországi Voronyezs régióban - értesült a Ria Novosztyi hírügynökség. A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő egyik Caproni Ca-135-ös bombázórepülőjének alkatrészei mellett a legénység maradványait is megtalálták.

Trois jours après, l'absence de résultats du Conseil des ministres européens de l'Intérieur réunis lundi à Bruxelles continue d'être dénoncée par des personnalités politiques et par de nombreux diplomates. Cet échec s'explique avant tout par le durcissement de la politique hongroise, suivie par les Etats d'Europe centrale, face aux positions allemandes.

Les arrivées de migrants aux frontières de l’Europe sont plus nombreuses que jamais, - 156 000 pour l'ensemble de l'UE au mois d’août -, avec une concentration particulièrement forte en Grèce. En revanche, en Italie, la tendance s'est inversée. Il y a eu moins de migrants cet été que prévu.

Ces photos ont été prises lors d’un reportage effectué mi-juillet à la frontière serbo-hongroise, à lire ici. A cette époque (qui paraît déjà lointaine) les travaux de construction de la clôture n’avaient pas débuté, l’espace frontalier n’était pas militarisé et quelques centaines de migrants franchissaient chaque jour la frontière.

September 15, 2015 (NEW YORK) – International human rights groups have condemned the action by Russia and Angola which blocked a draft proposal by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose targeted sanctions on South Sudanese military from the two warring parties.

General Paul Malong Awan has been appointed to replace General James Hoth Mai as the new commander of the South Sudanese army

The UN draft resolution would slap sanctions on South Sudan army's chief of general staff, General Paul Malong Awan, and the rebel top commander in the oil-rich Upper Nile state, Major General Johnson Olony for allegedly not respecting the ceasefire and continuing with the war.

The US-drafted sanctions tabled before the Security Council on Tuesday urged to impose a global travel ban and assets freeze on the two senior rival army commanders in a series of other targeted sanctions expected to follow against individual political and military leaders in South Sudan.

While 13 out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council were in favour of imposing the sanctions, Russia and Angola blocked the document, citing more time to further study it.

South Sudanese foreign minister was last week in Moscow where he urged Russia together with his Sudanese counterpart to oppose any sanctions on his government.

In a joint statement to the United Nations issued on Tuesday, Enough Project, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International condemned the move by the two communist nations, saying individuals who have committed crimes under international law and serious violations of human rights in South Sudan should not be spared.

The trio called on the United Nations to also impose a “comprehensive” arms embargo on South Sudan in order to limit their capacity to fight without incoming weapons and ammunitions and therefore frustrate their quest for more violence and war.

“As you know, although South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and armed opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar signed a binding agreement to end the conflict in their country, fighting has continued in Unity and Upper Nile states. As our organizations have documented in detail, the 21-month conflict in South Sudan has been characterized by war crimes and other acts that may also amount to crimes against humanity, and it has clearly been fuelled by impunity,” partly reads the statement.

“Given the high probability of continuing serious abuses against civilians as part of the ongoing fighting, we urge you to impose a comprehensive arms embargo,” it says.

They stressed the importance of punishing those responsible for human rights abuses and war crimes in South Sudan so as to enforce accountability and avoid impunity.

"It is imperative that continued human rights abuses and ceasefire violations in South Sudan be met with real consequences from the international community. Decisions are being made on both the government and rebel side to undermine the implementation of the peace deal. If there is no cost for that intransigence and for the human rights crimes that result, then we can expect the war to continue, business as usual," warned John Prendergast, founding director of the Enough Project.

Analysts however say the blocking of the draft by Russia and Angola may not be the end of the story as other 13 members of the Council will keep pushing for its final endorsement, or individual countries such as US, UK, China, France, Germany, etc., and organizations such as the European Union, etc., who have more diplomatic leverage and international influence than Russia may unilaterally impose the sanctions on the two commanders.

Since the conflict began in December 2013, fighting and abuses have forced over 2 million people to flee their homes and thousands of civilians have been killed, often targeted because of their ethnicity or perceived political allegiance.

“The likelihood of further attacks on civilians in South Sudan remains high. A well-monitored arms embargo can reduce the flow and entry of weapons and military equipment into the country that could be used to commit further crimes against civilians,” recommends the statement.

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September 15, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Presidents Omer Hassan al-Bashir and Yoweri Kaguta Museveni held Tuesday a first meeting on bilateral relations and South Sudan peace immediately after the arrival of the Ugandan leader.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (L) smiles with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni as he arrives at Khartoum Airport for talks during an official visit to Sudan September 15, 2015. (Photo Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudanese presidential assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud on Monday expected that Museveni's visit will create a breakthrough in the bilateral relations between the two countries, adding that an agreement on this respect will be signed .

The visiting president was welcomed at Khartoum Airport by al-Bashir, his government members of his government and foreign diplomats, three hours from the announced time.

After what, the two leaders and their delegations started discussions at the presidential palace, as they will hold a joint press conference before the return of the Ugandan president to Kampala.

On Wednesday Museveni will pay a visit to the Military College and the International University of Africa which includes a faculty of Islamic studies where African students are formed.

Sudanese foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour told reporters that Sudan and Ugandan will jointly work to bring stability in the neighbouring South Sudan, stressing that the two countries are directly affected by the conflict taking place in the new nation since December 2013.

SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar arrived on Tuesday evening to the Sudanese capital for talks with the two presidents about the implementation of the peace agreement.

The rebel group said that Machar was transported by an aircraft belonging to the Sudanese presidency, giving the impression that talks between Museveni and the rebel leader was part of the visit.

Juba remains very reluctant to the implementation of the peace agreement, as a faction opposed to the peace agreement says the deal enables Machar to keep his army in the capital, and at the same time puts a foreigner with a large power at the head of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism.

Ghandour expressed hope that the visit be successful, expecting it will achieve positive results and improve bilateral cooperation on issues of common interest. He further descried the visit, of the Ugandan president as "important".

He said the joint security committee between the two countries will meet during the visit, adding that its last meeting was held in Kampala since six months.

The minister also denied any American or foreign pressure behind the visit.

Ugandan army fought the rebels alongside the South Sudanese government troops loyal to the president Salva Kiir. In addition, Juba alleged several times that Khartoum backed the SPLM-IO rebels, while the Sudanese army warned against the deployment of Ugandan soldiers near its border.

Kampala and Khartoum also trade accusations of support to rebel groups. However Sudanese officials recently praised Uganda, saying it did show good faith and restricted the activities of Sudanese rebels.

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Összeszedtük, milyen érveket hallottunk az elmúlt hetekben a menekült-áthelyezési program ellen és mellett.

Hiába szavazzák meg, kimaradhatunk a függelékből.

September 15, 2015 (JUBA) - Authorities in South Sudan's oil-producing Upper Nile state have launched a campaign to create awareness on the recently-signed peace accord.

The map of Upper Nile state

Speaking exclusively to Sudan Tribune Tuesday, the caretaker governor of Upper Nile, Chol Thon urged citizens to shun rebellion and embrace peace.

“People have been asking and I also have been asking this question time and again: what happened to the culture of unity, culture of love, culture of forgiveness, culture of peaceful coexistence which was the source of our strength and solidarity during the anyanya war and our liberation struggle for independence. Why all over sudden this culture disappeared at the time we could have consolidated it more and make it an engine of our diversity”, said Thon.

He was optimistic that citizens would support government in the implementation of the peace reached between president Salva Kiir and armed opposition leader, Riek Machar.

“We used to ask ourselves what is after this peace? We do not know what is coming. We have a very long, painful road ahead but I know that the involvement of our people in the implementation can help change a country's course", stressed the caretaker governor.

"The people that I know in Upper Nile state and in the country at large have more than just hope, they have the way and as the state government, we will work with them to help us in the peaceful implementation and so we see which other doors they will have to open again," said Thon, who is still active in the military, despite his recent appointment.

Upper Nile's information minister, Peter Hoth Tuach separately told Sudan Tribune that a mamoth crowd welcomed the caretaker governor as he returned from Juba last week.

“Our governor has come and has embarked on a number of arrangements to implement the peace agreement. He started with mobilisation campaigns for implementation of the peace agreement," Tuach said from Renk, a strategic town in the oil-producing region.

Various committees, he said, have now been formed and given tasks to disseminate the information on the recently-signed agreement to the population at grassroot levels.

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Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général de l'ONU pour la Libye, Bernardino Leon, a estimé mercredi que le manque de confiance entre les parties libyennes participant aux pourparlers de paix faisait obstacle à la signature d'un accord.

Le Secrétaire général de l'ONU, Ban Ki-moon, s'est déclaré mercredi indigné par les informations selon lesquelles le Président Michel Kafando et le Premier ministre Yacouba Isaac Zida du Burkina Faso, ainsi que d'un certain nombre de ministres, sont détenus par la garde présidentielle dans la capitale Ouagadougou.

Les 9 000 civils et militaires terminent leur installation à Balard. Mais sans Jean-Yves Le Drian qui ne s'y installera pas. Le ministre a ses raisons !

September 15, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The German government has donated €1.4 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist it with its work in the Sudan.

UNHCR Deputy Representative and Officer-in-Charge in Sudan Angela Li Rosi said in a statement that Germany “is a strong and traditional partner to UNHCR worldwide” and stressed that this contribution is critical to fulfilling UNHCR mandate.

“In times of scarce resources, a large number of activities aimed at addressing long-term displacement situations cannot be implemented due to funding shortfalls,” she said.

Rolf Welberts, the German ambassador to Sudan said that his government “continues its support for UNHCR in Sudan and in the entire region to help alleviate the hardship that many refugees and victims of human trafficking have to go through”.

He said his country also worked jointly with UNHCR to award scholarships to refugees at Sudanese universities.

The contribution would enable UNHCR respond to the needs of new arrivals in eastern Sudan in particular through providing medical assistance to victims of human trafficking.

UNHCR said it has been working very closely with Sudanese government and other partners to address the issue of human trafficking in particular to improve the security in the camps, strengthen the assistance provided to victims of trafficking both in the East and in Khartoum and seek alternatives to onward movements.

Ambassador Welberts said that through the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) some refugees receive higher education opportunities every year that can have a major impact on themselves and on their communities through the skills and expertise gained throughout their studies.

UNHCR in Sudan works with the Commissioner for Refugees (COR), the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) and other national institutions to protect and assist 370,000 refugees and asylum seekers, as well internally displaced people in Khartoum, the East, South and West Kordufan, White Nile and Darfur.

UNHCR has 11 offices in Sudan and its financial requirements for 2015 amount to US$173.4 million.

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September 15, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – The South African President Jacob Zuma refused to say today whether or not he will allow his Sudanese counterpart Omer Hassan al-Bashir to enter the country again later this year for the summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

Sudan's President Omer Hassan al-Bashir waits to welcome Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni at Khartoum Airport September 15, 2015 (REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

FOCAC was initially set to be held at the ministerial level before Beijing and Johannesburg agreed to upgrade it to a full blown summit attended by leaders meaning that Bashir has to be invited as a matter of protocol.

Bashir's attendance at the African Union (AU) in South Africa last June created a diplomatic and legal mess for the South African government which not only violated the International Criminal Court (ICC) obligations, but also an explicit order by the High Court to prevent the Sudanese leader from departing pending a decision on whether to extradite him to the Hague.

The ICC issued two arrest warrants for Bashir in 2009 and 2010 charging him with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

Its judges are now wanting South Africa to explain its failure to arrest Bashir within 30 days which Zuma is being reviewed by his government.

“Our own courts are also still considering the matter of President al-Bashir's last visit to South Africa in June which (makes) the matter therefore sub-judice,” Zuma said at a meeting with foreign diplomats and journalists in Pretoria today.

“It should however be remembered that Sudan is a member of FOCAC. As such, it is expected that the Sudanese Government will participate in FOCAC,” he added.

He fell short however of saying that Bashir is welcome to attend.

African News Agency (ANA) quoted unnamed official sources as saying that they do not believe Bashir will again take the risk of coming to South Africa.

South Africa is a member of the ICC and is among few world countries that incorporated its statute into the constitution making it part of its domestic law.

But the government has asserted last June that Bashir was enjoying immunity bestowed upon all AU delegates. The High Court has dismissed this argument and ordered Bashir's arrest but he has already left the country a few hours earlier.

An appeal request by the South African government is pending and the High Court will rule on Wednesday whether to grant a Leave to Appeal paving the way for a fresh argument on the merits before the Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA).

In late August, Zuma held a lengthy meeting with South Africa Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to discuss tensions between the executive and the judiciary after which the former vowed to uphold rule of law among other things.

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A new allegation of sexual exploitation in the Central African Republic (CAR) was received today by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country, reportedly committed by one of its civilian staff last Saturday.

The UK Royal Navy's anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Merlin Mk2, has achieved full operating capability (FOC), strengthening the navy's operational helicopter fleet.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected BAE Systems as the preferred bidder to deliver the gun system, called maritime indirect fires system (MIFS), for the UK Royal Navy's Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS).

Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit has secured an order to deliver full integrated bridge systems (IBS) to the Royal Thai Navy's future frigates.

Saab has officially started the construction of Swedish Navy's A26 next-generation submarine, following a steel-cutting ceremony held at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden.