[Ugnet] LEADERS MUST RISE ABOVE PAROCHIAL INTERESTS

  By Charles Etukuri    Professor Omara Otunnu is the Chair of the United nations. Daily Monitor's Charles Etukuri talks to him on the nature of his work.   Q. You have engaged in human rights causes as a scholar and an advocate, by shaping

[Ugnet] UGANDA OPENS TO DEMOCRACY:TODAY,S WASHINGTON TIMES

UGANDA OPENS TO DEMOCRACYBy Gus ConstantineTHE WASHINGTON TIMES---Uganda, the East African nation hailed during the Clinton administration as an emerging democracy despite its prohibition of political parties, is debating a move toward multipa

[Ugnet] UGANDA OPENS TO DEMOCRACY:TODAY,S WASHINGTONTIMES

UGANDA OPENS TO DEMOCRACYBy Gus ConstantineTHE WASHINGTON TIMES---Uganda, the East African nation hailed during the Clinton administration as an emerging democracy despite its prohibition of political parties, is debating a move toward multipa

[Ugnet] THE PEOPLE

  For Immediate Release 8th June 2005 Ugandans Divided on Political Transition   Kampala, Uganda - An Afrobarometer survey conducted in collaboration with the International Republican Institute (IRI) has found that Ugandans are closely divided on the major questions of political transition f

[Ugnet] Night children flee terror of rebels

 WORLD NEWS back PRINT-FRIENDLY VERSION EMAIL THIS STORY FACES of the night . . . children find safety from the Lord's Resistance Army at the Noah's Ark refuge in the northern Uganda city of Gulu. Picture: Reuters.Night children flee terror of rebelsGulu, Uganda09j

[Ugnet] DRC: Mayi-Mayi attacks displace 1,700 in Katanga

DRC: Mayi-Mayi attacks displace 1,700 in Katanga 08 Jun 2005 15:16:13 GMTSource: IRINKINSHASA, 8 June (IRIN) - At least 1,700 people have fled villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province following attacks by Mayi-Mayi militiamen, a UN official told IRIN on Tuesday. "

[Ugnet] Uganda: Rebellen überfallen Caritas-Mitarbeiter

Uganda: Rebellen überfallen Caritas-Mitarbeiter 07 Jun 2005 12:07:00 GMTSource: NGO latestAchim ReinkeCaritas - GermanyWebsite: http://www.caritas-international.deProjektarbeit durch Ende des Waffenstillstands gefährdet Freiburg, 7. Juni 2005. Caritas-Mitarbeiter sind in Norduganda von Re

[Ugnet] Uganda: Rebellen überfallen Caritas-Mitarbeiter

Uganda: Rebellen überfallen Caritas-Mitarbeiter 07 Jun 2005 12:07:00 GMTSource: NGO latestAchim ReinkeCaritas - GermanyWebsite: http://www.caritas-international.deProjektarbeit durch Ende des Waffenstillstands gefährdet Freiburg, 7. Juni 2005. Caritas-Mitarbeiter sind in Norduganda von Re

[Ugnet] World asked to urge end to Uganda's 'forgotten war'

World asked to urge end to Uganda's 'forgotten war'By Gus ConstantineTHE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 9, 2005 WASHINGTON -- World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization, disagrees with the Ugandan government's belief that the 16-year rebellion in that country can be resolved

[Ugnet] World asked to urge end to Uganda's 'forgotten war'

World asked to urge end to Uganda's 'forgotten war'By Gus ConstantineTHE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 9, 2005 WASHINGTON -- World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization, disagrees with the Ugandan government's belief that the 16-year rebellion in that country can be resolved t

[Ugnet] EYEWITNESS-An aid worker's diary in northern Uganda

EYEWITNESS-An aid worker's diary in northern Uganda 08 Jun 2005Source: AlertNet Two young girls in Lubuje camp for internally displaced near Kitgum, northern UgandaOxfam photo by Caroline GreenCaroline Green, senior media officer with Oxfam International, witnessed first hand the nightmar

[Ugnet] FOCUS: Uganda donors urged to turn up pressure for peace

FOCUS: Uganda donors urged to turn up pressure for peace 08 Jun 2005Source: AlertNetBy Ruth Gidley Internally displaced Ugandans receive beans, maize and cabbage seeds from the Ugandan Red Cross at Aromo camp near Lira in northern Uganda.STRINGER photoLONDON (AlertNet) – Aid agencies say

[Ugnet] Museveni's policy of wars and effects of wars

Uganda violence PHOTOS: Northern Ugandans terrorised by conflict 08 Jun 2005 Source: AlertNetFew horror stories rival the humanitarian crisis in northern Uganda, where a cult-like rebel group has been terrorising local people for a generation. Full Article... FILM: ‘Rebels Without a Cause’ 0

[Ugnet] Urban Planning , Economics of a Psychiatric City

Urban Planning, Economics of a Psychiatric City - At times one wonders, recent pronouncement in Uganda parliament were such that the government of Uganda, discovered donor money was creating over supply of money which cost Uganda 25 billion annually to suck out of the economy through tr