----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Toro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [Mwananchi] UN refugee agency urgently appeals for aid for Sudanese fleeing to Chad
> George B.N. Ayittey, > > I also feel that African crisis become big business for NGO's, that all > their actions in African are aimed at prolonging or creating new areas of > crisis. I feel Equally they should change their strategy if they genuinely > want to help. They should come with projects that first commit Governments > to our desired change. These governments are empower with a lot of resources > from funds to arms against the will of the vunerable people held hostage by > this killer dictators in all shades and shape, in government or not. for > example the lobby on their behave to "western doners", even if the > opposition or pressure groups try telling them that some of their programmes > are bound to cause more harm than good they just do listen infact the shut > out the opposition, pressure groups or civil society. I feel the NGOs' > themselves are grooming warlords both in and our of Government such that > their bussiness will go on for years unless there is a sudden hault on how > the do bussiness. > > Toro. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George B.N. Ayittey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Mwananchi] UN refugee agency urgently appeals for aid for > Sudanese fleeing to Chad > > > > Lisa, > > > > It NEVER ENDS, does it? > > > > WESTERN SUDAN -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > BURUNDI -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > CONGO -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > LIBERIA -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > SIERRA lEONE -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > IVORY COAST -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > ZIMBABWE -- appeal, appeala and appeal for FOOD aid. > > > > SOMALIA -- appeal, appeala and appeal for international aid. > > > > ETHIOPIA/ERITREA -- Another appeal, appeala and appeal for international > > aid. > > > > Has it occurred to our coconut-head leaders that the international > > community is thoroughly FED UP with incessant African appeals? > > > > It seems we are the only people who can't solve our problems and must > > always unload them onto the international community. We are such a > > disgrace to our own race. True, we were colonized and oppressed in the > > past. But that doesn't mean we should not be able to use our common > > sense. Even illiterate peasants can but many of our "EDUCATED" officials > > can't. Such a disgrace. > > > > George Ayittey, > > Washington, DC > > > > > > > > Lisa Toro wrote: > > > > > > The Sudanese have just recently signed a peace agreement including oil > > > resoucres sharing! What on earth is going on? > > > > > > Toro > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Chifu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 5:28 PM > > > Subject: [Mwananchi] UN refugee agency urgently appeals for aid for > Sudanese > > > fleeing to Chad > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > >From the UN press release... > > > > > > UN refugee agency urgently appeals for aid for Sudanese fleeing to > > > Chad > > > > > > New arrivals escorted to tent in Farachana camp, Chad > > > 30 January 2004 - Declaring that it is in a race against time, the > > > United Nations refugee agency today issued an urgent appeal for funds > > > for its emergency operation to help up to 135,000 Sudanese who have > > > fled into barren remote parts of eastern Chad from fighting in their > > > own country. > > > > > > "So far, we have not received any contributions for the Chad > > > emergency for 2004," UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) > > > spokesman Kris Janowski told a news briefing in Geneva. "Funds are > > > urgently needed because we are in a race against time to relocate > > > refugees from the volatile border area to safer sites further inside > > > Chad." > > > > > > The urgency was underscored yesterday by the bombing of the town of > > > Tine when at least 2 people were killed and 15 wounded, Mr. Janowski > > > said. UNHCR needs to move up to 110,000 people from the volatile > > > border area before the start of the rainy season in May when the > > > sandy roads would become impassable. > > > > > > Last September the agency appealed for $10.3 million for 2004 to aid > > > some 65,000 refugees. This figure is currently being revised upwards > > > in light of ongoing new arrivals of refugees, including some 30,000 > > > in December and another 18,000 in January. > > > > > > Mr. Janowski said the agency is "extremely concerned" about the > > > deteriorating situation in Tine, a town that straddles the border, > > > which was bombed several times yesterday morning. > > > > > > Fighting between forces loyal to the Sudanese Government and the > > > Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in the three states of Darfur in the > > > western part of Africa's largest country has disrupted the livelihood > > > of an estimated 1 million people, while sending refugees pouring into > > > Chad. Around 40 per cent of them are severely undernourished children > > > under five. > > > > > > You can join Mwananchi at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/mwananchi > > > for discussions on African affairs. > > > > > > Yahoo! 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