01: Africa
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Nigeria announces the creation of a UN special advisor Ibrahim Gambari-led committee for the peace process in the Niger Delta. |
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Clashes between the armed forces of Eritrea and Djibouti caused by the dispute over a border region provoke the regional and international condemnation of the Eritrean aggression. |
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The Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, and the vice-president and highest authority of the south, Salva Kiir, agree on an international arbitration for the demarcation of the border that separates the north and the south of the country in the Abyei oil region. |
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The Government of Burundi and the FNL express their willingness to renounce to violence following the peace talks held in South Africa. |
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A new rebel offensive takes place with the capture of several villages in the east of Chad. |
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The Transitional Federal Government and the moderate sector of the opposition coalition Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia reach a cessation of hostilities rejected by the coalition’s radical sector. |
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The Republic of Congo’s National Program on DDR launches the reintegration process for 30,000 former combatants in the Pool region. |
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A new attack in Algeria causes the death of 12 people, a French citizen among them, the first one since 1994. |
02: Americas
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The Haitian Parliament rejects again the appointment of a new prime minister and deepens the institutional paralysis of the last two months. |
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The protests against a copper extraction company in Peru result in dozens of people injured. |
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights visits Bolivia to gather information on the situation of Guarani families suffering subjection conditions which are similar to slavery. |
03: Asia
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International Crisis Group warns against the increase of the communitarian tensions in the Indonesian province of West Papua. |
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The Philippine’s new presidential adviser on peace commits himself to the resumption of the peace process following meetings with MILF leaders. |
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The Thai opposition announces its intention to present a vote of no confidence against the Government following several weeks of protests. |
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The Government of Pakistan holds negotiations with the Taliban in several tribal areas of the country. |
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The Government of Sri Lanka rejects the request of the Norwegian Government to visit the area under the armed group LTTE control. |
04: Europe
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UN secretary general outlines its plan to adjust the new EU mission for Kosovo under a UN “umbrella” so as to overcome the problems of the European deployment into areas of Serb population. |
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Abkhazia’s leader rejects any alternative to the current Russian-led peacekeeping format, while the EU seeks a higher profile in the resolution of the conflict. |
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Turkish Parliament passes reforms to the law on the state-owned radio and television that give green light to the allocation of a state channel for full-time broadcasting in Kurdish. |
05: Middle East
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The Iraqi foreign minister declares that the country still needs the US troops to advance towards more security. |
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Israel and Hamas agree a total cessation of hostilities in Gaza for six months. |
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After the agreement reached in Dakar, Hamas and Fatah state that they have restored an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. |
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Iran to cancel the death sentence against four people for offences committed when they were under 18 years old. |
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The new UN rapporteur on the situation of the Palestinian occupied territories affirms that Israel keeps breaking seriously international law. |
06: International Organizations
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World military spending totalled 1,339 billion dollars in 2007, according to the last SIPRI’s Yearbook. |
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The tenth anniversary of the EU Code of Conduct on arms exports is commemorated with a moderately positive assessment concerning its implementation. |
