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Outside forces fuel Sudan war, new report finds

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This action is strengthening the military capabilities of the warring parties and enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations with devastating consequences for civilians, according to the report by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan. The report documented the involvement of transnational entities operating in several countries in recruiting, training, and deploying foreign personnel […]

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First Person: Syrians lead efforts to clear rubble and rebuild lives

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The conflict there killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and caused severe damage to infrastructure across the country estimated at over $100 billion.  Joelle-Seme Park works for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and recently travelled to Syria to visit recovery projects. “Standing in the middle of a neighbourhood in Rural Damascus, it was […]

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