Visualising armed conflicts: Jan Ketil Rod shares some of the details...

GEO: connexion;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * extra-state armed conflicts are colonial or imperial wars * interstate armed conflicts occurs between two or more states * internal armed conflicts occurs between the government of a state and internal...

China Calls for Specific Steps to Protect Children in Armed Conflicts

Xinhua News Agency;  November 20, 2001 ;     267 words ......problem of the protection of children in armed conflicts. The statement came as Shen Guofang...meeting on the issue of children and armed conflicts. "We believe that the most urgent...consensus on the protection of children in armed conflicts into action," he said. The Security...

Annan Emphasizes Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

Xinhua News Agency;  April 10, 2001 ;     265 words ......responsibilities of protecting civilians in armed conflicts. In his second report on the subject...features of war, he said. As internal armed conflicts proliferate, civilians have become...said. Some 5 million people died in armed conflicts in the 1990s, mostly of internal nature...

Civilian Casualties Simply 'Aren't News', THE MOSCOW TIMES

The Moscow Times (Russia);  November 12, 2001 ;     562 words ......NOT USE photos on Page 1-A showing civilian casualties from the U.S. war on Afghanistan...USE wire stories which lead with civilian casualties from the U.S. war on Afghanistan...needs rewriting to play down the civilian casualties, DO IT. The only exception is if...

China ratifies UN protocol to safeguard children from armed conflicts

Xinhua News Agency;  December 29, 2007 ;     249 words ......protocol to safeguard children from armed conflicts BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China...on the involvement of children in armed conflicts. The protocol stipulated, "Contracting...efforts to protect children against armed conflicts. China signed the protocol in March...

World Faces Increasing Armed Conflicts: ICRC

Xinhua News Agency;  July 6, 2001 ;     336 words ......facing growing scale and complexity of armed conflicts fueled by poverty, globalizationand...the ICRC report, despite the growing armed conflicts, the organization in 2000 had greater...the victims of 25 major places of armed conflicts around the world, where there is fighting...

Armed conflicts still major threat to civilians: ICRC

Xinhua News Agency;  June 1, 2006 ;     287 words ...Armed conflicts still major threat to civilians: ICRC GENEVA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Armed conflicts are still one of the major threats to...said in an annual report. It added that armed conflicts and violence usually lead to the collapse...

ARMED CONFLICTS DELAY ARAB WOMEN PROGRESS

United Press International;  March 8, 2004 ;     297 words ...United Press International 03-08-2004 Armed conflicts delay Arab women progress BEIRUT...The conference of "Arab Women and Armed Conflicts" opened in Beirut on the International...She said in the state of wars and armed conflicts women assume a bigger role in supporting...

World gives peace a chance: Armed conflicts down 40%

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 18, 2005 ;     180 words ......surprising picture of war and peace in the 21st century: Armed conflicts have declined by more than 40 percent since 1992, and genocide...1989-91 was the most important factor in the decline in armed conflicts: It ended the East-West ideological battle, stopped the...

War reporting: how should civilian casualties be reported? A veteran...

Nieman Reports;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......credulous, simplistic reporting of civilian casualties. As reported by Howard Kurtz of...should not be overplayed, because Civilian casualties are historically, by definition...saying, War is about killing people; civilian casualties are unavoidable. Opponents of military...

MINIMIZING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN IRAQ

The Boston Globe;  November 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ......ATTACK IRAQ, ONE THING IS CERTAIN. CIVILIAN CASUALTIES HAVE BECOME AN ACHILLES HEEL OF...PAY A HEAVY PRICE. The problem of civilian casualties, euphemistically termed "collateral...methods of estimating and minimizing civilian casualties in precision air attacks on fixed...

`Appraise cause of armed conflicts'

New Straits Times;  February 26, 2003 ;     203 words ...New Straits Times 02-26-2003 `Appraise cause of armed conflicts' Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation Memo...serious appraisal of the causes and seek solutions for armed conflicts within the movement, as well as for global terrorism...

SEMINAR ON ARMED CONFLICTS HELD

The Hindustan Times;  March 23, 2006 ;     142 words ......forces to conscientiously adopt and implement the laws of Armed Conflicts and Human Rights said General Officer Commanding-in-Chief...for regulating war and protection of human rights during armed conflicts. Published by HT Syndication with permission from the Deccan...

Swedish research shows fewer armed conflicts in world

Xinhua News Agency;  January 19, 2007 ;     128 words ...Swedish research shows fewer armed conflicts in world STOCKHOLM, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of armed conflicts in the world has decreased by some 40 percent since 1990, with today' s figure clocking in at 30, Radio Sweden reported on Friday...

Armed conflicts frustrate peace initiatives: ECOWAS

Xinhua News Agency;  October 19, 2008 ;     165 words ...Armed conflicts frustrate peace initiatives: ECOWAS LAGOS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- President...the various conflicts in the region to sheathe their swords, saying armed conflicts will never lead to the development of the West Africa region. The...