ion of the News from AEFJN is now online. It contains news on UN Climate Summit in Durban (big business control the negotiations, REDD+ market mechanism is criticised), on protection of biodiversity and report on land rush, on Small Arms Flows and Communities in Kenya, on the Ethno-Religious Conflict in Nigeria, on Benin’s Universal Health Insurance Plan, efavirenz and AZT regimens for HIV treatment, on Africa lying naked to Euro-American Military Offensive and on Malawi urban poor hit by slew of price increases.
The national election campaign officially started the 28th October in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exactly one month ahead of historic presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for November 28 2011. 41 humanitarian and human rights organizations, among them AEFJN, have expressed concern about the high political tension and deteriorating security situation. They have called upon all Congolese and international actors involved to take urgent measures to prevent electoral violence, better protect civilians and ensure credible, free and fair elections.
A simple booklet for workers in health centers in Africa, with guidelines on how to ensure the quality of purchased drugs. How can we assure the quality of the medicines we are buying? What do we need to know? What precautions should we take?
To encourage the commitment of AEFJN members in Africa, towards the fight against the proliferation of small arms in the continent, AEFJN has published a booklet with the organizations working for greater control of arms in Africa. 
STOP IMPUNITY IN RWANDA
04.09.2010 09:01 by Begoña Iñarra (comments: 0)
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Demand from the U.N. the immediate and precautionary withdrawal of Paul Kagame as Co-Chair of the Promoter group of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)
After an intense social, media and political public protest, initiated by eight Spanish civil organizations, we have dissuaded the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, from meeting with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on July 16th 2010. It was unacceptable that he would co-chair a summit sponsored by the United Nations to fight poverty with President Kagame, who is charged by the Spanish National Court with genocide and crimes against humanity. Our country could not contribute to this great charade.
Those civil society organizations created an international platform to facilitate sharing and collaboration in global action against the honorary position given by the UN to Paul Kagame.
STOP IMPUNITY IN RWANDA
But this is only a first step. It is necessary to continue, and we need you to do so.
CLICK HERE and to to ENGLISH (on the right): http://www.stopalaimpuniteaurwanda.org/
Our eyes are now focused on the UN. We request the immediate and precautionary revocation of Paul Kagame as co-president of the Promoter Group of the Millennium Development Goals until the criminal charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, among others, in Spain and in France, are properly judged by both courts. This designation made by Ban ki Moon is an extreme lack of respect for the hundreds of thousands of Rwandan victims, five million Congolese dead and the Spanish killed there, the Spanish Justice and the UN itself. It is quite contradictory that Ban Ki-Moon would chose to appoint Paul Kagame to preside over a global summit on the fight against poverty given he is imputed so severely by the Courts of Spain and France. He cannot be charged due to the immunity of his Presidential role.
We believe that the Government of Spain, assisted by the social response evident at the moment, should take the leadership on this issue and ask the UN, as an institution guarantor of peace and the enforcement of human rights in the world, to withdraw Paul Kagame from this international group and pressure the Rwandan government to cease the systematic violation of human rights (killings and arbitrary arrests of political leaders and journalists) and the continuous aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
That is why we ask again for your active co-operation and your personal and institutional positioning against this shameful fact.
DEMAND FROM THE U.N. THE IMMEDIATE AND PRECAUTIONARY WITHDRAWAL of Paul Kagame as Co-Chair of the PROMOTER GROUP OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
After an intense social, media and political public protest, initiated by eight Spanish civil organizations, we have dissuaded the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, from meeting with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on July 16th 2010. It was unacceptable that he would co-chair a summit sponsored by the United Nations to fight poverty with President Kagame, who is charged by the Spanish National Court with genocide and crimes against humanity. Our country could not contribute to this great charade.
On that day, those civil society organizations created an international platform to facilitate sharing and collaboration in global action against the honorary position given by the UN to Paul Kagame.
Committees in Solidarity with Black Africa (UMOYA), Network of Solidarity Development Entities (REDES, a platform that brings together 52 civil society organizations), Fundación SUR, AFRICA Tumaini, Drets Humans Mallorca, Foundation S ’Olivar, INSHUTI dels Poblres Friends of Rwanda, i Burundi Congo, Rwanda Veritas Forum, Africa-Europe Faith and Justice (AEFJN) Antenna Madrid, ACSUR Networks, Justice and Peace MC, Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA).
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