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A young mother and with her malnourished child at a screening centre in Gamdji. UN Photo/WFP/Phil Behan
16 March 2012 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that more than a million children below the age of five in the Sahel are facing a disaster amid the ongoing food crisis in the drought-prone region of Africa.
They are among the some 15 million people estimated to be at risk of food insecurity in countries in the Sahel, including 5.4 million people in Niger, three million in Mali, 1.7 million in Burkina Faso and 3.6 million in Chad, as well as hundreds of thousands in Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania, according to UN figures.
UNICEF stated that the dry, ‘lean’ season in the affected countries is imminent, and will be marked by rising numbers of children in feeding centres who will need life-saving treatment.
“A multiple disaster is stalking children in the Sahel,” said the agency’s Regional Director, David Gressly. “Even in a best case scenario we are expecting more than a million children suffering from severe and acute malnutrition to enter feeding centres over the next six months.
“More extreme conditions could see the number rise to around 1.5 million, and funding is still not coming at the rate we need to prepare properly,” he added.
The agency noted that it has so far received $24 million against an emergency appeal of $119 million for 2012.
UN agencies and their partners have been responding to the food crisis in the Sahel, which is the result of poor rainfall and failed harvests. The renewed conflict between Government forces and the Tuareg in northern Mali that has uprooted civilians has also increased demand for emergency assistance not only there, but in neighbouring countries that have received refugees.
“The upsurge of fighting in Mali, as well the acute insecurity in northern Nigeria and elsewhere, are complicating the aid operation,” said Mr. Gressly.
“Without a good emergency response and a sustained effort to reduce risk in the medium to long term, an entire generation faces a future of dependency, poverty and threatened survival.”
Earlier this month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for $69.8 million in additional funding to prevent a full-blown food and nutrition crisis from unfolding in the Sahel.
Thomas Lubanga was found guilty of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate in hostilities. Photo: ICC-CPI/E. Daniel
14 March 2012 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of recruiting child soldiers, in a landmark ruling hailed by United Nations officials as an important step in the fight against impunity.
The verdict is the first ever to be issued by the ICC, the first permanent international court set up to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression, since it was set up a decade ago.
The Court’s trial chamber found Mr. Lubanga Dyilo guilty of the war crimes of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 into the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo, and using them to participate actively in hostilities in Ituri in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from September 2002 to August 2003.
“A common plan was agreed by Mr. Lubanga Dyilo and his co-perpetrators to build an army for the purpose of establishing and maintaining political and military control over Ituri. This resulted in boys and girls under the age of 15 being conscripted and enlisted, and used to participate actively in hostilities,” stated a news release issued by the Court, which is based in The Hague.
The verdict was hailed by senior UN officials as a victory for the protection of children in conflict and a major milestone in the fight against impunity.
“Today, impunity ends for Thomas Lubanga and those who recruit and use children in armed conflict,” said the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy. “In this age of global media, today’s verdict will reach warlords and commanders across the world and serve as a strong deterrent,” she added.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) applauded the decision, which makes Mr. Lubanga Dyilo the first warlord to face international justice for using children as weapons of war.
“This is a pivotal victory for the protection of children in conflict,” said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, adding that the conviction of Mr. Lubanga Dyilo “sends a clear message to all armed groups that enslave and brutalize children: impunity will not be tolerated.”
Noting that tens of thousands of children are still victims of these grave violations in at least 15 armed conflicts around the world, the agency said it will continue efforts to rescue these children and rehabilitate them.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the need for the international community to continue with its efforts to put an end to impunity. He also urged the Congolese authorities to continue to strengthen their efforts to hold accountable all perpetrators of gross human rights violations.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the decision is “a great step forward” for international justice. “For many years, and on a daily basis, we have been documenting gross violations of human rights of the sort perpetrated by Lubanga against the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” she said.
“The Lubanga verdict sends a strong signal against impunity for such grave breaches of international law that will reverberate well beyond the DRC.”
Also welcoming the decision was the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in DRC (MONUSCO), who stressed that sends “a powerful message to the individuals responsible for grave human rights violations that they will be held accountable for their actions.”
Roger Meece, who is also the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in DRC, strongly urged national authorities to pursue actively investigations and hold to account all who have committed human rights violations.
UN Goodwill Ambassador and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was among those who attended the reading of the verdict, which she said is an important moment for the Court, the DRC and the rule of law.
“Perhaps today’s verdict of guilty provides some measure of comfort for the victims of Mr. Lubanga’s actions,” she said. “Most of all, it sends a strong message against the use of child soldiers.”
A separate sentencing hearing for Mr. Lubanga Dyilo will be held at a date to be announced.
The ICC can try cases involving individuals charged with war crimes committed since July 2002. The DRC is one of seven situations under investigation by the Court, along with Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire, the Darfur region of western Sudan, Libya, Uganda and Kenya.
As used by many career counselors, the Myers-Briggs test uses the theory of individual personality to narrow down the best career routes for testers. Based on Carl Gustav Jung’s 1921 book, “Psychological Types,” the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers during World War II as a way to help women entering the industrial workforce find the job that would interest them most. Initially just a questionnaire, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was explained in more detail in a book that was first published in 1962.
The Myers-Briggs test is essentially an implementation of Carl Gustav Jung’s psychological type theory and uses the idea that people function and make decisions based on individual perceptions and judgments. Furthermore, when people perceive things, they will either gather information through their senses or through their intuition. In addition, once they perceive something and gather information, they will either make a judgment based on logic or based on their feelings. Personalities are also categorized based on extraversion or introversion. Jung’s theory was used to create the 16 personality types that make up the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Essentially, due to their basic personality differences, people tend to be more interested in particular jobs and careers. The Myers-Briggs test is therefore used to help testers narrow down what careers that may possibly enjoy.
Some sample questions from the test include:
– When making decisions, do you prefer to first look at logic and consistency (Thinking) or first look at the people and special circumstances (Feeling)?
– In dealing with the outside world, do you prefer to get things decided (Judging) or do you prefer to stay open to new information and options (Perceiving)?
– Do you prefer to focus on the outer world (Extraversion) or on your own inner world (Introversion)?
When you are first starting a career or contemplating a career change, taking the Myers-Briggs test can help you realize more about who you are and the things you enjoy doing. After all, aren’t we all interested in finding a job that is enjoyable and rewarding?
Most full versions of the Myers-Briggs test are only administered by professional career counselors for a fee. However, there have been several books written that include career tests that are based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. These books can be purchased online or at most bookstores. There are also free sample career tests based on the Myers-Briggs test available online. One of which can be found at HumanMetrics.com.
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