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BBC ONE
The 200-bed hospital in Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, is a huge, rambling colonial building. The little equipment it has is from another era. It's the hospital time forgot. This is a place in the grip of grinding poverty, a place where people living on the edge often go over it. And every day adults and children die needlessly because of a lack of the most basic of resources. This documentary will tell real stories of life and death and see how Comic Relief money is helping people come back from the edge of existence.
As Billy says, this is not a "Feel good Nicey Nicey Film."
By donating to Comic Relief, you can help improve people's health in Somaliland: find out how.
Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 |
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Guidelines Of Fiscal
Management Course
The Institute of Practical and Training (IPRT) in Hargeisa, Somaliland
has arranged this short course to train high-level civil servants
involved in budget preparations, financial analysis, auditing and
other economic institutions.
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International
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Djiboutian
Editor of Opposition Newspaper Arrested Again
Toronto, April 23, 2003, (International Freedom of Expression
Exchange Clearing House): Daher Ahmed Farah, editor of the newspaper
"Le Renouveau" and president of the Movement for
Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le renouveau démocratique
et le développement, an opposition party), was arrested in Djibouti
on the morning of 20 April 2003 and placed in solitary confinement
at Gabode prison.
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Air
Guardsman Gets Bronze Star for Valor in Somalia
Winnie
Hu
ALBANY, April 23 - A 40-year-old New York Air National Guardsman
received the Bronze Star with valor at the State Capitol today,
nearly 10 years after he risked his life in the bloody Somalia
uprising that inspired the movie "Black Hawk Down."
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Two
Refugee Boats Sink Off Yemen
MOGADISHU, April 24 (Reuters) - At least 27 people were feared dead
after two boats which had set out from Somalia sank off the coast of
Yemen, survivors said on Thursday.
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Mogdishu
Journalists' Leader in Hiding
Toronto, April 18, 2003 (International Freedom of Expression
Exchange Clearing House): The International Federation of
Journalists today called for action in Somalia to counter a
"wave of terror" in the capital, Mogadishu, where a
journalists' leader is in hiding, fearing for his life.
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9-Year-Old
Somali Refugee Carries a Load of Adult Responsibilities
Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star
The class: Fourth-grade reading. This is the drill.
Walking between the desks, the teacher at Della Lamb Elementary
Charter School snaps his fingers. It's the signal for his 19
students - seated, no talking, unquestioning, eyes trained on their
texts - to launch a veritable verbal assault on the words in front
of them.
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Business
Community Demands Role In Peace Process
NAIROBI, 23 Apr 2003 (IRIN) - The Somali business community has
demanded a role in the ongoing peace talks in the Kenyan capital,
Nairobi.
The call came during a two-day workshop for the Somali Business
Council (SBC), held last week in Dubai, and jointly organized with
the Center for Research and Dialogue (CRD), an affiliate of the
War-Torn Societies Project International, according to press
statement.
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Editorial & Opinions |
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The Post Election Dispute
Somaliland’s transition from a method of governance built on the Clan system to one based on full-fledged multi-party democracy hasn’t been easy. Within a period of only two years and a half, Somalilanders have gone through the dual process of building up from scratch the necessary political and electoral institutions required for implementation of this transition, while racing against time so as to be able to meet the deadlines of two elections.
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Neo-Communism: The Forty Years War
David Horowitz
Wars are a test of citizens' loyalty, commitment and political understanding; and in providing this test the end of a war can be as illuminating as its beginning.
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Call For Caution in this Historic Transition to Plural Democracy
Ahmed Caydiid And Cabdi Dhamac, London, aideedf9@hotmail.com
First and foremost, my sincerest gratitude and congratulations go to the ordinary Somalilanders who trekked to the various polling stations to cast their democratic votes.
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Democracy What?
Rhoda A.Rageh
Democracy, glimpsed in a fleeting moment was luscious. Emotions, as was told, were reflective and effusive, joy pervasive. Artists snatched all available exposure to arrest that fleeting moment. Poems, songs, and plays abound the transient. Some of those artists are no more; some have transformed into something else, others might have become old and weary of the trade, yet the images they imprinted upon many souls lodge deeply in the psyche.
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The People of Somaliland, the True Champions of Peace
Ali Mohammed, Producer, TV Somaliland Europe
TV Somaliland pays its heartfelt respects to the Somalilanders who made it against all odds.
The Republic of Somaliland has indeed performed wonders. All praises are due to Allah and we personally give thanks and praises to the effort that our people put into this tirelessly.
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To
My Fellow Somalilanders
Hodan Dirir
Today is undeniably a significant day in our nation’s history; we
as a people have exercised our right to determine our destiny. By
holding and participating in elections, we have taken the first
noteworthy steps towards international recognition. Those who now
challenge and question the legitimacy of the process have
disregarded the sweat, blood and tears of those who have made this
day achievable.
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