[Ugnet] Re: [Mwananchi] ABC: Ugandan children sleep rough to avoid rebel army

[Edward Mulindwa]

You know this posting is not dramatic and I care very less about it, but one can not help but recognize that the Matek Opok's and Mulindwa's have been posting these postings for now more than 20 years, give or take. So it some how becomes a question of why (a) is it still happening and (b) why no body gives a cares?   Em Toronto    The Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"             Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" ----- Original Message ----- From: Matek Opoko To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; ugandanet@kym.net Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:48 PM Subject: [Mwananchi] ABC: Ugandan children sleep rough to avoid rebel army Last Update: Tuesday, May 24, 2005. 7:00am (AEST) Ugandan children sleep rough to avoid rebel army By Africa correspondent Zoe Daniel The United Nations says up to 40,000 children are leaving their homes in northern Uganda at night to avoid being abducted and forced into fighting. The UN says the number of so-called night commuters has increased by 10,000 in the past month after a surge in fighting in Northern Uganda. About 20,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, so children leave their village homes and sleep in the streets in larger towns to avoid being kidnapped. A new UNICEF report says that worsening conditions stem from a stalemate in attempts to restart peace talks. Earlier this month, increased attacks prompted calls for UN Security Council intervention in an area which officials say is now home to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Print  Email  Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour Mwananchi is an open forum that discusses/updates you on the latest news in Africa. It is a group that is made up of 900 members worldwide. To join it simply go to http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/mwananchi Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mwananchi/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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