In 2007, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) raided Lainya County in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. The rebel group employed their standard tactics by terrorizing the villages, burning huts, and abducting children. Steven Taban was one of the boys abducted by the LRA, he was 18 years old. UNMIS
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reports on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the annual five-day general conference in Vienna, Austria. IAEA
Disagreement over who should represent Honduras at the UN mars the opening session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UNTV
The Cheha District of Ethiopia abandons Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) through community dialogue and the implementation a campaign to rid the country of the controversial practice. UNICEF
For the first time since the UN Human Rights Council was established in March 2006, the United States actively participates in the world’s top human rights body. UNTV
UNEP says the underground water supplies, upon which 1.5 million Palestinians depend for agricultural and drinking water are in danger of collapse. UNEP
UN Executive Representative for Sierra Leone Michael Schulenberg cautions that though Sierra Leone had embarked on a remarkable journey towards a stable, peaceful and democratic country, “this journey would be bumpy, long and even, at times, dangerous.” UNTV
UN Deputy Special Envoy and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan Ameerah Haq expresses grave concern about the increasing number of deaths and displacements due to the escalating attacks by the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) against civilians. UNMIS