The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today condemned the violence that left hundreds dead or injured in Baghdad on 23 November and the systematic attacks on freedom of expression, which have claimed the lives of comedian Walid Hassan, and journalists Luma Mohammad Reyad and Fadia Mohammed Abid in recent days.
“I am deeply distressed by the senseless violence unleashed to destroy the unity of the Iraqi nation,” the Director-General said. “These devastating attacks create a climate of hate and sectarianism.” (MORE)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23497&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail and Ali Al-Fadhily
BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (IPS) - After three and a half years of occupation, Iraq's medical system has sunk to levels lower than seen during the economic sanctions imposed after the first Gulf war in 1990. (MORE)
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000500.php#more
“I am deeply distressed by the senseless violence unleashed to destroy the unity of the Iraqi nation,” the Director-General said. “These devastating attacks create a climate of hate and sectarianism.” (MORE)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23497&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Please also see:
Medical System Becomes Sickening
Inter Press Service
Dahr Jamail and Ali Al-Fadhily
BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (IPS) - After three and a half years of occupation, Iraq's medical system has sunk to levels lower than seen during the economic sanctions imposed after the first Gulf war in 1990. (MORE)
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/hard_news/archives/iraq/000500.php#more