- The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is assisting the government of
South Sudan to in its prison reform.
Bankrolled by Canada, the project is carried out in collaboration with
the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice
Policy and the UN Mission in Sudan.
Among others, the reforms aim to boost the prison system's information
management capacities, staffing, policy development and regulations. The
project will also enhance the capacity of South Sudan Prison Service to
effectively respond to the needs and circumstances of children, women
and people with special needs in prison.
The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Khartoum and
the former SPLM in 2005 guaranteed the autonomy of Southern Sudan. The
agreement ended the 21-year old conflict between the two sides.
Mark Shaw, UNODC Inter-Regional Adviser, told 'UN website' that the
region's prison service is bereft of information on prison population
and its own staff.
“As a first step, a survey of the current prison population will be
carried out to understand its characteristics and the needs of the
detainees,” Mr. Shaw said. He said a system will be developed to manage
information.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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