Upon Michael K.K. Tuvi’s retirement from the United Nations in July 1991, Madam Therese P. Sevigny, then United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Public Information, wrote:

Justice Jon Kamanda of Sierra Leone has been re-elected to serve as President of the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst acts committed during the long and brutal civil war in the West African nation.

Funding in Southern Sudan and a peace agreement in Darfur are key ingredients for resolving the humanitarian crisis in the two regions, a senior United Nations official said today, wrapping up a four-day visit to Sudan.

Taking part in a soccer match today in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, honouring the victims of war, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon celebrated the dignity of survivors of war crimes and other atrocities.

A Will is basically a record of your wishes which you desire to be carried out when you die. Indeed, putting your house in order is really what drawing a Will is all about. You may have certain ideals and plans and most of the time, you don’t get the opportunity to share these ideals or goals with someone else and even if you did, that person may not have the legal power to carry out your wishes. Most of us will also have various examples of how families can turn against a spouse during a time of death and this can include throwing the widow out of the house, locking the doors to the bedroom and subjecting them to all kinds of rituals.