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NEW YORK, 10 July 2008 (IRIN) - A proposal in a recent UN report for a unified global mechanism for disaster relief and risk mitigation, with a US$10 billion budget, is receiving a mixed welcome, with praise for increased spending and prevention efforts, but concern over the idea of a one-stop shop.
Support for Africa's development not just a moral imperative; it is critical to global security, Deputy Secretary-General tells African Union assembly


(Raaso kilil5) magalada raaso oo kamid ah magalayinka aadka uwaawayn ee kilil5aad
ayaan lahayn habayraate wax adeeg bulsho, sida,cafimaadka,waxbarashada,iyo biyaha
Devout Shiites cut their heads with blades during an Ashoura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. Ashoura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, is marked by Shiite believers as the day that Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and one of their most revered saints, was killed in the Battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D.



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