[Excellent resource for journalists. submitted by Nalini L.] ==================================== 1 September 2003 Dear Colleague, ICG today publishes the first edition of CrisisWatch, a new 12-page monthly bulletin designed to provide busy readers in the policy community, media, business and interested general public with a succinct regular update on the state of play in all the most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world – those that dominate the international news media, and a great many that don't. You can download CrisisWatch in PDF format (500 kb) by clicking this link: CrisisWatch It is also available online through ICG's website http://www.crisisweb.org/. In deference to those of you with mailbox or potential downloading problems, we have electronically linked the bulletin, rather than making it a full attachment to this message. In later editions, we will seek to make CrisisWatch also available in smaller-file Word format. To be published at the beginning of each calendar month, CrisisWatch will: summarise briefly developments during the previous month in some 60 situations of current or potential conflict, listed alphabetically by region, providing references and links to more detailed information sources; assess whether the overall situation in each case has, during the previous month, significantly deteriorated, significantly improved, or on balance remained more or less unchanged [see the August summary list below]; alert readers to situations where, in the coming month, there is a particular risk of new or significantly escalated conflict, or a particular conflict resolution opportunity, noting that in some instances there may in fact be both [see the September summary list below]; and summarise ICG reports and briefing papers that have been published in the last month. CrisisWatch is compiled by ICG's Brussels Research Unit, drawing on multiple sources including the resources of our more than 90 staff members across five continents, who already report on some 40 of the situations listed here. This first edition is in many respects a trial one. As we further develop and refine CrisisWatch over the months ahead, comment and suggestions as to how it might be improved (addressed to crisiswatch@crisisweb.org ) would be very much appreciated. We know how much material is out there on these conflict issues and how many governments, research institutes, media organisations and websites are tracking it. But we felt there was a real need to bring it all together – and at the same time offer some snapshot guidance on significant trends, risks and opportunities. CrisisWatch doesn't pretend to be the last word, but hopefully it will be, for all its readers each month, a useful first window. Yours sincerely, GARETH EVANS President and CEO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From CrisisWatch 1 September 2003, No 1 Trends and Watchlist Summary AUGUST TRENDS Deteriorated Situations Cote D'Ivoire, India (non-Kashmir), Indonesia, Iraq, Israel/Occupied Territories, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Nepal, Nigeria, Serbia, Somalia, Zimbabwe. Improved Situations Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Moldova, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands. UNCHANGED SITUATIONS Current Conflicts: Afghanistan, Colombia, Kashmir, Sudan, Russia (Chechnya), Uganda. Potential Conflicts: Algeria, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nagorno-Karabakh, North Korea, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sao Tome and Principe, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan Strait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia. SEPTEMBER WATCHLIST Conflict Risk Alert Cote D'Ivoire Ethiopia/Eritrea, Israel/Occupied Territories, Iraq, Nepal, North Korea, Sudan. Conflict Resolution Opportunity Burundi, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIA CONTACTS Katy Cronin (London) +44 20 7981 0330 media@crisisweb.org Francesca Lawe-Davies (Brussels) +32-(0)2-536 00 65 Jennifer Leonard (Washington) +1-202-785 1601 Read ICG reports and briefing papers in full on our website: http://www.crisisweb.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 90 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. 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