While we are united, as members of the International Council of World Social Forum, in meetings in Amed, we ask for international solidarity and recognition of Kurdish identity, respecting its cultures and language.

Kurds who are one of the most ancient peoples of Mesopotamia have been struggling for the recognition of their identity, and to live as an equal and free people since the establishment of the Turkish Republic, with interruptions every now and then.

Copenhagen1 August) The EMHRN condemns in the strongest terms the escalation of lethal violence in Syria and denounces the persistence of the Syrian government in continuing its crackdown on the peace

The UN has officially declared two parts of Somalia to be in famine amid the worst drought in east Africa for 60 years. Mark Bowden, humanitarian co-ordinator for Somalia, said on Wednesday, July 20, that famine conditions now existed in the Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions of the country. He warned: "If we don't act now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia within two months, due to poor harvests and infectious disease outbreaks. "We still do not have all the resources for food, clean water, shelter and health services to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Somalis in desperate need." He added that the lack of resources is alarming. "Every day of delay in assistance is literally a matter of life or death for children and their families in the famine-affected areas."