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• ADL Doesn’t Think Much Of Obama

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 150
  Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League doesn’t think much of Obama’s peacekeeping efforts. He joins the ever-increasing crowd of many who share his sentiments, including yours truly.
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• UN Security Council: Progress on Sudan, Stagnancy on Somalia

  
  Refugees International blogs — Authority: 117
  In January, there were two discussions in the United Nations Security Council that are important to Refugees International’s work.  The discussion on Somalia was particularlydisappointing, but we were pleased that the UN Security Council is finally looking at how to respond to the escalating violence in south ...
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• Why is the world ignoring Somalia?

  
  Africa Blog — Authority: 415
  I’m blogging from the African Union’s annual summit in Addis Ababa and can see the Somali delegation from where I’m sitting. They’re mingling right now, cups of coffee and croissants in hand, pressing the flesh and smiling and joking with leaders and ministers from all over the continent and beyond. Delegates ...
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• UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in Haiti

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 119
  On Tuesday, 12 January 2010, at 4:53 p.m., an earthquake struck Haiti, killing tens of thousands of Haitians and causing the highest number of casualties among United Nations staff in any single event in the Organization’s history. In the wake of the disaster, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon decided to travel to ...
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• African Union to Erect Monument in Tribute to Peacekeepers Killed in Action

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 158
  The Commission of the African Union intends to hold a commemorative event, on a date yet to be disclosed, in honour of African peacekeepers, especially those who fell on the battle field to serve the African Union, APA learned in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 16th AU Executive Council ahead of the continental ...
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• Where soldiers fear to tread

  
  Travels with Shiloh — Authority: 137
  I just finished ‘ Where Soldiers Fear to Tread ‘ which is the account of the author who, in 1998 decided to volunteer with the World Food Program in Somalia as an operator of a boat to carry humanitarian supplies to villagers displaced by flooding. I’d read Burnett’s book Dangerous Waters which was ...
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• Afghanistan roundup

  
  Travels with Shiloh — Authority: 137
  I have to apologize to whoever cited the first link in this post but I’ve forgotten where I got the link and so can’t give the hat tip (mea culpa!) This, however, is too good to pass up.  A USDA employee newly embedded in Afghanistan.  This promises to be an interesting series. In addition to my role as a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Where Has Susan Rice, our UN Ambassador, Been This Past Year?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 811
  This week marks the one year anniversary of Susan Rice’s confirmation by the United States Senate to represent the American people at the United Nations.  Over the past 12 months, the U.S. has faced some serious foreign policy challenges such as Iran’s nuclear ambitions, North Korea’s ongoing nuclear weapons’ ...
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• Marines of Mercy !!

  
  The Military Observer — Authority: 115
  Throngs Swarm Around Marines Of MercyOfficer says troops are excited to do something meaningfulBy Mark D. Faram, Navy TimesPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Marines headed farther into the western villages of Haiti on Thursday to deliver food and water to people who have seen very little as the government announced it ...
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• Eurekas EMP cannon destined for the Marines? (video)

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 164
  Marines serving overseas have a low-tech, time-tested way of stopping cars that ignore checkpoints -- namely, a .50-caliber slug to the engine block. read more
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• UN to hold moment of silence at time of quake

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  New York, Jan 20 (DPA) A minute of silence was planned for Tuesday at 4:53 pm (0323 IST) at UN headquarters in New York to mark the time the magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti a week ago.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was scheduled to lay a wreath in honour of the quake victims, and a minute [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Police search for fugitives from prisons in quake-hit Haiti

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  United Nations, Jan 19 (RIA Novosti) UN and Haitian police are searching for convicts who escaped from destroyed prisons following a devastating quake that hit the Caribbean nation last week, the UN chief of peacekeeping operations said.A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti last Tuesday destroying as many as 50 ...
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• UN peace units to protect aid in quake-hit Haiti

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  New York, Jan 19 (DPA) United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti will provide security to food convoys and distribution centres as angry earthquake victims showed signs of restlessness in Port-au-Prince, UN peacekeeping officials said.The UN Security Council was prepared to authorise Tuesday the request for additional ...
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• Society is only three missed meals from anarchy…

  
  Travels with Shiloh — Authority: 137
  I think that quote was from Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy but it’s been awhile since I read it so forgive me if I got it wrong. I was thinking about that as I’ve been reading about the security situation in Haiti. Mark’s got a good round up of security concerns and describes some of the problems ...
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• Bodies of Chinese officers to arrive home from Haiti Tuesday

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) The bodies of eight Chinese police officers who died in a devastating quake in Haiti last week will be brought home on a chartered plane Tuesday, the public security ministry said.The victims were part of a UN peacekeeping team and were at the headquarters of the UN Stabilisation Mission in ...
  3 weeks ago

• The UN Shines in Haiti

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  This week’s earthquake in Haiti has been a catastrophe for the island nation, with hundreds of thousands feared dead. Less well documented but equally tragic is that relief organizations, including the United Nations, have also been swept up in the disaster’s wake. The United Nations has suffered its worst loss of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Baptist World Aid rescue team arrives in Haiti to provide relief

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A Baptist World Aid (BWAid) Rescue24 team has arrived Sunday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun working in a local clinic.The team consists of members from Hungary and North Carolina; they flew to a location close to the Haiti-Dominican Republic border and were escorted by United ...
  3 weeks ago

• Haiti - Let the Military Lead the Response

  
  The Military Observer — Authority: 115
  Put The Pentagon In ChargeNewsweek.comJanuary 15, 2010By John BarryWhy the U.S. military is the only organization that can effectively manage the chaos in Haiti. And other hard truths about the disaster.As the international relief effort descends on Haiti, there are certain truths that nobody wants to acknowledge ...
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• U.N. confirms death of Hedi Annabi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday released a statement to confirm the death of Hédi Annabi, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti.“I am deeply saddened to confirm the tragic death of my Special Representative to Haiti, Hédi Annabi,” said ...
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• Bodies of eight Chinese officers found in Haiti

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) The bodies of eight Chinese police officers buried under the UN building that collapsed in the devastating earthquake in Haiti were found Sunday, authorities said here.The ministry of public security said that the first body was found Jan 16 after more than 80 hours of search and rescue work, ...
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