July 2010
61 posts
UN needs a chief who can manage - CNN.com →
The recently leaked memo from departing chief United Nations corruption investigator, Inga-Britt Ahlenius, to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make it impossible for the White House to support the…
BBC News - Fallujah children's 'genetic damage' →
Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents, a new survey says. Still one of the most…
In Disclosing Secret Documents, WikiLeaks Seeks... →
WikiLeaks.org, the online organization that posted tens of thousands of classified military field reports about the Afghan war on Sunday, says its goal in disclosing secret documents is to reveal…
Funds for Iraq Humanitarian Assistance Slow to a... →
The NGO Coordinating Committee for Iraq released a report showing a precipitous drop of funding for humanitarian assistance to Iraq. According to the report, this threatens the future of UN agencies…
UN steps up defense of secretary-general - CNN.com →
Martin Nesirky, Ban’s spokesperson, said that the secretary-general felt “a trust, a bond, had been broken” over the comments contained in a leaked 50-page report by the departing senior U.N….
Reuters AlertNet - How to make an expanding aid... →
The report - produced by the Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance project (ELRHA), a network of aid agencies and British universities hosted by Save the Children - proposes…
Reuters AlertNet - Do they think we're stupid?... →
The assumption that small-scale aid projects like repairing toilets, can win the “hearts and minds” of people, help to stabilise a region, prevent the radicalisation of populations and work to…
Senior official chastises UN chief in parting shot... →
A departing senior U.N. official has released a rare rebuke of her boss’s performance — saying the United Nations is “drifting into irrelevance” under Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s management….
IRIN Global | Analysis: NGOs' to-do list for... →
IRIN consulted the heads of some of the largest NGO networks on what they thought should be the top priorities of the incoming UN Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) and Under-Secretary General for…
Aid and war: a response to Linda Polman's critique... →
ODI examines criticisms of humanitarian aid in a new book by Dutch journalist Linda Polman. While agreeing that humanitarian aid has had perverse effects, the Opinion argues that the picture is no…
Pakistan Aid: Hillary Clinton Announces $7.5... →
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened high-level talks with Pakistan on Monday by announcing several new aid projects aimed at improving the country’s water, energy and health sectors. The…
Behind The 'Blue Helmets' -- A Look At UN... →
Since the first UN peacekeeping mission was established in 1948 in the Middle East, 63 peacekeeping operations have been implemented. Sixteen of those continue to be actively pursued today, doing…
Iranian Women's Rights Activist Recounts Decision... →
On a cold winter day, Iranian women’s rights activist and journalist Fariba Davoodi Mohajer made an about-face: Having worn the hijab for 25 years, she decided to cast her head scarf into the sea.
wronging rights: Feedback Loops and Sucking... →
I’ve been curious for a long time about whether and how the “all rape all the time” characterization of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo affects the situation on the ground there.
Marrack Goulding, Former Chief Peacekeeper for the... →
Marrack I. Goulding, who for seven years as an under secretary general of the United Nations oversaw peacekeeping missions around the world — at times coming under fire himself — died Friday at a…
Global Humanitarian Assistance - A Development... →
GHA provides a ‘no spin’ service to anybody involved in humanitarian programming and performance, not just people working in governments, in the United Nations and NGOs, but also journalists and…
Reuters AlertNet - Humanitarian aid down 11 pct in... →
Global humanitarian assistance fell by 11 percent between 2008 and 2009, from $16.9 billion to $15.1 billion, an annual report compiled by UK-based research group Development Initiatives said on…
Jihad monkey! - NYPOST.com →
Taliban terrorists have a secret weapon to destroy the infidel American enemy — monkey marksmen. According to The People’s Daily in China, the Taliban in Afghanistan is “training monkeys to use…
The Associated Press: Iraq stumbles into month 5... →
Hopes that Iraq’s parliament could convene this week fell apart Monday as the country stumbled into month five with no new government and the prime minister hitting a brick wall with his nominal…
How the Srebrenica Massacre Led to the Iraq War -... →
The genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia, 15 years ago this week continues to haunt European consciences. The massacre is frequently in the news, most recently because relatives of the victims are now…
Iran promotes 'Islamic' haircuts for men - CNN.com →
The Islamic regime, which strictly enforces head coverings for women, issued grooming guidelines for the guys this week. Among the do’s that are now don’ts? The ‘80’s Prince-style pompadour preferred…
Sri Lanka’s enablers side with Colombo in its... →
For the past week, Sri Lanka’s minister for housing and construction, Wimal Weerawansa, has led a group of pro-government protesters that has ringed the U.N.’s Colombo headquarters, harassing U.N….
The Associated Press: US eyes UN peacekeepers for... →
The top American military commander in Iraq said Tuesday that U.N. peacekeeping forces may need to protect disputed territories in the nation’s north if tensions between Kurds and Arabs haven’t eased…
Female Circumcision Rife in Iraqi Kurdistan, Says... →
In mid-June, the New York City–based NGO released a study about female genital cutting or mutilation, commonly referred to as FGC or FGM, in Iraqi Kurdistan that stresses the prevalence of the…
Holga D - Holga Digital Camera →
Holga D is a digital camera inspired from the extremely popular cult of Holga and other toy cameras of its kind. Even though it’s a digital camera, it retains the qualities and simplicity of the…
