United Nations projects to reduce climate-warning emissions increase steadly.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-carbon-cdm-idUSTRE7442J020110505
A recent article on BBC discusses the UN’s concerns for links between humanitarian aid provision and military operations in Libya.
UN Warns of blurring aid and military operations
This post was written by Quinn Connors, a senior at Tufts University majoring in International Relations
For many, yesterday was a day to play practical jokes on friends and see how gullible they could be. One friend of mine believed for part of his morning that a friend of his stationed in Japan was newly engaged.
But the spirit of April Fools was not felt in Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday when, according to the New York Times, at least twelve people, including seven UN aid workers, were killed by unarmed protesters. The tragedy began when three local clerics urged people to protest the actions of Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who publicly burned Qurans on March 20th, and called for his arrest. Thousands of local residents did take to the streets and eventually overwhelmed the city’s UN compound, killing the aid workers with weapons they took from the UN guards.
One of the saddest parts of this tragedy is the fact that some aid workers, such as Una Moore, are predicting the end for the international community in Afghanistan.
This post was written by Quinn Connors, a senior at Tufts University majoring in International Relations.
Violent oppression of protesters in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen comes as concern for the United Nations.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37898&Cr=Syria&Cr1=
After long debates by many international organizations the UN approves military action in Libya. Click on the link below to read the New York Times article:
As many international organizations, including the UN, debate the various international issues surrounding the idea of a no-fly zone over Libya here is an article from Al Jazeera summarizing recent developments:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/201131418266582156.html
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