Archive for the ‘UN’ Category
That's LINK fix, you perverts
In my defense, my computer screen is broken, and even if I’d wanted to spell check, I couldn’t actually see that particular word behind the big black splotch in the middle of my monitor…Still.
Link fix. I meant link fix. But to those looking for porn, thank you; I do appreciate the increase in [...]
UN updates, and a kink fix
In case you were desperate to read the story I posted the wrong link for, here it is:
“Rwanda-Congo move isolates UN mission”
This story emerged out of nowhere, in conversations with people for a completely different story, about the arrest of Nkunda and what’s in all this for Rwanda.
No one at the UN knew anything about [...]
"I see your war crimes charge and raise you civilian protection…"
This is old-ish news, but it merits repeating: After five years of genocide, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is flirting with peace in Darfur. He just wants one thing in return—immunity from that pesky genocide charge issued this summer by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
And the United Nations, after years of tough talk about [...]
A New York post
This has nothing to do with Africa, but my mom sent me a link to this illustrated story in the Times—it’s kind of like a picture book for adults, and it’s about kids; how cleverly clever–and I have to share. The illustrator, Christoph Niemann, writes about riding the subway with his two young kids, [...]
And next in the long list of Things That Won’t Help
You’ll forgive the cynicism, I’m sure–or maybe not, which is also legitimate–but here is a quick highlight of things in my inbox:
Writers in London “are calling for an end to the atrocities in Darfur.” Why? For the children, of course. “The world needs to wake up. For too long, it has [...]
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