The UN in the news today. Spot the politics.
On Aid Topics page of NewsFeeds, I keep track of news articles in which the UN are mentioned.
Today's selection gives a good overview of what the world body is tackling.
- U.N. Health Aid Plan Unites Air Travelers and Bill Clinton: Clinton, ex-president, and now husband-of is being appointed as the UN's special envoy in Haiti, and suggests to fundraise for good causes by asking air travellers to pay a few dollars extra for their tickets.
- Japan girls with swine flu attended mock UN meet: Two Japanese girls who attended a "UN Assembly Meeting for the Young" in New York, returned with more than just enthusiasm.
- Sexual-Harassment Cases Plague U.N.: UN workers who have made or faced accusations of sexual harassment say the current system for handling complaints is arbitrary, unfair and mired in bureaucracy.
- Harvard Report Calls for UN Investigation Into Burma Rights Abuses: A report from the Harvard Law School cries foul over Burma's military-ruled government.
- UN should impose Somalia air, sea blockade: regional bloc: An African group, meeting in Addis urged the United Nations to slap an air and maritime blockade on Somalia, saying an Islamist-led offensive there is a risk to regional security.
- UN study advises caution over dams: A dam-building spree in China poses the greatest threat to the future of the already beleaguered Mekong, one of the world's major rivers and a key source of water for the region.
- Lebanon complains to UN on Israel's alleged spying: Lebanon complained to the United Nations about alleged spying by Israel, accusing its archenemy of violating a 2006 truce and the country's sovereignty.
Picture courtesy National Army Museum Te Mata Toa (NZ)
Peter. Flemish, European, aid worker, expeditioner, sailor, traveller, husband, father, friend, nutcase. Not necessarily in that order.
1 comments:
It is impossible to know whether sexual harassment is a bigger problem at the U.N., whose global staff numbers about 60,000, than at other large multinational organizationsYeah right, ask any Fortune 500 companies ( except for Wall street financial types) , one steps out of line, one gets a warning or outright dismissal. I don't know about other countries but this is the M.O in the USA and Canada.
However. looking at the International organizations, some expect to give promotions only to those who agree to "be exploited" one way or the other. It is sad that some of the high-ranking women tend to be oblivious to what is happening or since they've managed to "get their way" ( being polite here) they do not want to rock the boat.
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