Contradiction in rhetoric and action is a pretty standard feature of foreign policy for countries around the world. We were reminded of that this week; while President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton were giving speeches about how Egypt‘s President Hosni Mubarak should listen to the demands of his people, Mubarak’s army was flying American-made jets over protests [...]
Chilean government tries to stop looting
March 2, 2010 1 Comment
Thousand of troops are being deployed to different parts of Chile, a country recently ravaged by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, to try to prevent looting and criminal acts, Al Jazeera reports.
Port-au-Prince in Pictures
Jan. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
At 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti changed forever.
Your World in Focus 11: Organized relief can save lives in Haiti
Jan. 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Haiti. Just mentioning the country’s name makes people stop and listen, and hope what they hear is, for a change, good news. But there isn’t much in Haiti. People are dying preventable deaths, children are dying from broken bones. There is a lack of food, water and shelter for the Haitians.
UN suspends aid in Gaza
Jan. 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
A couple of days ago a ceasefire was announced so aid could be given to the scores of injured civilians in Gaza. The UN came in to give aid, but announced today that they would pull out workers after some were killed by Israel airstrikes and tank fire.
Attacks on aid workers in Somalia
Dec. 14, 2008 1 Comment
At least 40 humanitarian and human rights workers have been killed in Somalia since the beginning of the year, according to Amnesty International.
