Posted in Civilian Casualties, Diplomacy, Displacement, Government, Israel, Middle-East, United Nations, tagged internally displaced people, Israel, West Bank on May 25, 2011 |
I want to report on a four-day visit I made to the occupied Palestinian territory and to Israel.
I met Palestinian and Israeli officials as well as affected Palestinians and humanitarian organizations, as well as affected Israelis in Sderot. I also visited communities in Area C of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and in Sderot in Israel. (more…)
Posted in Diplomacy, Government, Libya, Middle-East, tagged gaddafi, Libya, Transitional National Council on May 25, 2011 |
VOA News | May 24 2011
A top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East says the Libyan rebel’s Transitional National Council has accepted an invitation from U.S. President Barack Obama to open a representative office in Washington
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said Tuesday in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi that the United States is no longer speaking with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. He said the U.S. considered the opposition council as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people, stopping short of granting formal recognition to the TNC. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Middle-East, Military, Targeted Death, tagged drone strikes, Pakistan on May 24, 2011 |
BBC News | May 23, 2011
A US drone strike has killed seven militants in North Waziristan on the Afghan-Pakistan border, local officials have said. (more…)
Posted in Africa, AMISOM, Diplomacy, Peacekeepers, tagged African Union, Amisom, protection of civilians on May 19, 2011 |
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18 May, 2011
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 279th meeting held on 18 May 2011, discussed the issue of the protection of civilian populations in armed conflicts, on the basis of the Progress Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Development of Guidelines for the Protection of Civilians in African Union Peace Support Operations [PSC/PR/2(CCLXXIV)], as well as the statements made by the representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Diplomacy, Middle-East, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, night raids, protests on May 16, 2011 |
The New York Times, By Sharifullah Sahak and Alissa J. Rubin
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KABUL, Afghanistan — For the second time in three days, a night raid in eastern Afghanistan by NATO forces resulted in the death of a child, setting off protests on Saturday that turned violent and ended in the death of a second boy. (more…)
