February 13, 2013
| Refugees International
| Tagged as: Africa, Burkina Faso, Congress, Mali, Niger, U.S. Administration, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security, Women & Children
The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing tomorrow
to press the Obama administration on its plans “to work with African
forces to rid the region of militants,” in the words of the committee’s
chairman, Ed Royce. The hearing will most likely focus on security and
counter-terrorism, but there are humanitarian concerns that must not be
neglected.
February 07, 2013
| Michel Gabaudan
| Tagged as: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Humanitarian Response, Middle East
Recent pledges by Arab states could mark the beginning of a
new era - one in which the Arabian Peninsula assumes real leadership in
the UN's aid efforts around the world.