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Wounded U.N. refugee official dies two weeks after attack in southern Sudan |
2006-03-30 |
A U.N. official wounded in a raid two weeks ago on a United Nations compound in southern Sudan has died, the world body's refugee agency said Wednesday. Nabil Bahjat Abdulla, a 48-year-old Iraqi, died Tuesday night in a hospital in Nairobi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said. Abdulla was shot three times in the stomach when gunmen attacked the UNHCR compound in the town of Yei on March 15, also killing a Sudanese guard. "Once again, the humanitarian community is mourning a friend and colleague who died trying to help others in a place that has already seen far too much sadness and violence," U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres said in a statement. "All of us at UNHCR mourn Nabil's death and we extend our deepest condolences to his family. We pay tribute to his life, and his sacrifice will never be forgotten." |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 Agreed, frank. However, I do find it interesting that an Iraqi would go there to try and work on humanitarian issues. I'd like to know a lil' more about his background and his reasons for doing so. Could be because he got a taste of freedom post-Saddam and decided to spread the word. Or, just a convenient UN position. Either way, I applaud him as an individual. The corporate body of the UN on the other hand is a waste. We could do more arming and training the southern Sudanese to rise up against the janjaweed than any UN Humanitarian "mission" could do. |
Posted by: BA 2006-03-30 12:08 |
#2 condolences - a waste for a wasteful cause/institution, but done for all the right reasons. A bombing raid of Khartoum would've done more good and saved this poor man's life |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-30 00:20 |
#1 What a hell hole. |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-03-30 00:10 |