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| U.N. Officials Warn Central Africa Looms as 'Failed State' |
| 2013-08-15 |
| [An Nahar] Top U.N. officials called on the international community Wednesday to act to keep crisis-torn Central African Republic from becoming a "failed state." Speaking before the U.N. Security Council, the officials called on the body to support the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... 's efforts to restore order in the country, plagued by insecurity and humanitarian crisis. "The Central African Republic is not yet a failed state but has the potential to become one if swift action is not taken," the U.N.'s under-secretary-general and emergency relief coordinator Valerie Amos said. According to the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... , 1.6 million people in the Central African Republic are in need of urgent help. The crisis has forced 60,000 people to flee to neighboring countries and has displaced 206,000 individuals. Amos called for the Security Council to support the new International Support Mission to Central Africa (MISCA). The 3,600-person force, under the auspices of the African Union, is tasked with helping the Central African government secure its territory. She also called on the international community to provide "funds and logistical support" for the country, noting that only 32 percent of $195 million requested by the United Nations has been provided thus far. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Sounds kind of like the Congressional Black Caucus. But not to worry - the Democrats and a lot of Republicans are working hard to get us to meet the main qualification to join the UFS. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-08-15 08:23 |
| #2 ...yep, one of the largest. Spend a lot time in committees and offices to gen up new ways to suck the productivity and resources out of |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-08-15 08:15 |
| #1 Isn't UFS (Union of Failed States) a voting block of the UN (Unknown Nations)? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-08-15 03:51 |