The English language Dhaka edition of The Daily Star uses the term "manpower exporter" to describe Bangladesh's relationship with Arab countries. This gives a unique perspective on what is happening in Libya and Bahrain.
As I write, I am en route to Bangladesh, courtesy of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. I will be visiting several programs in Dhaka and Chittigong that the Global Fund supports to prevent and treat those three deadly diseases.
The latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs contains new information on the casulties, destruction and international response to the earthquake and tsunami.
Draft language on Libya being debated at the UN suggests that international intervention in Libya may begin within hours of the Security Council vote. UPDATE: Resolution passes. The countdown to intervention begins.
The Special Representative for the Secretary General in Liberia Ellen Margrethe Loj briefed the Security Council today. Then, I spoke with her about the situation over the border in Ivory Coast. Her message was clear: the violence over the border in Cote D’Ivoire is posing a very serious threat to the stability of Liberia.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a reliable source of information about the earthquake and Tsunami that rocked Japan last week. Here are some highlights from their latest update.
You basically have a situation in Bahrain where one American ally has asked other American allies in the Gulf to use their American weapons to suppress a popular rebellion.