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26 March 2010 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Mar 2010 [PDF]

  • Key al-Qaida Leader Killed in Baghdad AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- The suspected Baghdad “sharia emir” for al-Qaida in Iraq was killed today during a combined security operation in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, military officials reported.
  • Violence Rocks Iraq Ahead of Vote Results VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi security officials say twin blasts killed at least 20 people north of Baghdad Friday, just as the nation awaits full results of parliamentary elections.
  • Kirkuk Airmen use small aircraft with huge capabilities AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- Airmen here use the RQ-11B Raven, a small unmanned aircraft equipped with cameras, sensors and communications tools, to give coalition warfighters an advantage of eyes in the sky.
  • 1-10 FA Regt. Artillerymen say farewell Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Members of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, filed into the auditorium at Contingency Operating Station Delta, Iraq, March 12, 2010, for a memorial ceremony.
  • Sustainment Soldiers travel to JBB to renovate buildings for future occupancy by replacement units Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers of the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) came from various locations in Iraq to work on a renovation project that began March 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
  • U.S. preps facility for transfer to Iraqi Army as part of drawdown Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Preparing for any redeployment often involves extensive inventories and equipment reallocations, but the process for one U.S. base in southern Maysan Province has the added challenge of transferring the entire base, equipment and crucial infrastructure.
  • First 14th MI Battalion Soldiers redeploy from Iraq Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Forty-one Soldiers of the 14th Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Fort Sam Houston March 16 after eight months in Iraq.
  • US Ambassador to Iraq visits Karbala Province Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill discussed the state of Karbala Province with Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, Soldiers of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, and members of the Karbala Provincial Reconstruction Team, at Patrol Base Husaniyah, Mar. 6, 2010.
  • Four-star general visits JBB, talks drawdown, reflects on women's history Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command and a Fort Belvoir, Va., resident, made a March 20 visit to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to discuss the upcoming responsible drawdown of personnel and equipment in Iraq.

  • U.S. To Boost Georgian, Baltic Militaries For Afghan Campaign RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- The Pentagon has announced that it will fund programs in Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, and Hungary to help build those countries' military capabilities for the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan.
  • Forces in Afghanistan Detain Suspects, Seize Weapons AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- Afghan and international forces detained several suspected insurgents in Marja, Afghanistan, yesterday and found numerous weapons caches in recent operations, military officials reported.
  • Bagram Airmen keep F-16s in the fight AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- As their F-16 Fighting Falcon pulled into its parking spot on the airfield March 23, the maintainers from the 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit had something to be proud of: tail number 2119 had returned from its 30th code 1 sortie over Afghanistan.
  • Navy Paktika PRT Healthcare Provider Saves Lives Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- The Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan continues to assist in the stabilization and security of Paktika, a large province located on the eastern Afghan border near the Pakistan tribal areas.
  • MALS-40 Marines returns to Cherry Point following Afghanistan deployment USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- Sinead Politz kisses her daughter, Lorelai, at the return of Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Politz, a mobile facility technician with Marine Aircraft Logistics Squadron 40, March 26. Politz was one of nearly 100 MALS-40 Marines who returned home from their deployment to Afghanistan.

  • Pakistani jets kill 11 militants, bomb seminary IRNA 26 Mar 2010 -- Pakistani fighter planes Thursday rained bombs on a militants-linked religious seminary and a school in a tribal region and killed at least 11 militants, locals said.
  • Some 60 Taliban killed in air strike in Pakistan RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- Pakistani fighter jets have bombed Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern tribal region, killing nearly 60 militants, Pakistani media said on Friday.
  • Pakistani Troops Kill 84 Taliban Fighters VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Pakistani troops have killed at least 84 Taliban fighters and lost five of soldiers in two days of clashes in a northwestern tribal region believed to be a militant stronghold.

  • US Hospital Ship Comfort Back From Haiti Mission VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- The US Navy hospital ship Comfort returned Friday to its homeport in Baltimore. Families, friends and community members came out in support of the crew and medical personnel who returned from a nearly two-month medical mission to Haiti.
  • Hundreds of Haitian families moved to first of new campsites – UN UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Some 200 Haitian families have been moved into the first of an expected five transitional sites being set up to decongest spontaneous settlements of those left homeless by the 12 January earthquake, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Obama, Medvedev Set April Signing for New Strategic Arms Pact VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- President Barack Obama says the new nuclear arms reduction treaty agreed to with Russia after intense negotiations over the last year sends a strong signal that both nations are taking the lead in reducing nuclear weapons. The president and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev set an April 8 date in Prague to sign the treaty, which would reduce the number of nuclear weapons on each side by about one-third.
  • Briefing by Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen on the announcement of the new START treaty The White House 26 Mar 2010
  • Ban welcomes new arms pact between Russia and the United States UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today’s agreement reached between Russia and the United States to reduce their arsenals, hailing it as an “important milestone” in global efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
  • U.S., Russia Agree to New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- The United States and Russia have agreed to a new arms reduction treaty that will slash each of their nuclear arsenals by a third and improve the way the terms of the agreement are verified, President Barack Obama announced today.
  • John Kerry calls on senators not to hinder arms deal ratification RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Senator John Kerry called on senators to set aside preconceptions and not create obstacles to the ratification of the arms reduction treaty, due on April 8.
  • US, Russia to Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty April 8 VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades.
  • Remarks by the President on the Announcement of New START Treaty The White House 26 Mar 2010
  • UN hopes for no delay in ratification of strategic arms deal RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the end of negotiations on the new Russian-U.S. nuclear arms reduction treaty, and expressed hope for its ratification as soon as possible.
  • Tactical nuclear weapons next target for arms control - Lavrov RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear weapons deployment in third countries should be the next step in arms control, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
  • Russia, U.S. to cut nuclear arsenals in seven years under new treaty RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- The new Russia-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty stipulates that the two states reduce their nuclear arsenals to the agreed levels in seven years, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday.
  • Russia, U.S. to sign arms control pact on Apr.8 in Prague RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- The Russian and U.S. leaders, Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, agreed on Friday that the new arms reduction treaty will be signed on April 8 in Prague.

  • Clinton, Gates Seek $37.5 Billion More RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have requested an extra $37.5 billion from Congress to fund military and civilian operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.

  • Pentagon Lawyer Explains Policy Revisions AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- Changes made to the way the Defense Department applies the law that bans gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military means that officials will apply the law in a more fair and appropriate manner, the Pentagon’s top lawyer said here today.
  • Gay US Service Members Press for Repeal of Ban on Open Service VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Earlier this year, President Barack Obama called on Congress to repeal the U.S. military's policy of expelling openly gay service members. Since then, some of the nation's top military officials and commanders have voiced support for changing the policy pending a thorough review process. In the first of a two-part report, VOA examines the issue from the perspective of those who have served in the armed forces.

  • Missile Defense Controversy Remains After START Accord VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Friday's announcement of a new U.S.-Russia strategic arms reduction treaty was achieved partly because the negotiators agreed to separate the issue from the controversy over the U.S. missile defense program. Russia has strongly opposed the program, but U.S. officials say missile defense has become an integral part of security for the United States and its allies, and they predict significant advances during the next two years.

  • Commanders Encourage North Korea to Resume Talks AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific region yesterday expressed hope that North Korea would resume six-party talks aimed at addressing the country’s nuclear program.

  • Air Force officials reduce current accessions goal AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- Air Force officials here are reducing the service's current active-duty enlisted recruiting goal from 31,750 to 29,384 for the remainder of fiscal 2010.
  • Soldiers from 94th Engineer Battalion aid Border Patrol in securing border Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers from the 94th Engineer Battalion, based at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., deployed to the United States - Mexico border in January to provide engineer support to the U.S. Border Patrol - Laredo Sector, in response to a request for Department of Defense engineer support.
  • Flight tests set course for improved airborne communication AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- A series of early March flight tests has validated a two-and-a-half year effort and set the course for significantly enhanced airborne communications capability.
  • U.S. officials donate hospital to Chilean community AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. government officials donated an expeditionary hospital to local Chilean officials in a ceremony here March 24.
  • Airmen complete humanitarian mission in Chile AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- Members of the Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support team completed a humanitarian mission to build an expeditionary hospital and augment medical care for members of the Angol community here March 26.
  • Sharp Salutes South Korea’s Military Forces AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- Annual exercises that wrapped up last week demonstrated not only that the U.S. and South Korean militaries are ready to “fight tonight” if needed to defend South Korea, but also that the South Korean military is on a solid path toward assuming wartime control of its forces, the top U.S. commander there said.
  • Battery challenges Combat Conditioning Course Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- It was a perfect day for competition at the Combat Conditioning Course as Soldiers in F Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery went two by two through each obstacle. They're halfway through their basic combat training and on Friday they spent the day changing elevations from crawling on their bellies to climbing up ropes.
  • PEO Ammo visits European non-standard ammo producers Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Department of Defense officials recently visited Bulgarian and Romanian production facilities for a hands-on look at two of the many companies that provide non-standard or non-NATO munitions to Afghan and Iraqi military and police forces.
  • ANNISTON TESTS NEW EQUIPMENT FOR PUEBLO PROJECT Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- A new operation here is expected to have a big impact on future chemical munition disposal operations in Pueblo, Colo.
  • Research Lab in Thailand Uses Battlefield Medical Recording System Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- BUG: the mark does not exist in the description file
  • 1st Theater Sustainment Command swaps vehicles in support of OEF Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- The 1st Theater Sustainment Command began transitioning from Maxx-Pro mine resistant ambush protected vehicles to Caiman MRAP vehicles when brigade representatives arrived at Lot 54 to inspect an initial issue of Caimans, March 15.
  • Marines learn to recover downed aircraft personnel USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- Marine pilots and their crew provide ground units tactical leverage over today’s enemies with superior firepower, maneuverability and other key elements crucial to winning a war.
  • Range 109 prepares 3rd LAR for gunnery qualifications USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- Dragoon Company shot up Combat Center Range 109 to accomplish more then the satisfaction of sending rounds downrange during a 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun shoot Monday.
  • ATG trains Marines on Afghan customs, culture USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- Instructors from the Combat Center’s Advisor Training Group are providing cultural awareness and language training to service members deploying to Afghanistan to help them accomplish their mission.
  • Logistics battalion trains for vital Afghanistan mission USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- From March to October 2009, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Fortunately, every Marine who deployed with the battalion returned to Camp Lejeune, N.C and they completed their mission on a high note.
  • Combat logisticians use pre-deployment training to sustain troops in Afghanistan USMC News 26 Mar 2010 -- Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marines Logistics Group, participated in a field training exercise March 22-26, to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
  • Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Home After Eight-Month Deployment Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returned to their homeport of San Diego March 26 after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
  • Patriot Sailors Lend a Hand at Indian Orphanage Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Sailors from mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) participated in a community service project at the Ramakrishna Mission orphanage in Port Blair, India, March 24.
  • Chief of Navy Reserve Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- The chief of Navy Reserve testified before the Subcommittee on Defense Of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC-D) March 24 to report on the Navy Reserve's readiness.
  • Independence Begins Maiden Voyage Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- The Navy's newest littoral combat ship, USS Independence (LCS 2), sailed away from Mobile, Ala. for the first time March 26.
  • Afloat Training Group San Diego Strengthens Ties With Republic of Singapore Navy Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Sailors from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) are continuing their partnership with Afloat Training Group (ATG) San Diego to receive training on embarked helicopter operations.
  • Mount Whitney Sailors Build Relations with French Counterparts Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- French Navy Sailors from FS Dupleix (D 641) hosted a basketball competition for U.S. Navy Sailors from USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) during a four-day port visit March 15.
  • APS Gunston Hall Holds Small-boat Operations Training for African Sailors Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Sailors from Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana participated in basic small-boat operations training as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), while the ship was in Sekondi, Ghana, March 11-19.
  • Henson Conducts Oceanography Survey Demonstrations for Brazilian Navy Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Military Sealift Command (MSC) oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63) demonstrated deep water physical oceanographic and bathymetric surveys March 24-25, for nine Brazilian sailors from the Directorate of Hydrograph and Navigation.
  • Canal Transit Brings Freedom To Panama City Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Following its first transit through the Panama Canal, littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrived in Panama City March 25, beginning the second theater security cooperation (TSC) port visit of its maiden deployment.
  • Top Navy Officials Speak at Climate, Energy Symposium Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Senior naval leadership addressed several members of the Department of Defense and academia at the symposium on Climate and Energy Imperatives for Future Naval Forces at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Center for Naval Analysis in Laurel, Md., March 23-24.
  • Pakistan Chief of Navy Staff Visits US Military Commanders, Pakistan Navy Pilots, Aircrews Navy NewsStand 26 Mar 2010 -- Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff visited several U.S. military facilities in Florida during a 10-day trip to the United States to discuss opportunities for continued coordination and cooperation between the U.S. and Pakistan navies.
  • Countries to Receive Special Defense Department Funds AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- The Defense Department has notified Congress that eight countries will receive special funds from the department this year, Pentagon officials said today.
  • Geosciences Support Marine Corps Operations AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- When Marines land on a beach and push inland to secure a strategic objective, the physical environment can either be a tactical asset or a dangerous impediment.
  • DoD News: Fourth Joint High Speed Vessel Named DoD 26 Mar 2010-- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus joined Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to announce that the name of the Department of the Navy’s fourth Joint High Speed Vessel will be USNS Fall River (JHSV 4), during a brief ceremony at Heritage State Park on the Fall River waterfront.
  • DoD News: Navy to Commission Submarine New Mexico DoD 26 Mar 2010-- The Navy’s newest Virginia class attack submarine New Mexico will be commissioned Saturday, March 27, 2010, during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Va.
  • DoD News: $38.7 Million Awarded to Universities for Research Equipment DoD 26 Mar 2010-- The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced plans to award $38.7 million to academic institutions to support the purchase of research instrumentation. The 166 awards to 96 academic institutions are being made under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP).
  • General Describes Link Between Northcom, Guard AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Northern Command and its sister command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, are inextricably linked to the National Guard, Northcom’s operations director said March 23.

  • UK helicopter upgrade for Afghanistan IRNA 26 Mar 2010 -- Britain’s Ministry of Defence Friday announced another helicopter upgrade to improve the air support for troops deployed in Afghanistan.
  • Britain bans cluster bombs RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- The United Kingdom has adopted a domestic ban on the use, production and stockpiling of cluster munitions, the Foreign Office announced.

  • NATO Reassures Georgia On 'Open-Door Policy' RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Rasmussen told Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Brussels today that the promise of eventual membership for Georgia in NATO made in April 2008 still stands.

  • Russia may unveil new 'super-tank' in summer 2010 RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- Russia's new main battle tank (MBT), the T-95, could be exhibited for the first time at an arms show in the Urals Region this summer, the developer and future manufacturer of the tank has said.

  • US-S. Korean Moves to Bring down System in DPRK Warned KCNA 26 Mar 2010 -- A spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army Thursday gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA as to the recent disclosure of new information about the desperate moves of the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet warmongers to bring down the system in the DPRK

  • U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 26 Mar 2010

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for March 26, 2010
  • BAE Systems Awarded £135 million Artillery Production Contract BAE Systems 26 Mar 2010 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a £135 million ($200m) contract to commence series production of 48 Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery gun systems and their associated ammunition handling systems for the Swedish and Norwegian armed forces. The first operational systems are expected to be delivered in October 2011 and production will continue over the following two years. This production contract follows a £100m ($146m) development programme which began in 2003.
  • KD Tunku Abdul Rahman undergoes sea trials off Malaysian coast DCNS 26 Mar 2010 -- Royal Malaysian Navy Scorpene-type submarine Tunku Abdul Rahman has completed its first sea trials off the Malaysian coast following scheduled maintenance at its home port. The trials confirm the boat's readiness for underwater service.
  • BAE Systems to Equip Military All-Terrain Vehicles with Thermal Cameras BAE Systems 26 Mar 2010 -- BAE Systems will provide Oshkosh Corp. with thermal cameras for 2,399 mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, or M-ATVs, under a $45 million multi-year contract. The thermal cameras enable crews to view their surroundings while remaining within the vehicle's protective armor.
  • General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of the USNS William McLean General Dynamics 26 Mar 2010 -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today laid the keel for USNS William McLean, the twelfth ship of the Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo-ammunition ships (T-AKE). The ship is named in honor of the U.S. Navy physicist who in the 1950s pioneered the technology behind the Sidewinder missile, the first effective U.S. air-to-air missile.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Explosion Sinks S. Korean Navy Ship in Tense Border Area With North VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- South Korean officials are not ruling out the possibility of a North Korean attack in the sinking of one of the South's naval vessels. About half the more than 100 people on board the ship were rescued, and search efforts are still under way for the remaining crew. An explosion damaged the ship in a historically tense disputed border area.
  • South Korean Ship Sinks; Incident Under Investigation VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- The South Korean cabinet is meeting in emergency session, after a South Korean navy ship sank near the disputed sea border with North Korea. South Korea's Yonhap news agency is also reporting that the South Korean navy has fired at an unidentified vessel in the area.

  • N. Korea vows nuclear response over attempts to destabilize regime RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2010 -- North Korea said on Friday it would retaliate with "unprecedented nuclear strikes" if anyone attempts to provoke instability in the country.

  • Official: US Not 'Watering Down' Terms for Iran Sanctions Resolution VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- The Obama administration Friday rejected suggestions that it is watering down its terms for new U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, in order to win Russian and Chinese support for a new resolution. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss the issue with fellow foreign ministers of the big-power G-8 grouping next week in Canada.

  • Allawi's Coalition Wins Most Seats in Iraqi Election VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraq's electoral commission has announced final results of the March 7 parliamentary election and in a surprise, the bloc led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi won 91 seats in the parliament, two more than the coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who says he does not accept the results.
  • Iraqi elections an historic achievement, UN says as results are announced UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi parliamentary elections this month were credible and no evidence has been found of any systematic or widespread fraud during the vote count, the top United Nations official in the country said today after authorities announced the final election results.
  • With Iraqi Votes Tallied, Deal-Making Begins RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- The official results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc won two more seats than current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc.
  • Allawi's Coalition Wins Most Seats in Iraqi Election VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Preliminary results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show the coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has won two more seats than the bloc led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

  • Press Conference by Human Rights Committee Following Conclusion of Session United Nations 26 Mar 2010
  • Pakistan: UN-trained officials seize drug-making chemicals worth nearly $6 million UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Authorities trained by the United Nations anti-drug agency have seized the largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride – used to produce heroin from opium – in Pakistan, worth $5.5 million.
  • PHILIPPINES: Government must counter "culture of disaster" IRIN 26 Mar 2010 -- Filipino authorities say the country has learned tough lessons in disaster risk management after the deadly storms last year, but warn that a “culture of disaster” still prevails.
  • Concerns About Euro Remain, Despite Greek 'Bailout' Deal RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- European leaders have hailed an agreement by eurozone countries to help heavily indebted Greece by providing financial support -- along with help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
  • Continued support crucial as Guinea prepares for democratic polls – UN official UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Guinea requires continued support from the United Nations and its partners now that the West African country is preparing to transition from military rule to a civilian Government once elections scheduled for 27 June are held, a senior UN official in the country said today.
  • Human rights violations in Myanmar criticized by UN body UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Speaking out against violations of fundamental freedoms of the people of Myanmar, the United Nations Human Rights Council today called on the Asian nation’s Government to ensure that polls slated for later this year – the first in two decades – are free and transparent.



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