Comments on: In the UN Dollars-for-Dictators Series, Next Up: Burma http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/in_the_un_dollarsfordictators/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:03:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: UNDP Watcher http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/in_the_un_dollarsfordictators/comment-page-1/#comment-721 UNDP Watcher Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:26:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/24/in-the-un-dollars-for-dictators-series-next-up-burma/#comment-721 "The UN Reform is, globally and in [insert repressive country here], a unique, not-to-be-missed opportunity to work better together to ‘Deliver as ONE’: with one UN Country Team, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, one harmonised, integrated and focused UN Programme covering the most pressing developmental issues facing [insert repressive country here] in health, education, poverty, HIV/AIDS and disaster management; full ownership and participation by the Government of [insert repressive country here] and its citizens; and one single management and administrative system, to reduce transaction costs, and maximise agencies’ and donors’ inputs. The UN agencies in [insert repressive country here] are thus determined to transform themselves into a better system, with a stronger unity of purpose, coherence and efficiency." -- United Nations Communications Group “The UN Reform is, globally and in [insert repressive country here], a unique, not-to-be-missed opportunity to work better together to ‘Deliver as ONE’: with one UN Country Team, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, one harmonised, integrated and focused UN Programme covering the most pressing developmental issues facing [insert repressive country here] in health, education, poverty, HIV/AIDS and disaster management; full ownership and participation by the Government of [insert repressive country here] and its citizens; and one single management and administrative system, to reduce transaction costs, and maximise agencies’ and donors’ inputs. The UN agencies in [insert repressive country here] are thus determined to transform themselves into a better system, with a stronger unity of purpose, coherence and efficiency.”

– United Nations Communications Group

]]> By: Bloodthirsty Liberal http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/in_the_un_dollarsfordictators/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Bloodthirsty Liberal Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:31:48 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/24/in-the-un-dollars-for-dictators-series-next-up-burma/#comment-720 Saddam, Kim, the Burmese junta--who next, Mullah Omar? It would seem that in the eyes of the UN, Pol Pot was merely misunderstood. Bloodthirsty Liberal Saddam, Kim, the Burmese junta–who next, Mullah Omar? It would seem that in the eyes of the UN, Pol Pot was merely misunderstood.

Bloodthirsty Liberal

]]> By: Pajamas Media http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/in_the_un_dollarsfordictators/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Pajamas Media Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:05:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/2007/04/24/in-the-un-dollars-for-dictators-series-next-up-burma/#comment-722 <strong>Dollars for Dictators</strong> Add another outrage to the list that contains the UN Cash-for-Kim scandal in North Korea, or the UN Oil-for-Food scandal in Iraq, before that: "The military junta in Myanmar [Burma] has embarked on forced labour, extortion and land confiscation in... Dollars for Dictators

Add another outrage to the list that contains the UN Cash-for-Kim scandal in North Korea, or the UN Oil-for-Food scandal in Iraq, before that: “The military junta in Myanmar [Burma] has embarked on forced labour, extortion and land confiscation in…

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