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The UN must act with force now
After a horrendous spell of fighting in East Timor, the United Nations finally got on board with its fl ash appeal for nearly $20 million aid. Till mid-June 2006, nearly 100,000 people are estimated
to have fl ed their homes in and around capital Dili. The humanitarian situation has been called precarious, with rebel soldiers and pro-government troops vociferously arguing over calls for Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri’s resignation. The result: The youngest, poorest and the most inexperienced country in Asia, Timor-Leste, is in dire straits.
President Xanana Gusmao, who differs with Alkatiri, is leading efforts to try and break the deadlock, but there’s no improvement. Alkatiri sacked 600 soldiers, nearly half the army, in March after they deserted their barracks complaining of discrimination. The sacking triggered off fighting between rival soldiers and police that disintegrated into street violence involving rival gangs.
Alkatiri has little control, while his opponents are planning a formula to modify the Constitution to give Gusmao more powers. Gusmao is encouraging this by meeting rebel soldiers. On June 7, the rebels agreed for talks, but their mood and the clauses indicate that peace can only come if Alkatiri resigns. Some 150,000 tonnes of relief material has already been sent by the UN, which includes basics like lightweight family tents, plastic sheets, jerry cans and kitchen sets. But the government has no clue on what to do about anything.
But what takes the cake, and seems extremely ridiculous, is that the peacekeeping force (sent by Australia) has been unable to enforce peace. Factually, the United Nations now has to wake up to the fact that it’s a shame that its own forces can’t enforce the very basis of its own existence: Promoting peace. With no illusions, making Alkatiri resign is an absurd suggestion. The UN has to act now, with power!
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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006, Editor - Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
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The UN must act with force now
After a horrendous spell of fighting in East Timor, the United Nations finally got on board with its fl ash appeal for nearly $20 million aid. Till mid-June 2006, nearly 100,000 people are estimated
to have fl ed their homes in and around capital Dili. The humanitarian situation has been called precarious, with rebel soldiers and pro-government troops vociferously arguing over calls for Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri’s resignation. The result: The youngest, poorest and the most inexperienced country in Asia, Timor-Leste, is in dire straits.President Xanana Gusmao, who differs with Alkatiri, is leading efforts to try and break the deadlock, but there’s no improvement. Alkatiri sacked 600 soldiers, nearly half the army, in March after they deserted their barracks complaining of discrimination. The sacking triggered off fighting between rival soldiers and police that disintegrated into street violence involving rival gangs.
Alkatiri has little control, while his opponents are planning a formula to modify the Constitution to give Gusmao more powers. Gusmao is encouraging this by meeting rebel soldiers. On June 7, the rebels agreed for talks, but their mood and the clauses indicate that peace can only come if Alkatiri resigns. Some 150,000 tonnes of relief material has already been sent by the UN, which includes basics like lightweight family tents, plastic sheets, jerry cans and kitchen sets. But the government has no clue on what to do about anything.
But what takes the cake, and seems extremely ridiculous, is that the peacekeeping force (sent by Australia) has been unable to enforce peace. Factually, the United Nations now has to wake up to the fact that it’s a shame that its own forces can’t enforce the very basis of its own existence: Promoting peace. With no illusions, making Alkatiri resign is an absurd suggestion. The UN has to act now, with power!
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