UN Mali mission delays hamper life saving evacues says German crew
German helicopter crews in Gao report hours long UN approvals for medical evacuations slow lifesaving missions in Mali. Canada plans eight NH-90 helicopters for the UN, replacing German and Belgian evac teams as missions wind down this Saturday.
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Mali
Canada
Germany
Belgium
Afghanistan
Andreas Schwartz
Schwartz
NATO
Kai Eggert
Eggert
Bamako
UN watchdog criticizes Liberal housing plan in Canada
UN special rapporteur Leilani Farha blasts Ottawa for backing away from enshrining housing as a human right amid a $40 billion 10 year plan. She urges formal rights-based legislation and a federal watchdog to monitor progress and tackle systemic barriers.
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Leilani Farha
The
Commons
Farha
Ottawa
Canada
Liberals
Adam Vaughan
Duclos
Karen Vecchio
Catarina de Albuquerque
Detroit
Canada adds seven Myanmar leaders to Rohingya sanctions
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced seven Myanmar military officials were added to Canada sanctions list for their role in the Rohingya crisis. The measure, echoed by the EU, freezes assets and blocks most dealings. Canada also funds relief and weighs refugee resettlement as calls grow for ICC war crimes investigations.
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Myanmar
Chrystia Freeland
Freeland
European Union
Maung Maung Soe
Bob Rae
Rae
International Criminal Court