He would make an Special Arab League/UN envoy to Syria, though he faces a near impossible task: to secure the immediate humanitarian access to besieged cities in Syria while simultaneously mediating a political solution to the crisis.
Last September, Curtis Jackson -- who you and I know better as 50 Cent -- visited the Horn of Africa with the World Food Program. Around that same time, he publicly committed to donating 1 billion meals to the World Food Program over five years.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the United Nations relief chief, Valerie Amos to visit Syria to assess the humanitarian situation in the Middle Eastern country, where a deadly Government crackdown continues against a pro-democracy uprising. Mr. Ban has asked Valerie Amos “to visit Syria to assess the humanitarian situation and renew the call for urgent humanitarian access,” the Secretary-General’s spokesperson told reporters today.
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Growing tensions and violent protests have gripped Senegal ahead of the presidential election. Sunday will be a critical day for Senegalese democracy, as voters head to the polls for a very contentious vote.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he was working urgently to find a special envoy for Syria who would initially have a humanitarian role but would also seek a political solution for the violence-torn country.Ban, who was asked by the U.N. General Assembly last week to appoint the envoy, told Reuters in an interview that he hoped to select an Arab who would represent both the United Nations and the Arab League.
