Earlier today, the United States formally entered into an agreement with the United Nations on a division of responsibilities in Haiti. The "Memorandum of Understanding," obtained by UN Dispatch, enumerates the tole of a U.S.
The UN death toll has reached 61, with 180 people -- mostly Haitian national staff -- still unaccounted for. (This Facebook group is a good resource for friends and family of UN employees who have been affected by the tragedy.)
Like Mark I'm excited that seasoned reporter Colum Lynch now has more room to stretch his legs on UN issues, but I hope that his reporting in this morning's "Ban Ki-moon's Katrina?" is off the mark.
In the past couple days there have been some incredible videos of miraculous rescues from the rubble in Haiti. People who have been trapped up to six days have been found alive. Consider this amazing video from CNN.
Foreign Policy expanded its suite of blogs by one. And wouldn't you know, the new addition is a UN affairs blog wrtten by the Washington Post's long-time UN correspondent, Colum Lynch! I have been a consumer of Colum's excellent reporting for years and I want to officially welcome him to the world of blogging.