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We received this interesting insight on the famine in the Horn of Africa from the head of DARA, an organisation that evaluates humanitarian aid operations:SIR – Your article on the situation in the Horn of Africa is sadly correct: in effect the world failed to react to the warning signs that a famine was imminent in the region until images of emaciated children were on our television screens. In February we sent a team to Nairobi to assess the response to the drought in Kenya and the crisis in Somalia for the Humanitarian Response Index. All the representatives from donor governments, the UN and other aid agencies interviewed were concerned that the situation would worsen dramatically if the April seasonal rains did not come.Even back in February there was a daily increase in the number of Somalis seeking access to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia in large part due the severity of the drought, a clear indicator that the problems were getting worse. Clearly, it was not a lack of information that impeded the international community to take early action to prevent loss of lives and minimise suffering. So why did it take so long for the world to react?One of the explanations for the delayed response is the highly politicised nature of the Somali crisis, where many of the different actors—al-Shabaab, the Transitional Federal Government, governments in neighbouring Kenya and …
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Economy,National,Operations Information,World | Read More »
By Elaine Wilson Elaine.wilson@dma.mil March 24, 2011 I wanted to pass on some information regarding health care benefits as well as some contact numbers for TRICARE military health plan beneficiaries affected by the situation in Japan. First, TRICARE Management Activity officials would like to reassure beneficiaries that their health care benefits remain intact, even if they
March 24th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
Lady Gaga has been honored for her work to promote gay rights in the U.S. military with a special award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Monday night. The Poker Face hit-maker is a vocal supp… Read More >
March 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Breaking News,Celebrity,Entertainment,Military,Music | Read More »
March 22, 2011 The Department of Defense Education Activity has established crisis centers to assist parents of its students and employees who are affected by the voluntary relocations from Japan and Bahrain. The centers are accessible by phone or email 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For contact information, including phone numbers and
March 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
As you may have heard, the U.S. is now at war in Libya, leading a coalition of a dozen or so countries (including some nebulous group of “Arab nations” of which only Qatar will allow itself to be publicly named) in offshore SEAD strikes and anti-aircraft patrols against a country whose sole resources are oil and terrorism. In this case, of course, there have been no presidential addresses to the nation explaining exactly what our rationale is for this action, and laying out our specific goals (contrast this to, to pick one example from the Iraq War run-up, President Bush’s statement to the nation explaining exactly why he was preparing to go to war there, and giving Saddam Hussein and his sons 72 hours to leave Iraq as a means of averting that war). In fact, the president isn’t even on this continent right now; he’s in Rio , and he’s canceled any opportunities the press may have had to ask him questions about anything, including Libya. That lack of explanation doesn’t appear to reach only to the American people themselves.
March 20th, 2011 | Posted in Military,Politics | Read More »
Robert L. Gordon III is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy. In this guest blog, Mr.
March 18th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
By Elaine Wilson Elaine.wilson@dma.mil March 15, 2011 A Red Cross website is connecting family and friends with military loved ones stationed in Japan. Military members and their families overseas can relay their status and pass on messages to loved ones by registering with the American Red Cross-sponsored “Safe and Well” website. Back home, family and
March 15th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
By Elaine Wilson March 14, 2011 Elaine.wilson@dma.mil My 7-year-old son came home from school the other day and told me another boy had called him fat — several times. My heart sank as I struggled for the right words to comfort my son, and promised to call the teacher on his behalf. While I was
March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
Robert L. Gordon III is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy. In this guest blog, Mr.
March 11th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
By Elaine Wilson elaine.wilson@dma.mil March 9, 2011 Air Force Master Sgt. Rudy Gamez and his wife, Air Force Tech. Sgt.
March 9th, 2011 | Posted in Family Life | Read More »
