When Condemnation is Called for, Call the UN!!

Yessir, when evil men are doing their evil deeds and really need a harsh talking to, the UN is your go-to guy!

Women are facing increasing violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, especially when they speak out publicly to defend women’s rights, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council.“

In Afghanistan, attacks on school establishments put the lives of girls at risk when they attempt to exercise their basic rights to education,” Guehenno said. “Women and girls are raped when they go out to fetch firewood in Darfur. In Liberia, over 40 percent of women and girls surveyed have been victims of sexual violence. In the eastern Congo, over 12,000 rapes of women and girls have been reported in the last six months alone.”

At the end of the meeting, the council said it “remains deeply concerned by the pervasiveness of all forms of violence against women in armed conflicts.” and reiterated its strong condemnation of all acts of sexual misconduct by U.N. peacekeeping personnel.

Well, that'll stop the rapes. The fear of stong condemnation will no doubt keep the rapist Peacekeepers in line. The women in these areas can rest easy knowing the UN is deeply concerned. Of course, any consideration of actual ACTION to be taken against perpetrators and to prevent ongoing violence appears to have been absent. But I get such a warm fuzzy knowing the UN is using my tax dollars to have these big, important, useless meetings, don't you?