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...missiles; inadequate security personnel; a continuing death toll of U.S. soldiers; an assassinated member of the Governing Council; opposition to the occupation from the general population in the absence of services, utilities and jobs; barricaded offices and restricted mobility which contribute to stalemated reconstruction; the absence of U.N. and NGO humanitarian and development workers; hostility and jockeying among differing indigenous, ethnic and political groups...
...outside alert their mothers and elder sisters. Clad anonymously in the customary blue-pleated hijab, they head for Ghotair's hut, carrying shawls and tablecloths they have embroidered. Behind the dirty rag that serves as a front door, they give Rangina their work, for which she pays from the ngo's funds. (They are sold through a loose network of friends and family back in the U.S.) "It has changed our lives," marvels Ghotair. "We can get clothes for our children and milk powder for the babies." She points to one of her sisters. "She has six daughters...
...have long plagued the country's Southeast Asian neighbors, but Cambodia may have an added attraction: its loosely regulated NGOs. The detained foreigners are suspected of using as cover the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Program (CRDP). According to the government, CRDP was registered in February 1999 as a legal NGO, but officials say they have no knowledge of any legitimate activities by the group. Police say the foreigners are denying any wrongdoing and claim they were employed by CRDP, some as volunteers and some for pay. NGOs operate outside the government, but this group may be operating outside...
...been in all three sectors,” McCarthy says, “the private sector, government and NGO. That’s something we want our students to think about...
...solution will be found. The country will have to be totally rebuilt, a task that requires not only the sustained political, economic and military involvement of the U.S., but also the cooperation of other nations. It will also need the assistance and coordination of dozens if not hundreds of NGO's and their activities. Some roadblocks on the road to recovery...