POMED’s Weekly Wire — April 18

POMED’s Weekly Wire for April 11th is now available.

Last week the international community debated how to respond to the human rights violations taking place in Bahrain and Syria. Meanwhile, unrest in Yemen continued as the opposition rejected offers by the Gulf Cooperation Council to mediate Saleh’s departure and they reiterated their call for his immediate removal. NATO airstrikes and ground battles have continued in Libya, where the opposition rejected an African Union plan for a ceasefire.  In Washington, Congress approved the FY2011 budget request, which included nearly $7.5 billion in cuts in international affairs spending. For POMED’s summary and highlights of the FY11 spending bill, please click here.  This week, look for the news to continue to be dominated by escalating events in Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen.

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