Vyjádření OSN k Čečensku
24.3.2005
PRAHA [Člověk v tísni]
Autor: Karla Štěpánková, tel: 226 200 441
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Russian Federation:
Statement for Humanitarian-Community Partners in the Russian Federation
The article published 23 March 2005 in the Russian weekly Argumenty i Fakty, titled “Are UN Automatic Weapons Shooting our Guys,” made a number of inflammatory and potentially dangerous claims about international humanitarian programs in the North Caucasus. I wish to assure you that I will, as Humanitarian Coordinator, issue an official rebuttal to the newspaper’s editor, questioning the professionalism of the work and demanding accountability for points of misinformation.
For the time-being, please be aware of the existence of this article. After reading the article, I trust that you will agree that its publication by Argumenty i Fakty was in poor judgment from the editor’s side and regretable from ours.
Kasidis Rochanakorn
24 March, 2005