On February 21st in History
Part VII
Part VII
On February 21st in 2013 - The UN has refused to settle a billion dollar damages claim for the supposed role of its Nepalese peacekeepers in the Haiti cholera outbreak of 2010. The petition was filed by the Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, back in November 2011, but has been contested by UN lawyers on the grounds that the claim was “non-receivable” under a 1946 convention on immunities for the UN’s actions.
On February 21st in 2013 - US Senator Mary Landrieu has said Vietnam and the US are close to an agreement that would allow Americans to adopt Vietnamese children. Washington imposed a ban in 2008 after an investigation revealed widespread allegations of corruption, fraud and baby-selling. Adoptions will restart "in the near future," Landrieu said late Wednesday, citing strengthened laws passed by Vietnam. The senator added, however, that there is "always going to be a possibility of something going wrong."
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