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Feb 29 08 2:13 PM

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UN Warned to Adapt to Becoming a Target

The head of a United Nations panel looking into security risks said Thursday the global organization must adapt to becoming a target of attacks, especially following the bombing of the U.N. offices in Algeria.

"Our flag that used to be a protection is becoming now a target. And I'm not sure whether we have really absorbed that reality and acted on it," veteran Algerian diplomat and U.N. troubleshooter Lakhdar Brahimi told reporters.

"People question the independence of the United Nations. They say, 'It's taking sides.' A lot of people are — some rightly, some not rightly — angry with the United Nations," he said.

Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
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