Request a review of the Pentagon's new policy. Tell them you fear this policy directly undermines efforts by the State Department and USAID to enhance civilian capacity for relief, development, and reconstruction operations.
Prevention Success Stories: U.N. Peacebuilding Commission
Last week Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, applauded the peacebuilding progress made in Sierra Leone. Critical to Sierra Leone's ability to consolidate peace and prevent a relapse into war has been the presence of the U.N. Peacebuilding office. FCNL has raised the profile of the Peacebuilding Commission among congressional staffers and urges increased U.S. funding for U.N. peacebuilding efforts.
Additional Resources
Defense Department Establishes Civilian Expeditionary Workforce (Small Wars Journal)
State Department Recruits for Civilian Response Corps (Government Executive)
FCNL Letter to President Obama on Afghanistan
FCNL in the News
A Feel Good Victory: Nuclear Pork Is No Longer on the Menu (Huffington Post)
New Bid to Ban Indiscriminate Weapons (Inter Press Service)http://fcnl.org/index.htm
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