11-12-2009 Interview. In late 1979 the ICRC and the United Nations Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) began a vast relief operation for the people of Cambodia, threatened by famine. Thirty years on, FranÃ§ois Bugnion, the first ICRC delegate to return to Cambodia after the genocide, talks of his experiences there. Following the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in January 1979 by Vietnamese forces, rumours were rife of mass starvation in the country, which had been closed to the world for four years.
The House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, was one of three committees to pass a proposal detailing what parts of Obamacare should be repealed through reconciliation. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom).
House Republicans are racking up the Obamacare repeal votes in the government shutdown fight. The GOP-led House has now voted 46 times to repeal, defund or dismantle President Barack Obma's signature achievement. Prior to the government funding battle, the tally stood at 41, the latest one on Sept. 12. The 42nd vote vote was to defund Obamacare in a continuing resolution. When the Senate killed that, House Republicans held two votes on amendments to delay the law for one year and to repeal its medical device tax. Up to 44.