ANYTHING with the slightest connection
with that POS Michael Douglass!
This is old but I am posting it
for folks who may not have known about MD's
UN activities.
ALBANIA: Actor Michael Douglas Visits UN Disarmament Program
Actor and UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas visited Albania last week, where he observed a UN Development Program disarmament project.
Douglas visited Gramsh, Albania, where the "Weapons in Exchange for Development" program was piloted. To date, more than 6,700 small arms and 100 tons of ammunition have been voluntarily surrendered by local citizens in exchange for road rehabilitation, a street lighting system and a telephone network in remote areas.
Douglas, who donned overalls and goggles during a weapon destruction demonstration, said: "The Gramsh Pilot Project can serve as a model of how the United Nations, governments, nongovernmental organizations and local citizens can work together to ensure a safer community and to make room for progress."
After visiting Gramsh, Douglas traveled to the city of Elbasan, where the UN plans to expand the exchange project. In Albania's capital, Tirana, Douglas held a press conference at which he appealed to the international community for more assistance for the project.
Douglas's visit to Albania followed the September visit of Jayantha Dhanapala, the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, who reviewed the progress of the Gramsh project (UN release, 19 Oct).