Good post, Claudia. I’ve felt that’s pretty much the case for every world disaster.

I live in Fairfax County, Virginia. My county government operates a group called Virginia Task Force 1 – International Urban Search and Rescue, and they do it with a slightly smaller budget than the UN .
See http://www.vatf1.org/

First notice here of the earthquake was about 5:20pm on the 12th. A Task Force team of 72 people with 6 dogs and 48 tons of equipment left for Dulles at 8:15 the next morning. A second team left the next day.

I know they get a mention here on the local news, but I wish they could get as much recognition from the press as the worthless UN bloviators. Then again, that might impede them from actually dealing with the task at hand.

The last thing the UN needs is more money. They are the non-state version of your ‘gross misrule’.

Mike