UN Wants Guidelines For The Hiring Of Security Contractors

UN Experts On Mercenaries Seek Stronger Regulation Of Private Security Companies -- UN News Centre

26 July 2010 – The United Nations group of independent experts on the use of mercenaries says it will present a proposal for a possible international convention to regulate activities of private military and security firms during its five-day meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York this week.

The UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries will brief permanent missions at the UN, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academics on the content and scope of its proposal aimed at closing the legal gap covering such activities at the international level.

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Update: U.N. group investigates mercenaries -- UPI

My Comment: Since it is the U.S. that is the major user of security contractors .... it will probably be perceived (in the U.S.) that this UN Working group will be targeting them specifically. As a result of this "perception" .... and with the war in Afghanistan heating up thereby presenting an even greater need for contractors .... I expect nothing "of significance" to come out from this body.