Carter Criticizes U.N. in Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya — Former President Jimmy Carter on Friday urged the United Nations to get its humanitarian operations back on track in Somalia, where its military forces have become embroiled in a guerrilla war.

“I hope that the U.N. will continue its efforts to provide humanitarian relief instead of trying to rely on military efforts and the capture of Gen. Mohammed Farah Aidid, of which I do not approve,” Carter told reporters in Nairobi.

Carter’s criticism followed an outcry by human rights groups and disgruntled U.N. staff against what they see as an operation that has lost sight of its mission to help a nation destroyed by famine and anarchy.