Monthly Archives: January 2010
Earthquake Aftermath: Delivering Food and Connecting Aid Workers
By Mariko Hall, Consultant, Advocacy (IT Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch)
Please Stop Saying That
Frankly, I’m sick of hearing “it’s the economy, stupid,” both the medium and the message. Yes, it was a catchy Carville phrase 18 years ago, but, in the meantime, it’s lost its luster being uttered by every talking head and tucked into every blog post each time any elected official shows any sign of being politically confused. I get it. It’s no longer a fresh idea; it’s a crutch used to embody a stale philosophy when one’s got nothing new to say.
New Haiti PSA
A new public service announcement on Haiti from the UN Foundation shows how the UN is helping Haiti.
Hit Job on Susan Rice Falls Short
IAEA Sends Much-Needed X-Ray Machines to Haiti
If that headline strikes you as surprising, you are not alone. I, for one, thought that the IAEA had enough on its plate acting as the world’s nuclear watchdog, but, it turns out, they also run a “Department of Technical Cooperation,” which fosters “the role of nuclear science and technology in sustainable development.” How cool?
Just a taste of some recent projects:
Dialing for Help, and Hope, in Haiti
By Myriam Annette
More than a week has passed since a 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti and its capital city, Port-au-Prince. from the rubble tent cities have sprung up throughout the capital and in other affected areas of the country. For tens of thousands, bits of cardboard, a sheet, or perhaps a tattered mattress is now home.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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