Monthly Archives: May 2010
Ban Ki Moon Takes to the Football Pitch
In Kampala, Uganda this weekend, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will briefly trade his loafers for cleats and participate in a ceremony at at special soccer match with Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.
International Peacekeeping Day
Our friends at the Better World Campaign give you the opportunity to thank a peacekeeper.
The Millennium Development Goals in U.S. National Security Strategy
The Obama Administration’s National Security Strategy drops today. No big surprises for those who have been following Administration rhetoric and action over the past eighteen months or so. The United Nations and “UN issues” — like global health, genocide prevention, and fighting poverty — feature prominently. The “Millennium Development Goals” are even mentioned by name.
The Damage Wrought by the BP Oil Spill Should be Something We are Used To
David Roberts has a powerful essay up at Grist.
I’m curious to see how the public’s mood shifts once it becomes clear that we are powerless in the face of this thing. What if there’s just nothing we can do? That’s not a feeling to which Americans are accustomed.
Africa Day Sentiments
Over at Huffington Post the Egyptian and Chadian ambassadors to the United States team up in an op-ed. They use the occasion of Africa Day to stress the importance of the health related Millennium Development Goals. Meanwhile, in a statement posted to the UN Foundation website, Foundation chief Sentator Tim Wirth has echoes the ambassadors’ call to action.
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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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