Monthly Archives: July 2010
UNAMID Mandate Extended, Cluster Bomb Treaty to Enter into Force, Asia MDGS Review Meeting, and more from the UN
Convention on Cluster Munitions: on Sunday, August 1 the Convention on Cluster Munitions will enter into force, a development welcomed by the SG. The First Meeting of States Parties will be held in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a country which has suffered from cluster munitions, in November 2010.
UNAMID: today the Security Council unanimously extended the mandate of UNAMID by 12 months, until July 31, 2011. On Sunday, Russia assumes the rotating presidency of the Council from Nigeria.
Newest International Law to Go In Effect This Weekend
On August first, the Convention on Cluster Munitions will enter into force. I speak with Steve Goose of Human Rights Watch about what the treaty means in terms of the future use and production of cluster bombs, why they deserve to be banned, and what the United States was thinking by not signing the treaty.
EXCLUSIVE: USAID Administrator Raj Shah Unveils US Strategy to Achieve the MDGs
The Obama administration’s long-awaited strategy for achieving the Millennium Development Goals was released today.
Video from the Frontlines of the World’s Worst Food Security Crisis
The International Federation of the Red Cross just posted this video about one woman’s day to day struggle to survive the food crisis in Niger. The World Food Program declared it an emergency operation in which millions of people risk starvation. So far, though, the international response has been weak.
When you watch this video keep in mind that 500 CFR = about $1 USD. That means one cup of millet, not a very nutritious grain, costs her about $1.25. But that is just one cup and she has 10 mouths to feed.
Help Mandy Moore Fight Malaria in CAR
The Centra African Republic rarely makes the news. It is a poor country, surrounded by other countries in conflict.
5 Heroic Acts to Uphold the Ideals of American Pluralism in the Face of anti-Muslim Bigotry
A plan to build an Islamic center on downtown New York City has brought out the worst in some of our elected officials here in the United States. TPM gives a good rundown of the patently bigoted and racist statements made by public officials in the United States, from Sarah Palin’s admonition that Muslims “refudiate” the mosque to Newt Gingrich’s ultimatum that, “There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in S
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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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