Monthly Archives: July 2010
GA Endorses New Oversight Chief, Ban To Japan for 60th Anniversery of Atomic Bombings, Helen Clark to meet Lula
USG OIOS: today the GA endorsed the SG’s appointment of Carman Lapointe-Young (Canada) as USG of OIOS. Though approved without a vote, Egypt and Cuba expressed their disappointment that the selection was not from a developing country. Ambassador Rice’s statement on her nomination is available here. Ms.
Why The United States Did Not Support “Water as a Human Right” Resolution
The General Assembly today voted for a resolution that declares that access to water and clean sanitation to be a human right. From the UN News Center:
Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the General Assembly declared today, voicing deep concern that almost 900 million people worldwide do not have access to clean water.
Funds for Iraq Humanitarian Assistance Slow to a Trickle
We came. We saw. We Conquered. We took our Money With Us.
“The Hitler Argument” Against the MDGs
Does progress on the Millennium Development Goals enhance American national security interests? The Obama administration apparently thinks so. They even included the MDGs and other development themes in their recent National Security Strategy:
John Kerry, the Afghan War Bellwether, Part 2
Continuing my parsing of John Kerry’s pronouncements on Afghanistan, note these remarks Senator Kerry delivered at the opening of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan this afternoon:
Help Improve Global Health Data
This is cool. There’s a big survey going on, to help inform the estimate of the global burden of disease – in layman’s terms, how much sickness and ill-health affect the world. The survey is in support of the Global Burden of Disease study, which aims to “measure the impact of different diseases, injuries, and risk factors on people’s health worldwide.”
The survey is going to help decide how different health conditions should be ranked for severity. For example, what has more health impact: severe pain, or blindness?
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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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