Monthly Archives: October 2010
David Frum Blames America for Canada’s Failed Security Council Bid
David Frum suggests that having Portugal voted to the Security Council as opposed to Canada is somehow a failure of US diplomacy. This is absurd. He should blame Canada
What the Chilean Miners Tell Us about the Limits of Compassion
Guest post from Harold Pollack: It’s easy to get people to pay attention and to help 33 identified people who require a single dramatic rescue. It’s much harder to get the same level of attention and action when millions of people face larger, complicated, and chronic challenges after a mass disaster.
A Cow Sacrificed, A Rod Honored—Will Southern Sudan’s Reconciliation Efforts Bear Fruit?
JUBA, Sudan—Southern Sudan’s ruling party is continuing its overtures to southern military and political forces whom it angered before and during the disputed April elections process, pursuing a simple but clever strategy that the party badly needs to succeed.
Water Conflict
So far, we haven’t seen a international water war. We’ve been able to solve water conflicts through economic and diplomatic solutions. I hope - I really hope – that we can keep that up. But as water gets scarcer, the fights are going to get worse.
US EPA Administrator Attempts to Defuse the Superpowers’ Climate Standoff
In the wake of the disappointing climate talks in Tianjin US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson made her first official visit to China.
Americans: Still Very Much in Favor the UN
Don’t believe the hype. New polling data shows that a strong majority of Americans have a favorable image of the United Nations. And even in the heat of an election season, warm feelings for the UN are bi-partisan.
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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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