Yearly Archives: 2010
Are you Under 21? Do you Want to Appear Before the Security Council?
On December 21 the Council will hold a special session dedicated to voicing the concerns of young people around the world. Here’s how to get your thoughts included in the Security Council agenda.
Disaster Relief 2.0
A new partnership between the Harvard Humanitarian Project, the UN Foundation, the Vodafone Foundation and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is formed to investigate the role that grassroots technology groups played in the Haiti earthquake response.
USG Amos heads to Pakistan, Canadian University launches Human Security Report, SG speaks out against clashes in Darfur and more from UN Direct
Today the SG announced the appointments of Brice Lalonde (France) and Elizabeth Thompson (Barbados) as Executive Coordinators for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
What to Expect from the US Presidency of the Security Council this Month
Joe Biden will chair a Security Council session on Iraq; the perm reps and their spouses will visit Washington, D.C. and what else to watch for during the United State’s month long presidency of the Security Council.
Will There Be Accountability for War Crimes in Sri Lanka?
The Guardian posted an intriguing diplomatic cable from the Wikileaks archive in which the American Ambassador to Sri Lanka says very plainly that Sri Lankan government and military officials are responsible for a massacre of Tamil civilians
Wikileaks at the UN (Video)
I appeared on the The Alyona Show on Russia Today to discuss how the Wikileaks disclosures are reverberating around the United Nations. Alyona seems surprised by my contention that revelations of intelligence gathering at the United Nations are not, exactly…shocking.
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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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