Yearly Archives: 2010
Readout from the Emergency Security Council Session on Israeli Raid of Gaza Bound Flotilla
Last night, the Security Council issued a “Presidential Statement” on the incident aboard the a Gaza-bound humanitarian convoy that was poised to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. Ten people were killed in the raid and hundreds of nationals from Europe and Turkey (including several dignitaries) are being detained by Israel.
The Security Council held an emergency session yesterday. Judging from the readout, the session produced some very volatile moments.
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.
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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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