Monthly Archives: April 2011
A Conversation with UNESCO Director Irina Bokova for World Press Freedom Day
Next week World Press Freedom Day will be commemorated in a series of events in DC and around the World.
Bahrain’s Crackdown On Health Workers
Bahrain’s security forces are using violence to intimidate health workers.
Ambassador Rice condemns Syrian violence, circulates draft text for HRC Special Session, WHO launches report on NCDs and more from UN Direct
Today, the three-person team sent by the HRC arrived in Libya to investigate and assess human rights conditions there.
The International Community Follows The Script on Syria
As violence continues in Syria, the international community is kicking into gear and taking the first steps along the same path that lead to the extreme isolation of Libya’s Gaddafi.
William and Kate and Weddings That Are Not so Royal
Here is hoping that in the few days leading up to Friday’s royal nuptials the media gives just a tiny fraction of its attention to the kinds of weddings that are not so royal, elegant–or even legal.
A UN Perspective on the Gates-Panetta-Petraeus Shift
Presumably, after serving several years in various top positions in Washington, Leon Panetta understands how the imbalance between defense and civilian national resources undermines American long term security interests. But I do wonder if he’ll be as forceful an advocate for the cause as Robert Gates.
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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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