Monthly Archives: July 2011
The Top Twitter Users to Follow for News on Afghanistan
If you want to follow the Afghanistan war in real time, forget the wires; follow the conflict’s most prolific Twitter users. Here’s a list of the best.
Republic of South Sudan: Now Comes the Hard Part
Rebecca Hamilton on PBS News Hour discusses some of the challenges faced by the new Republic of South Sudan.
Hello, Chevron. (Will Liberia Fall to the Oil Curse?)
The oil giant makes its first investments in the small, post conflict country. Can the government of Ellen Johson-Sirleaf avoid the negative consequences of oil exports?
South Sudan becomes 193rd UN Member State, UNICEF’s Lake in Kenya, High Commissioner for Human Rights opens Tunisia rights office and more from UN Direct
UNICEF has lauded the efforts of Uganda, which has become the 20th country since 2000 to have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT).
An HIV Game Changer
The HIV drug combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine appears to be highly effective at preventing the acquisition of HIV. It’s a simple one pill daily regimen, and it is available for as little as 25 cents a day.
How Liberia Still Suffers from the Cote D’Ivoire Conflict
It’s indicative of just what a stress this refugee influx is that almost five times as many Liberians are malnourished as Ivorian refugees.
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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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