Right now, it’s a very bad time to be in Sindh, Pakistan’s southern province. It was hit by devastating floods last year. They’re still rebuilding, and it is already monsoon season again, with new floods coming.
The Republic of South Sudan declared independence on July 9. A few days later, it was admitted to the United Nations as a full-fledged member state. Yet, for some reason Google maps had not redrawn their borders...until today.
The Palestinians are going for full membership at the United Nations, setting up a likely lonely veto from the United States in the not-so-distant future.
Ban Ki Moon held a press conference yesterday for the opening of the annual UN Summit. It would seem the race for the GOP nomination for president was on some people's minds.
I have a feature story in the new issue of IMPACT, which is the the quarterly magazine of the global health NGO Population Services International--PSI.
Ready or not, Afghanistan is about to get its first regional rock festival. With tandem events in New York, Sound Central: The Central Asian Modern Music Festival kicks off tomorrow night.