Monthly Archives: September 2011
The World at 7 Billion: How Small Investments in Family Planning Can Yield Big Dividends
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.
Rock ‘n Roll Kabul-Style
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.
Stevie Wonder and Friends Launch New UN Mobile App
I just returned from what was arguably one of the more fun press conferences at the United Nations that I’ve ever attended.
Ambassador Jose Andres
The star chef becomes an Ambassador–and joins the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
Non-Communicable Diseases
One of the major thematic focuses of this year’s UN General Assembly is on the rise of non-communicable diseases in the developing world.
Map of the Day: South Pakistan Floods
More from the worst humanitarian crisis that no one is talking about.
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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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