Yearly Archives: 2011
A Warning from UNICEF: 1 million Children at Risk in Sahel Food Crisis
I’m scooping myself slightly because the impending Sahel food crisis of 2012 is on our forthcoming UN Dispatch list of 12 global stories for 2012. Yesterday, though, UNICEF sounded the alarm so I wanted to pass it along.
Top of the Morning: A Suicide Bomb in Syria, New Funds for Horn of Africa, A Huge Oil Spill in Nigeria
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Russia Angles on Syria Security Council Resolution
The Russian Federation is finally engaging at the UN Security Council on Syria, but the cause for joy is muted.
The North Korea Story No One is Talking About
Starving children in the countryside are not responsible for DPRK’s nuclear ambition. We should not use this aid package as a wedge to drive nuclear policy. We should stop kids from staving. Full stop.
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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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