Yearly Archives: 2011
President Obama Issues Executive Order Supporting Women, Peace and Security
President Obama today signed an executive order to mandate the implementation of a sweeping new US government plan to include women in peacemaking and security roles around the world. I talk to an expert who helped craft this policy about what she hopes it will accomplish.
20/20 Highlights Maternal Health (Video)
ABC News’ 20/20 program ran a special on Friday to highlight maternal health around the world.
The Ill-Timed Death of Kim Jong-Ill
Even before the death of Kim Jong Il was announced on Sunday, North Korea was going to be on the front pages of every major global newspaper this week.
Top of the Morning: Kim Jong Un set to take power; Killer Storm in the Philippines; Egypt Clashes Get More Fierce
Top stories from the Development and Aid Workers News Service–DAWNS Digest.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead
North Korean state television has announced the death of the country’s leader. The world waits to see what happens next.
Japan’s Nuclear Power; South Sudan; Right to Food; Women in Somalia; and more
The United Nations nuclear watchdog today welcomed Japan’s announcement that it had successfully stabilized the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged earlier this year and that the release of radioactive materials is under control. Japan said today that the reactors have achieved a “cold shutdown condition,” according to a statement issued by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano.
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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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