Monthly Archives: March 2012
Syria; Human Rights Council; Indonesia; Bahrain; and more
Russia said Tuesday was ready to support a United Nations resolution endorsing Kofi Annan’s plan for settling the Syrian crisis, signaling it is prepared to raise the pressure on its old ally.Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that the resolution shouldn’t turn into an ultimatum to the Syrian government, setting the stage for tough bargaining over the wording of the document at the U.N. Security Council.
Strong Quakes Rock Mexico City and Papua, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s capital, followed by a magnitude 6.2 tremor in Indonesia’s Papua province.
Engage or Delay, Either Way Russia wins on Syria
There could be more than meets the eye surrounding Russia’s change of heart on supporting Security Council action on Syria.
History Lesson: When Funding the UN was a Bi-Partisan Cause
A reader was sifting through the President George H.W. Bush Library archives and passed along a few interesting links of conversations between President Bush and Secretary General Perez de Cuellar.
Top of the Morning: Russia Ready to Back Kofi Annan’s Syria Plan; Food Crisis Hits Chad; Iraq Bombings Kills Scores
Top stories from the Development and Aid World News Service – DAWNS Digest.
WFP in Bangladesh; UNIDO-UNODC partnership on drug control; Timor-Leste elections; and more
The WFP announced today it will begin rolling out a new campaign aimed at providing nutritional support to Bangladeshi children and pregnant and nursing women. The campaign, which will specifically target the country’s Cox’s Bazar district where almost 20 per cent of children under the age of five are undernourished, will not only include nutritional support for those in need but also provide nutrition education for the community-at-large.
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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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