Monthly Archives: April 2012
Malaria: Still Deadly
Malaria sounds like it should have vanished with the British Raj. But it hasn’t. On world malaria day, five truths about malaria’s continuing existence, from the World Health Organization.
Syria; Sudan/South Sudan; Women, peace, and security; IPO initiative; and more
Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from cities, and citizens who meet U.N. truce monitors may have been killed, international mediator Kofi Annan will told the Security Council on Tuesday, his spokesman said. As violence flared in the Syrian capital Damascus, spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said Annan would ask for a “stronger presence” of monitors to watch over the country’s ragged ceasefire.
Sustainable Energy For All
We are under 6 weeks away from Rio+20, a major global confab dedicated to sustainable development. Access to energy is one important part of the debate we will have in Rio.
‘Island President’ Sheds Harsh New Light On Copenhagen Accord
A new film by acclaimed documentarian Jon Shenk provides a new window into the historic negotiations and many new reasons to second-guess the logic that led to the Copenhagen Accord.
There is War Between the Sudans. Can it Be Contained?
If this conflict escalates, there is a distinct possibility – probability, really — that significant violence will be leveled against civilian populations.
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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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