Today is A Day Without Dignity, the aid blogosphere's answer to TOMS A Day Without Shoes. With so many discussions devoted to bad advocacy or "badvocacy" in aid and human rights activism recently, it's important to highlight examples of what good advocacy and NGO PR looks like. Three videos that hit the right notes.
The first group of six UN unarmed monitors tasked by the Security Council to report on the implementation of a full cessation of armed violence in Syria has arrived in the capital, Damascus, and began their work, according to a spokesperson.
Andre Johnson was disabled by war as a toddler. His father, Del, has been working tirelessly to create opportunities for him and other children with special needs in Liberia. This post is part of the A Day Without Dignity 2012 campaign, with a focus on local champions.
As of 11:20 AM EDT on April 14th, 2012, the first resolution on Syria, Resolution 2042, was adopted by the United Nations Security Council, after a year of protests and conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Secretary-General is in Switzerland on the second day of his European trip, where he spent the day in meetings of the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB). The CEB is the highest level of coordination within the United Nations System, and meets twice a year to bring together the heads of UN agencies under the chairmanship of the Secretary-General.
Quick programming note: I will be speaking on a panel about international responses to the Arab Spring tomorrow at Wayne State University Law school in Detroit, Michigan. The National Security Network is hosting.