Monthly Archives: June 2012
UN Dispatch Interviews Ted Turner
I interviewed United Nations Foundation founder, media and restaurant entrepreneur Ted Turner at the RioPluSocial last week. We discussed how sustainable development has changed since the first Rio Summit in 1992; how the media can keep sustainable development in the forefront; what global issue keeps him up at night; and, of course….Captain Planet.
The OTHER Big Court Ruling Today
The UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (where I worked for a spell as an intern 10 years ago) acquitted Bosnian-Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic of one count of Genocide, but upheld 11 other counts, including one other Genocide charge.
Syria; Myanmar; Countering global terrorism; UNDOF; Lebanon
Syria: The Action Group for Syria will convene in Geneva, at the ministerial level, this Saturday, the Joint Special Envoy, Kofi Annan, said today:
“The objectives of the Action Group for Syria are to identify steps and measures to secure full implementation of the six-point plan and Security Council resolutions 2042 and 2043, including an immediate cessation of violence in all its forms,” Mr. Annan said in a statement.
8 Videos and Photos from Africa That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
I just came across this item on Global Voices Online, written by Lova Rakotomalala. What follows is an amazing collection of inspiring moments, big and small, from Africa.
No Funding for Kony Hunting Troops
There’s a new African Union plan to fight the LRA. There are troops at the ready. But no money for them.
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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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