Monthly Archives: December 2012
13 Stories That Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2013
Want to know what people, places and things will be driving the global agenda in 2013? The UN Dispatch team has you covered. A 2013m listicle for the discerning global set.
Timor Leste: A 2012 Success Story
A little appreciated success story of 2012 is the end of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Timor Leste.
How Philanthropy Got Its Groove Back
Nick Kristof says: Look at Ted Turner
Cold Winter Means Added Suffering for Syria’s Displaced (Video)
Winter has set in, which for the estimated 515,000 people made refugees in Syria means added hardship. A new video from UNICEF shows refugee families in Lebanon struggling to get by in the cold.
Mali; UNMISS; Syria; New HQ
Mali: The SC authorized the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali, to be known as AFISMA, for an initial period of one year to assist the authorities in recovering rebel-held regions in the north and restoring the unity of the country (though it is not likely that the force will be deployed until Fall 2013).
4 Big Challenges for Secretary of State John Kerry
It’s official: John Kerry has been nominated to become the next Secretary of State. Here are four great challenges facing the incoming Secy State (and one not so great challenge.)
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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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