Yearly Archives: 2012
US Senate Poised to Vote on Disabilities Treaty
There is word from Capitol Hill that the Senate will vote this week on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. Can an international treaty that have little to do with abortion can nonetheless escape the trap of domestic American abortion politics?
Top of the Morning: Protests in Egypt; Poverty in Latin America Hits Record Low
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Palestine; Middle East; The SC; DRC; TB/HIV; Liberia
Palestine: Ambassador Riyad Mansour, of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN, briefed the press this morning on the upcoming vote in the GA on Palestine’s status.
Will there be a military solution in the Congo?
The rebel force known as M23 says it is willing to negotiate, but the government says it must withdraw from the city of Goma first. Is this the start of another full scale conflict?
How Sanctions on Iran Hurt Ordinary Afghans
The US and EU sanctions on the Iranian economy, which have taken a hard toll on common Iranians, have also adversely affected Afghans – both in the refugee community in Iran and families in Afghanistan dependent on income from their breadwinners working in the Islamic republic next door.
Top of the Morning: Top US Official for Africa Dispatched for Congo Peace Talks; Protests in Dhaka
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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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