SG in 2013: The SG addressed both the GA and the press on his priorities for 2013 today. Going into the new year, political priorities include the conflicts in Syria and Mali, the Sahel region, the DRC, and the Middle-East peace process.
With me today is Dr. Tore Godal, a luminary of the global health movement who currently serves in the office of Norway's Prime Minister. We discuss why it is that progress has been slower on women and children's health compared to other MDGs, and what is being done to boost progress.
Witness and Amnesty have teamed up in a new project that mixes videos from official sources, news outlets and citizens that taken together offers a nuanced exploration of the human rights catastrophe befalling Mali right now.
I caught up with Dr. Robert Kezaala of UNICEF who discusses the new data about measles infections worldwide, what strategies have worked to reduce measles deaths, and what more needs to be done to clear that final hurdle toward total global eradication. Have a listen!