Syria: In response to a speech given by Syrian President Bashar al Assad yesterday, the SG was “disappointed” that the speech did not contribute to a solution to the two-year conflict in the country.
The mass extinction and corresponding biodiversity loss doesn’t touch most people’s everyday lives yet. It remains abstract. That is going to change. Here are three of the major impacts we’ll see
The rumors were true! President Obama will nominate former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. What does that mean for those of us who believe that a strong US relationship with the United Nations is a boon to American interests?
UNICEF: UNICEF announced today that it has received credible reports that rebel groups and pro-government militias are increasingly recruiting and involving children in armed conflict in the CAR.
About 6 weeks after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Caribbean and Northeastern United States, a major storm called Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines and neighboring small island states.
The SC: The SC met this morning to discuss its program of work for January. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also briefed the press this afternoon, as Pakistan takes over the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January.