Author Archives: Insider 
The SG; HRC Elections; Syria; Gaza; Haiti
The SG: The SG is at Yale today, delivering a lecture to students entitled “Shaping Solutions for a World in Transition.”
SG on Sandy; GA Program; Syria; DSG; The SC; Next week at the UN
SG on Sandy: The SG briefed the GA today on how the UN handled Hurricane Sandy, noting such emergency situations help to identify where the UN “may have been operating on flawed assumptions.”
Guatemala Earthquake; The SC; Aid to Cuba; Mali; Rule of Law
Guatemala Earthquake: The SG is saddened by the loss of life, and the damage to Guatemala as a result of the earthquake that struck off the coast of the country yesterday.
Obama Victory; The SC; CERF Funds; UN Relief Fund; Lebanon
Obama Victory: Both the SG and President of ECOSOC congratulated President Obama on his victory last night.
Syria; Israeli-Syrian Violence; Haiti; Sustainable Development; Bahrain
Syria: Jeffrey Feltman, USG for Political Affairs, briefed the SC this morning in consultations on Syria and the efforts by Lakhdar Brahimi. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Mr. Feltman said that the overriding message was one of “grave concern.”
Syria; Fifth Committee; South Sudan; DRC; WFP
Syria: On Sunday, Lakhdar Brahimi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
and the SG of the League of Arab States, Nabil El-Araby, in Cairo. Speaking to press after the meeting, Mr. Brahimi said that there was no military solution to the Syrian crisis, and that the only possibility was a political solution.
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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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