Author Archives: Insider 
SG on GA 67; Children and Armed Conflict; Post-2015 Panel; Peaceful Assembly
SG on GA 67: The SG held a press conference today regarding the opening of the General Assembly next week.
GA Opens; Sahel Crisis; DRC; Sierra Leone
GA Opens: The 67th Session of the UN General Assembly opened today. The SG issued remarks on the closing of the 66th Session last night, as well as made remarks this morning on the start of this session, noting “that we need religious leaders in all parts of the world to help lead the way in promoting tolerance, seeking forgiveness, healing divisions and building mutual understanding and mutual respect.”
New PGA; SC, SG Condemn Attacks; Brahimi in Syria; Two-state Solution; Camp Ashraf; Liberia; Sustainable Development
New PGA: Outgoing president of the GA, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (Qatar), is ending
his term and will be succeeded by Vic Jeremic of Serbia.
Protests Spreading; Food Crisis; IAEA on Iran; Brahimi meets with Russia, China; Ebola in DRC; Culture of Peace; Next week at the UN
Violence Spreading; Conflict Mediation; Child Mortality; Brahimi in Syria; Disarmament
Violence Spreading: After the attack on the US Consulate in Libya on Tuesday, the violence in response to the anti-Islamic video only continues to spread throughout the Middle East, now to Yemen and Iran.
Attack in Libya; New Appointment; Brahimi in Egypt; Rights of People with Disabilities; Sierra Leone; Human Security
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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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