Author Archives: Mark Leon Goldberg 
New Polling of American Voters Shows Strong Bi-Partisan Support for the UN
Also, American voters support funding for UN agencies, event though these agencies are threatened with funding cut offs. Candidates who engage in campaign season style UN bashing do so their own political peril.
The Search for a Sango Speaker: Success!
A Californian teenage refugee from the Central African Republic finds someone to translate to his language.
Top of the Morning: Taliban Attacks in Kabul After Obama Visit; Coup Fights Counter-Coup in Mali
Top stories from the Development and Aid World News Service – DAWNS Digest.
A Different View of the Sahel Crisis
This is a neat video project from UNICEF that collects stories of the Sahel from diaspora communities in New York City.
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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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