Author Archives: Mark Leon Goldberg 
What’s the Future You Want?
The United Nations Development Program just released this video which nicely sums up what is on the table later this month at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Big Day for Syria Diplomacy
Today is a very important day for international diplomacy on the Syria crisis. Here’s why.
Proof that the UN Does Not Want to Control Your Internet
A new document shines the light on current proposals for a big international telecom conference in December. There is nothing in there to suggest that the UN will control the Internet.
Top of the Morning: Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan; Trials Against NGO Workers in Egypt; A Potential Dengue Vaccine!
Top stories from the Development and Aid World News Service–DAWNS Digest. (If you want the full digest, sign up for it here).
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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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