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13 Stories That Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2013
Want to know what people, places and things will be driving the global agenda in 2013? The UN Dispatch team has you covered. A 2013m listicle for the discerning global set.
4 Big Challenges for Secretary of State John Kerry
It’s official: John Kerry has been nominated to become the next Secretary of State. Here are four great challenges facing the incoming Secy State (and one not so great challenge.)
Podcast: “The Silent Malnutrition”
I speak with Adrianna Logalbo of the Future Fortified Campaign abou the challenge of micronutrient deficiency and what is being done to tackle this problem around the world.
Top of the Morning: More Polio Workers Killed; France and USA Clash over Mali; Kenya Evicts Somali Refugees
Top stories from the global news aggregator, DAWNS Digest.
An Attack Against Polio Workers is a Crime Against Humanity
Polio will not be eradicated globally until Pakistan is no longer a polio endemic country. Murdered workers were doing their job in the service of children, but also in the service of humanity.
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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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