Rights
With #DarfurFriday Tomorrow, #SudanRevolts Shows No Sign of Letting Up
Security forces have clashed with demonstrators, who have been joined by Sudanese doctors, lawyers, and journalists. What is the next step for the #SudanRevolts protestors?
Ethnic Violence and Arresting UN Workers: Myanmar Backslides
The oppression of ethnic minorities has long been a part of Myanmar’s history, but recent developments in Rakhine State where ethnic violence broke out last month demonstrates the devastating consequences such oppression can have and how much more is needed from the Myanmar government.
“I Escaped Death in South Sudan”
A refugee recounts his story of escape and return to South Sudan. “When I visited my village the first time since I was six, I looked for my six-year-old self. I looked for the spot where the Northern Sudanese militia dug my grave.”
No, the Arms Trade Treaty STILL is Not a “UN Gun Grab”
Don’t believe groups that say the Arms Trade Treaty is about domestic gun control.
The Arms Trade Treaty: Where We Are at In Negotiations So far
One week into the much anticipated Arms Trade Treaty talks and no side is particularly pleased with how things are going thus far.
How a Small Group of American Activists Helped Change African History
As part of Reuters’ Birthing of a Nation series marking the Republic of South Sudan’s first year of independence, reporter Rebecca Hamilton writes a deeply reported history of a group that can be considered South Sudan’s American Mid-wives.
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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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