DNC2012
President Obama’s Democratic National Convention Speech
About three weeks after the 2008 Presidential elections in the USA I found myself in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia. I was standing outside UNICEF’s headquarters where a street vendor approached me to show off his wares: a box of bootlegged DVDs of Barack Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention acceptance speech.
What the Democrats Have to Say about the UN
The United Nations is mentioned several times in the Democratic National Convention’s official party platform. An annotated explanation of where it’s mentioned and why.
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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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