Interviews
Guest Hosting Al Jazeera’s The Stream Today
I am going to guest host Al Jazeera English’s new social media news show The Stream. The program is a pretty fascinating experiment in what might be called participatory television news.
On World Population Day, 7 Billion And Counting…
July 11 is World Population Day. This year is particularly significant commemoration because on October 31, the world’s population is expected to reach 7 billion.
BloggingHeads: Fighting for Darfur
I chat with Rebecca Hamilton of the New America Foundation and Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. We discuss the international response to the crisis in Libya, explore the prospects of the Arab people’s revolutions spreading south to Sudan, and talk about her new book, Fighting for Darfur: Public Action and the Struggle to Stop Genocide.
Why USAID and Brazil’s Aid Agency Are Partnering
I caught up with Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Lopes of USAID who discussed what a rapidly developing country like Brazil can teach the United States about global development.
Talking Burma Elections and Haiti’s Woes On BlogginHeads
I blogginheaded with Mac McClelland, human rights reporter for Mother Jones. Mac has reported from both Burma and Haiti. We discuss the recent elections in Burma and Haiti’s ongoing crises.
Why Do Suicide Bombers Attack the UN?
Last week, a UN compound in Afghanistan was attacked by suicide bombers. This marks about the seventh time since 2003 that the United Nations has been the target of suicide terrorism. I speak to Robert Pape, a leading authority on suicide terrorism about why the UN is emerging as a target.
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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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