Nobel Prize
Why A Global Health Outfit Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize This Year
We need to diversify how we fund the global fight against diseases like Malaria. The term of art for this is “innovative financing for development.” The UN has a laboratory for this named Unitaid, and they deserve to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
One Enduring Image of International Human Rights Day
62 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. Since then, December 10th has become known as international human rights day. And it is no coincidence that the Nobel Prize decided to hold its awards ceremony for Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo.
The UN aspect of Obama’s Prize
The Secretary General made the following statement on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize:
The Secretary-General wholeheartedly congratulates U.S. President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
The Nobel and the promise of American leadership
As you have probably heard, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Some are already grumbling that the prize was undeserved because he has few accomplishments on which to base the award. They are missing the point.
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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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