UNESCO
Leading Senator Calls for Change in Self-Defeating US Policy on UNESCO
Senator Patrick Leahy, a leading United States Senator who chairs the powerful judiciary committee, is calling for an end a self-defeating policy.
Destroying Cultural Heritage in Timbuktu
The spiritual and economic lifeblood of a city is poised to be reduced to rubble. This is a very dark day for humanity.
Jazz at the UN
There is a concert tonight at the United Nations that will go down in history.
Daily Show Skewers Boneheaded US Policy on UNESCO
The Daily Show trained its satirical sites on this irrational, destructive policy and did a masterful job exposing the illogic of America’s funding cuts to UNESCO.
Funds for Global Holocaust Education Cut Off Over US Congress Fight With Palestine
Holocaust education and a Tsunami early warning system for the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is the collateral damage of myopic legislation intended to punish the UN and Palestine.
UNESCO Gets Some Love from the White House Budget
The FY 2013 Budget has plenty for UN observers to be happy about including an increase to peacekeepers and new hope for a restoration of UNESCO funding.
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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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