Is the US Calling for More Peacekeepers in South Sudan? UPDATE Mark Leon Goldberg October 14, 2010 UNMIS can help facilitate the implementation of these new agreements. But peacekeepers cannot be expected to prevent the outbreak of conflict between two countries that are determined to go to war.
ICC Nabs Another Suspect Mark Leon Goldberg October 13, 2010 And another one bites the dust...except, there are far more suspects at large than there are behind bars. In fact, it is a small miracle anytime the International Criminal Court is able to detain a suspect.
Who Knew Global Health Could be So funny? (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 13, 2010 Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya discusses his country's very successful public health campaign around condom usage during the TedXChange event. Penile Puns and vaguely inappropriate language abound.
More Civilian Casualties of War in Pakistan than Afghanistan Mark Leon Goldberg October 13, 2010 The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Armed Conflict (CIVIC), release a shocking new study of civilian casualties in Pakistan. At what point do we stop calling it the "Afghanistan War?"
George Clooney on South Sudan (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2010 George Clooney just returned from a trip to South Sudan with the Today Show reporter Ann Curry and the Enough Project's John Prendergast.
Happy Election Day Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2010 Election day here in the United States is still about one month away. But in New York today, the General Assembly is set to select new members of the Security Council for two year stints. UPDATE: The results are in. UPDATE II: Canadian recriminations begin! UPDATE III: Canadian recriminations get personal.
Water and Sanitation still in Short Supply in Pakistan (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 11, 2010 The Floods Emergency Response Plan and Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan are funded at 33 percent and 46 percent respectively. That's not even half of what the international community says is required to meet basic needs of people affected by the floods.
Sec Council in Sudan IDP Camp, UNESCO Board Meeting, OCHA Pakistan Update Mark Leon Goldberg October 8, 2010 Week ahead: on Tuesday, the GA will hold Security Council elections where Canada, Germany and Portugal will compete for two rotating WEOG seats.
Liu Xiaobo Wins Nobel. UPDATE: Sec Gen Cautiously Reacts Mark Leon Goldberg October 8, 2010 Does awarding Liu Xiaobo the prize provide a boon to Chinese liberals or does it embolden Beijing hardliners who pursue what the west might consider an antagonistic foreign policies?
