On Monday, March 19th, 2018, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with International Crisis Group Senior Analyst for Congo, Hans Hoebeke and Senior UN Analyst Ashish Pradhan to present their latest report on the electoral process in the DRC and to discuss the significance of upcoming elections in Africa for the UN.
Media Advisory is available for details below.
BIOS:
HANS HOEBEKE
Hans is Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Congo. He is based in Nairobi.
ASHISH PRADHAN
Ashish Pradhan is International Crisis Group’s Senior UN Analyst. He is responsible for Crisis Group’s engagement with the UN Secretariat, Security Council members, and other member states and his work primarily focuses on African and Asian crises. Ashish regularly relays Crisis Group’s field-based analysis to UN officials and member state diplomats, especially in the lead-up to key Security Council discussions and resolutions. He also ensures that debates at UNHQ are adequately reflected in Crisis Group’s own reporting and policy prescriptions.
Class photo of IMF Governors: Lesetja Kganyago front and centre, Minister Nhlanhla Nene in the mix (again). More women needed in the room, clearly. #sabcnews
IMF class photo #sabcnews pscp.tv/w/bas1KTFXTEVS…
#WithAllDueRespect as windup, AmbNikkiHaley landed RoundHouse punch, “I don’t get confused” squarely on Kudlow’s jaw tinyurl.com/ycjpsf2u
Gov. Kganyago to be seated in between IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and (host country) US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin #sabcnews
Gearing up for the class photo of Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors where @KganyagoLesetja will take pride of place in the centre front row in his capacity as Chairman of the IMFC #sabcnews Halala South Africa!
Sure took a while. The #Douma #Syria attack occurred on April 7. That’s 14 days ago. Journalists managed to get in without being shot at. But for some reason the @OPCW received special treatment... twitter.com/gebeilym/statu…
#BREAKING: Russia says OPCW chemical weapons inspectors arrive at site of suspected attack in Syria - via @AFP
— Maya Gebeily (@GebeilyM) April 21, 2018
Dems' suit alleges Russia, Trump campaign, WikiLeaks conspired to interfere in 2016 campaign. Trump the biggest liar and cheat in office ,God help us. cnn.com/2018/04/20/pol…
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Plus a special Changing of the guard at BP, gun salutes in Hyde Park and a concert tonight...It’s good to be the Queen!!! 🥂🎂 twitter.com/toweroflondon/…
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— The Tower of London (@TowerOfLondon) April 21, 2018
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Strong @UN statement here. So far 35 #Gazans killed by #Israel forces in recent weeks. Unjustified excessive use of force against protesters needs to stop. reuters.com/article/us-isr… twitter.com/nmladenov/stat…
🔴 It is OUTRAGEOUS to shoot at children! How does the killing of a child in #Gaza today help #peace? It doesn’t! It fuels anger and breeds more killing. #Children must be protected from #violence, not exposed to it, not killed! This tragic incident must be investigated.
— Nickolay E. MLADENOV (@nmladenov) April 20, 2018
#ICRC staffer, a #Lebanese national, was killed in SW #Yemen on Saturday. twitter.com/rmardiniicrc/s…
We are in mourning for one of our colleagues who was shot dead in #Yemen this morning. We are trying to find out more about this tragic incident.
— Robert Mardini (@RMardiniICRC) April 21, 2018
The State Department’s annual human rights report released Friday stops using the phrase “Occupied Territories” to describe Israel’s presence in Gaza and the West Bank. washingtonpost.com/world/national…