Friday, May 3rd, 2019
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with Mr. Diego Arria, former Venezuelan diplomat and founder of the Arria Formula Meetings devised in 1992, on the situation in Venezuela. BIO and VIDEO below Diego Enrique Arria Salicetti Politician and Venezuelan diplomat who has held positions of great national and global importance. He writes
Friday, April 12th, 2019
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Coly Seckwhere he provided a readout of the recently concluded 40th regular session of the Council on Geneva and...
Friday, March 15th, 2019
During the 63rd session on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference on Thursday, March 14th with women leaders from the United States, South Korea and Japan...
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
During the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference on Tuesday, March 12th with The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, CIVICUS, International Service for...
Friday, March 1st, 2019
(From left: Rachel Jacobson, IWHC; Jessica Stern, OutRight; Melissa Kent, UNCA Vice President) The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) held a press briefing with International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and OutRight Action International to discuss key issues on...
Friday, February 8th, 2019
(Photo from left: Oscar Bolanos, UNCA Executive Member; Valeria Robecco, UNCA President and Moderator, Isaias Medina, Former UN Diplomat) The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Mr. Isaias Medina, former diplomat of the Permanent...
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders on an appeal calling for an investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal...
Monday, September 17th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) held a press conference on September 17th, 2018, with Marc and Debra Tice, parents of American journalist Austin...
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with experts on the upcoming UN High-level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) taking place on September 27th during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Speakers were: Katie...
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
On Tuesday, August 14th the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with Dr. Paula Fujiwara, Scientific Director of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) to discuss the negotiated Political Declaration to be presented...
Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S. skies, Pentagon says cbsnews.com/news/chinese-s… via @CBSNews
#Alert 🚨🚨🚨North Korea warns that it "will strongly control the present and future challenges with the most overwhelming nuclear force" 👇 Says military and political Korean Peninsula situation "has reached an extreme red line" apnews.com/article/politi…
This is just what #Kenyan ambassador hoped would happen: a Caribbean nation stepping up to help #Haiti apnews.com/article/politi…
Such a #NewYorker twitter.com/Blacklanderz/s…
She drives me nuts at times, but she is 🔥 right here and on point! https://t.co/HkDlerA9Sg
— Blacklanderz® (@Blacklanderz) February 2, 2023
China is considering adding advanced technology used in the production of ingots and wafers, some of the building blocks of solar panels, to a list of technologies that are subject to export controls wsj.com/articles/new-c…
Russia's calling the shots on free fertilizer donations to developing countries, making the #UN to manage the logistics #Uralchem #Mazepin twitter.com/pass_blue/stat…
Russia's Uralchem is the company behind the donations of fertilizer to Malawi. Yet Russia is already complaining about the #UN's handling of the shipmenthttps://t.co/GhNO4ZRF8d
— PassBlue (@pass_blue) February 2, 2023
#IlhanOmar twitter.com/pass_blue/stat…
"She asks uncomfortable questions about America’s"
— PassBlue (@pass_blue) February 2, 2023
foreign policies https://t.co/tUygLtCFTs
Chinese spy balloon seen over U.S. ~ one of the most aggressive Chinese intelligence gathering maneuvers in recent years @POTUS proposed that the balloon be shot down, the Pentagon opposed the move, fearing civilian casualties, report 👇 wsj.com/articles/chine…
This is how the battles in the Parliament (US Congress) are fought passionately and with the fervor of conviction - loud and clear; blame and shame. The Balkans is not the political epicenter of polarly different interests and all other disagreements. Anyway, listen for yourself twitter.com/FrankMikeDavis…
AOC will not be silenced, either!https://t.co/NS1fpM7SlE
— Dr. Mike Davis 🌊 (@FrankMikeDavis1) February 2, 2023
And we have our own fights in America 🇺🇸 Although, after all politics is not everything. How can I convince myself in that simple truth? Maybe by quoting Plato: "He who does not desire power is fit to hold it." Okey 🥸 twitter.com/Victorshi2020/…
Let’s be clear: Republicans are doing everything they can to strip Ilhan Omar of her committee assignments because they are scared of her. They’re intimidated she is a woman & person of color who isn’t afraid to use her voice. But no matter what, Ilhan Omar will not be silenced.
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) February 2, 2023
Iranian-American target of assassination attempt refuses to live in fear @AlinejadMasih #iran thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/…
UN Agencies need $5.7B to Assist Syrian Refugees petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerP…
Balkans is not on this list. It seems also the Balkan countries are yet not aware of their comparative advantages: of all ten I find the UN's contribution to localization the most fascinating, after our general infatuation with the trend of globalization. So, go local 🇧🇦🇪🇺 Or no? twitter.com/UN/status/1620…
As humanitarian needs skyrocketed last year, see how @UNOCHA worked around the world to save lives and help people impacted by disaster and crisis. https://t.co/RvlpCWTUwF ⬇️
— United Nations (@UN) February 1, 2023
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Under pressure from #Afghanistan's Taliban administration, the UN is delivering some food aid using men only, prompting warnings from donors and humanitarian groups that it could be seen as giving in to a widely condemned ban on most female aid workers. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
Fellow U.S. hacks who think about the world. March 1 deadline. cfr.org/fellowships/ed…
What the hell does ChatGPT know about tacos? I asked, because someone had to do it. Cameos by @RAYSDRIVEINN & @GustavoArellano. https://t.co/1ZEVStCBzO
— José R. Ralat (@TacoTrail) February 2, 2023
CERD: The Case of State of Palestine against Israel, still pending. petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerP…
Says: "It is possible that Joe Biden's visit to Poland at the end of February will be accompanied by the arrival of Volodymyr Zelensky, according to DGP information. Two cities are taken into account - Rzeszów and Warsaw" twitter.com/DGPrawna/statu…
Dyplomacja i broń. Niewykluczone, że wizycie Joego Bidena w Polsce pod koniec lutego będzie towarzyszył przyjazd Wołodymyra Zełenskiego – wynika z informacji DGP. Brane są pod uwagę dwa miasta – Rzeszów i Warszawa. @MiloszMaciej https://t.co/8w5Ae4l2eK
— Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (@DGPrawna) February 1, 2023