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...
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Some 47 UN member countries condemned #Russia’s abysmal human rights record & called for greater UN scrutiny. @hrw's @philippe_dam: "Since #Russia invaded Ukraine Feb 24, human rights in Russia have not just been eroded, they’ve been obliterated." hrw.org/news/2022/06/2…
.@UNLibyan ambo says since 2011, initiatives have focused on political, military & economic tracks, but ignored national reconciliation. Urges @_AfricanUnion to start reconciliation track & #UN to support it, says without it won't succeed.
Frustrated with #UNSC obstruction on appointment of new @UNSMILibya Special Representative @UNLibyan ambo says #Libya should be consulted before #UNSC on candidate. Adds external interference & SC divisions real cause for the failure of all previous missions, regardless of head.
Britain Sets a Precedent That Worries the UN Refugee Agency passblue.com/2022/06/27/bri…
#UNSC will meet Tuesday 3pm (NY time) at #Ukraine's request to discuss #Russia's latest strikes, including on the shopping mall in #Kremenchuk on Monday. #Russian Missiles Hit Shopping Center in Central #Ukrainian City voanews.com/a/russian-miss…
The U.N. Security Council will meet on Tuesday at 3pm at the request of #Ukraine following intensified Russian strikes and the attack on the shopping mall. reuters.com/world/europe/r…
#US Urges #Israelis, #Palestinians to Calm Tensions Ahead of #Biden Visit voanews.com/a/us-urges-isr…
Zelensky asks for Western help to push Russia out of Ukraine by year end Ukrainian president’s appeal to the G-7 comes as the group’s leaders float new sanctions against Moscow wsj.com/articles/g-7-e…
#UN SecGen names Judge Graciela Susana Gatti Santana of #Uruguay as president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for a term starting July 1. @UruguayONU
ارتفاع عدد حالات الوفاة جراء تسرب غاز سام في مدينة العقبة إلى 10، فيما ارتفع عدد الاصابات إلى نحو 251. The death toll from a poison gas leak in the city of Aqaba has risen to 10, while the number of injuries has risen to about 251.
Shackled and looking wary, @WNBA star #BrittneyGriner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team. apnews.com/article/russia…
.@UN_Spokesperson says civilian infrastructure should never be targeted. "Any attack that hits a shopping mall is utterly deplorable." #Ukraine twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/s…
Large shopping mall in Kremenchuk with hundreds of civilians inside has been hit by a Russian strike. Russia is a disgrace to humanity and it must face consequences. The response should be more heavy arms for Ukraine, more sanctions on Russia, and more businesses leaving Russia. pic.twitter.com/Uvi6fbyShK
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) June 27, 2022
Russia Misses Bond Deadline, Signaling Its First Default on Foreign Debt Since 1918 nytimes.com/2022/06/26/bus…
