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 gave an update on upcoming Council activities and his priorities for 2019.
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...
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association held an on-the-record conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday, August 2nd in the context of the 70th anniversary on the Universal Declaration of Human...
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In a 1st, A3+1 nations of #UN SecCouncil focus on #Haiti @ComradeRalph: Haitian ppl must devise Haitian solutions Haitians need engagement from regional & other partners @CARICOMorg @_AfricanUnion @Pontifex @BINUH_UN (St. Vincent/Grenadines, Niger, Kenya, Tunisia)
Timing for a vote on this postponed again. Now 6pm Eastern (22 GMT) #Haiti - it is clear no compromise has been reached yet. twitter.com/baysontheroad/…
Details of a draft #UN Security Council resolution on #Haiti are currently the subject to 11th hour negotiations. #China has problems with the text. A resolution needs to be passed Friday - before the mandate of the UN mission @BINUH_UN expires.
— JAMES BAYS (@baysontheroad) October 15, 2021
وجودك معنا على الطرف الثاني من اللقاء دائما يبعث فينا الثقة والاطمئنان. ومرة أخرى كل سنة وانت طيبة وبأفضل صحة وعافية، يا رب! 🌷 twitter.com/cristianbaysar…
شكرا لك العزيز طلال
— كريستيان بيسري (@cristianbaysari) October 15, 2021
حوارات شيّقة كالعادة
US was running on a competitive slate in 2009 twitter.com/RichardGowan1/…
Worth keeping in mind that the Obama administration only got 167 votes when it ran for HRC for first time (ending Bush admin's boycott) in 2009. So it's a step up. https://t.co/2flk6MID4P
— Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1) October 14, 2021
from "very shrill idealist" to "Machiavellian idealist" twitter.com/KahuraD/status…
“Vieira de Mello began his career, as Samantha Power has noted, as a “very shrill idealist” but evolved into a “Machiavellian idealist.” He was willing to negotiate pragmatically with powerful but repellent figures…” https://t.co/SDSSdevlpQ
— Kahura Njuguna (@KahuraD) October 15, 2021
"It was like having the Chinese government in the room with us during our report negotiations." twitter.com/columlynch/sta…
How China Airbrushes its Nationals' Sanctions Violations Out of the U.N. History Books, the second installment in FP series on U.N. sanctions enforcers https://t.co/P4pntWoNhP
— columlynch (@columlynch) October 15, 2021
Hungry? Hangry? Caffeine-slumped? Our review of 2 cafes offering respite for #UN folks in #NYC twitter.com/pass_blue/stat…
Dahlias for Your Darling, and a Lavender Latte While You Wait https://t.co/nYtkhGuKzf
— PassBlue (@pass_blue) October 14, 2021
British Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death on Friday while meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England. In June 2016 Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox was fatally stabbed and shot in her northern England constituency. twitter.com/NicolaSturgeon…
Elected representatives from across the political spectrum will be united in sadness and shock today. In a democracy, politicians must be accessible and open to scrutiny, but no-one deserves to have their life taken while working for and representing their constituents
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) October 15, 2021
more coming next week twitter.com/columlynch/sta…
How China Airbrushes its Nationals' Sanctions Violations Out of the U.N. History Books, the second installment in FP series on U.N. sanctions enforcers https://t.co/P4pntWoNhP
— columlynch (@columlynch) October 15, 2021
How China Airbrushes its Nationals' Sanctions Violations Out of the U.N. History Books, the second installment in FP series on U.N. sanctions enforcers bit.ly/3lIyGr8
ولهذا السبب تطالب قرارات مجلس الامن والجمعية العامة في الامم المتحدة، ومن بين أهمها 1701 بأن يظل السلاح في يد الدولة فقط، وفي كل دول العالم لا في لبنان والعراق واليمن وحسب، فانت لا تعرف متى يوجه من يحملونه واصفين أنفسهم بأنهم مقاومة وطنية، الى صدور أبناء الوطن أنفسهم! twitter.com/AlHadath/statu…
مشاهد جديدة تظهر استمرار توافد عشرات المسلحين من مدن #لبنان إلى #بيروت#الحدث pic.twitter.com/1pycZlCoDp
— ا لـ حـ ـد ث (@AlHadath) October 14, 2021
A Shiite mosque is bombed in Afghanistan. A UK politician is reported fatally stabbed at his local church. And Hindu temples are under attack in Bangladesh. A trifecta of deadly strife at houses of worship around the world today. @saifhasnat @MujMash nytimes.com/2021/10/15/wor…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Quito, Ecuador and Bogotá, Colombia
Fully vaccinated South Africans and other foreign nationals will again be able to visit to the United States starting November 8 with COVID-19 travel restrictions set to be lifted. #sabcnews
Meanwhile in the UK: Tory MP Sir David Amess dies after stabbing bbc.co.uk/news/uk-589305…
This is spot on twitter.com/richardgowan1/…
It's 18 years since Sergio Vieira de Mello died with his @UNIraq colleagues in Baghdad. In 2013 I wrote about how Sergio might have navigated major power tensions @UN for @wpreview. I think the analysis, and the dilemmas, still stand @sergiovieirade8 https://t.co/BSOcIdbohv
— Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1) August 19, 2021
