Thursday, July 19th, 2018
On Thursday, July 19th, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Human Rights Watch to launch their newest report titled ‘These Killings Can be Stopped’ on the crisis in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions based on an April 2018 mission to the country. Speakers were: (left to right in photo below) Akshaya Kumar, Deputy
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
On Thursday, July 19th, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with the Walk Free Foundation to launch the Global Slavery Index 2018 which uses world-leading research to estimate the prevalence of modern slavery country...
Friday, July 13th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association marks its 70th anniversary in 2018 – seven decades of journalism committed to reporting on the UN and its many causes and objectives. On Tuesday, June 26th, UNCA hosted the launch of...
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association hosted a special screening of the feature film The Journey is the Destination about the life of Reuters photojournalist Dan Eldon. The screening was followed by a conversation with director Bronwen Hughes, producer Kathy Eldon and...
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
On Wednesday, May 9th, 2018, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Nihal Saad, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) over allegations of UN censorship of a postponed World Press Freedom...
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
On Tuesday, May 8th, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference with Human Rights Watch, Fortify Rights, Amnesty International and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect on the urgent need for Security Council...
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
(Speakers left to right: Bonnie Bley, Research Fellow on the Asia Power Index Project, Hervé Lemahieu, Director of the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index Project, Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, Seana Magee, Moderator, UNCA Executive Committee...
Friday, May 4th, 2018
On Friday, May 4th, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ken Isaacs. VIDEO, BIO and White House statement are...
Friday, April 6th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing on Friday, April 6th with Her Excellency Ms. Haneen Zoabi, Member of Israeli Knesset from the Arab joint list, who was in the US participating in a speaking tour....
Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
The United Nations Correspondents Association held a press briefing with nuclear experts on the Growing Nuclear Dangers and Prospects for the UN High Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, on March 28th in the UNCA briefing room. Speakers included:...
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#FoxNews Still creating stories without verifying facts. Saying that Democrats are brining in cases on Trumps financial. And tax cheating and lying ..These cases are there .were held in waiting because he was Potus .When he is gone all bets are off .
It’s come to this. twitter.com/zekejmiller/st…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense officials tell AP they fear possible inside attack at inauguration, will have National Guard troops vetted.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 18, 2021
Pentagon Confirms Military Will Not Hold Traditional Farewell Ceremony for Trump mediaite.com/a/vvzyz via @mediaite
US defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. FBI vetting all the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington. So alarming apnews.com/article/biden-…
The Chinese economy grew 2.3 percent last year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday in Beijing. nytimes.com/2021/01/17/bus…
Only two full days left of making many calls and having many meetings.....
The value of the dollar should be determined by markets, Janet Yellen is prepared to say at her confirmation hearing Tuesday to be Treasury secretary wsj.com/articles/yelle…
How did rioters breach the U.S. Capitol on January 6? @60Minutes - CBS News @BillWhitakerCBS cbsnews.com/news/united-st…
Joe Biden to sign executive order to cancel Keystone XL pipeline, CBC News reports twitter.com/i/events/13509…
#MartinLutherKingDay Must watching: Civil Rights leader #AndrewYoung: “I don't think I ever saw Martin Luther King get angry” Young helped draft the Civil Rights Act & the Voting Rights Act of 1965 @CBSNews cbsnews.com/news/andrew-yo…
.@nytimes Editorial Board: The Extraordinary Courage of Aleksei Navalny @navalny nytimes.com/2021/01/17/opi… #Russia
The more people giving the vaccine the better. I’m ok with police medics helping out. Does Caban want more people to die? Why not train as a vaccinator if you really want to help. twitter.com/tiffany_caban/…
Update: In NYC, we now have cops taking kids temperatures in school *and* administering #covid19 #vaccine shots to the public.
— Tiffany Cabán (@tiffany_caban) January 17, 2021
This is a choice. A choice not to fund the workers best equipped to do these jobs. #defundNYPD so we can #fundnurses. https://t.co/L9I9BpvbcZ
His expression! 😀 twitter.com/KamalaHarris/s…
Thankfully Google didn't scare me away, @DouglasEmhoff. pic.twitter.com/B0ud4Ir5XL
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 17, 2021
Relevant ideas here for those of us who encounter Big Lies on our beats, like public health and climate twitter.com/Sulliview/stat…
We urgently need journalism that not only digs out the truth but presents it in ways that will be widely accepted, even among skeptical (reasonable) people. Here are 3 ways the media can vanquish the Big Lie that will linger after Trump goes. My column https://t.co/pJkO06KVDy
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) January 17, 2021
The Kremlin’s four year holiday from White House criticism is about to end. This from the incoming National Security Advisor.... twitter.com/jakejsullivan/…
Mr. Navalny should be immediately released, and the perpetrators of the outrageous attack on his life must be held accountable. The Kremlin’s attacks on Mr. Navalny are not just a violation of human rights, but an affront to the Russian people who want their voices heard.
— Jake Sullivan (@jakejsullivan) January 17, 2021
Also says: "the Conference highlighted the decision of twenty United Nations Member States to open Consulates General in the Moroccan cities of Laâyoune and Dakhla" but doesn't name the 20 countries twitter.com/JoannaMMeyer/s…
@pass_blue Why does the #US get to decide what is best for the people of #WesternSahara and “without delay?” Cmon! And who are these 40 countries that #Morocco paid or partnered with to be able to be used in this press release/meeting? #SIDS? A country that swapped #Palestine?
— @JoannaMMeyer (@JoannaMMeyer) January 17, 2021
The incoming director of the US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. @RWalensky told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday: "By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country" due to CoViD19. Currently, there are 406,790 deaths.
#гдеНавальный twitter.com/LovedayM/statu…
Navalny boards his flight to Moscow. As one supporter outside put it: “balls of steel”. pic.twitter.com/HfBWAfzsKH
— Loveday Morris (@LovedayM) January 17, 2021
A modern family twitter.com/nytimes/status…
When Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president this week, she will represent many firsts. But there is another milestone that will be on display: that of her "big, blended" family. https://t.co/YQjfSu6dra
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2021
