Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) hosted a press conference on Monday, February 13th in the UNCA meeting room with Human Rights Watch to present their new research on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Panelist from HRW included: (photo above from left) Akshaya Kumar, Deputy UN Director, Human Rights Watch Louis Charbonneau, UN
Monday, September 26th, 2016
From left: Giampaolo Pioli, UNCA President; Carolyn Miles, Save the Children President & CEO; Ninette Kelley, NY Office Director, UNHCR. The UN Correspondents Association held a press conference with Save the Children to launch their report “Forced...
Monday, September 26th, 2016
From left: Nabil Abi Saab, UNCA Vice President; Edith Lederer, Moderator; Fatima Sator, researcher; Elise Dietrichson, researcher; Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN. The UN Correspondents Association held a press...
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
(Above from left: Giampaolo Pioli, UNCA President; Jordan Leo Foresi, author) The U.N. Correspondents Association hosted a book presentation on July 11th, 2016, with Jordan Leo Foresi, Italian-American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality at Sky Tg24...
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
(From left: Emoke Bebiak, UN Correspondents Association Executive Member/Moderator; Mark Clookie; Clara Sommarin) The UN Correspondents Association held a press briefing on Tuesday, June 22nd, on Combatting Cybersex Trafficking on a Global Scale, with Mark Clookie, Vice...
Monday, January 18th, 2016
The U.N. Correspondents Association held a press conference on Thursday, Januray 14th, with Director of Operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Dominik Stillhart, during his short visit to New York. Mr. Stillhart...
Monday, October 26th, 2015
The U.N. Correspondents Association hosted a book presentation and discussion with Dr. Akiko Mikamo on her book, Rising from the Ashes: A True Story of Survival and Forgiveness from Hiroshima, on Monday, October 26th in the UNCA...
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
The U.N. Correspondents Association hosted a press conference on Wednesday, September 30th with the President of the Syrian National Coalition, Dr. Khaled Khoja. Speakers from the delegation included, Ms. Alia Mansour, Special Representative of the SNC...
Friday, June 12th, 2015
On Tuesday, June 9th, the U.N. Correspondents Association held a press conference with lawyers from Roads of Success on victims of persecution from ISIS captivity and advancing religious minorities and women’s rights across the Middle East. Speakers...
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
The U.N. Correspondents Association held a press briefing with Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder and medical director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Panzi Foundation USA, on Wednesday, April 29th in...
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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…
