Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
The U.N Correspondents Association hosted an Emergency Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, June 25th, in the UNCA Meeting Room to discuss the recent imprisonment of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt. U.N. correspondents, diplomats and U.N. staff, were invited to participate in the discussion. Representatives from 19 U.N Missions, as well as U.N. Agencies and
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) and The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2014 “Media Freedom for a Better Future: Shaping the Post-2015 Development Agenda” Thursday, 1...
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
The UN Correspondents Association in cooperation with the UN Staff 1% for Development Fund hosted a book reading on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 with author and UNCA member Stephen Schlesinger on his latest book The Letters of Arthur...
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
The UN Correspondents Association and Beirut Institute co-hosted the screening of the Oscar-nominated film for 2014 Best Documentary Feature “The Square” by Egyptian-American Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim on Tuesday, February 18th in the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium....
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) will honor winners of the 19th annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations.
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
On December 18th, 2013 The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) celebrated its 18th Annual UNCA Awards Dinner and Dance for the best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies and field operations. Over...
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Announcing the 2014 UNCA Executive Team – click here for full page President: Pamela S. Falk, CBS News TV & Radio 1st Vice President: Kahraman Haliscelik, TRT Turkish Radio & TV 2nd Vice President: Masood Haider, Dawn...
Friday, January 3rd, 2014
Announcing the 18th Annual 2013 UNCA Awards Winners Winners were awarded Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York
Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Announcing 2013 Recipients of the UNCA Global Citizen of the Year Award Michael Douglas United Nations Messenger of Peace for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation UNCA GLOBAL ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD Stevie Wonder United Nations Messenger of...
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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
