The U.N. Correspondents Association, in cooperation with the U.N. Staff 1% for Development Fund, hosted a book reading with Nigerian author Uwem Akpan on Wednesday, April 30th in the UNCA Meeting Room, to support “Authors for Literacy”, which helps benefit literacy projects in developing countries.
Mr. Akpan read from his book Say You’re One of Them, which is a collection of stories each set in a different African country told from the point-of-view of a child. It was chosen for Oprah’s Book Club in 2009 and reviewed in the New York Times.
The author’s publisher (Little Brown & Company) donated 100 copies of the book for the event which were available for sale to support the literacy fund, and were signed by the author.
#Sudan repeals 1958 #Israel boycott law twitter.com/ofirgendelman/…
رئيس الوزراء نتنياهو: أتقدم بخالص التعازي إلى الشعب التشادي إثر وفاة الرئيس إدريس ديبي. سنفتقد إلى زعامته الشجاعة وسنذكر دائما قراره التاريخي باستئناف علاقات تشاد مع دولة إسرائيل. pic.twitter.com/DuY4plTpVT
— Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) April 20, 2021
Most alarming for Iran, Iranian officials and analysts said, was the revelation that Israel had an effective network of collaborators inside Iran and that Iran’s intelligence services had failed to find the moles. @NYTBen @farnazfassihi @ronenbergman nytimes.com/2021/04/20/wor…
This could happen. It would be bad. Why? Because science tells us that to have a good chance of staving off really really bad climate impacts, the world needs to halve emissions by 2030. This is absolutely counter to all the net zero talk from capitals and company board rooms twitter.com/fbirol/status/…
Global CO2 emissions are set to jump by 1.5 gigatonnes in 2021 – led by a rebound in coal demand mainly from the power sector.
— Fatih Birol (@fbirol) April 20, 2021
It would be the 2nd largest rise in emissions ever. This economic recovery is anything but sustainable for our climate.
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#US amb #UN at J St: As the president likes to say, we can’t be afraid to tell the truth to our closest friends. That means speaking out against provocative, unilateral actions that increase tensions & take us further from the path of peace #Palestine usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-amb…
Terrific essay, Max. Having worked in #Afghanistsn, I share your concerns while recognizing the impulse to throw ones hands up. A middle ground can protect allies while containing threats - al Qaeda,, human rights abuse, regional stability — within & beyond the country. twitter.com/MaxBoot/status…
It is incongruous for Biden to focus on reviving U.S. alliances while abandoning our allies in Afghanistan.https://t.co/6RvRhwvYNX
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 20, 2021
Chemical weapons watchdog weighs measures against #Syria - @anotherdeutsch @Reuters Quotes me for @hrw: “While this may be largely symbolic, it’s an important step towards holding the Syrian leadership accountable for their war crimes." reuters.com/world/middle-e…
#Chad twitter.com/rakidi/status/…
#BREAKING: #Chad's President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country. His death came shortly after provisional election results projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. #IdrisDeby pic.twitter.com/ZUZJDaYPoC
— Rachael Akidi (@rakidi) April 20, 2021
#FreeNavalny twitter.com/AFP/status/138…
#BREAKING Russian opposition leader Navalny not receiving medical care in prison hospital, lawyers say, call for him to be treated at Moscow civilian hospital pic.twitter.com/pdFeXeQQhe
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 20, 2021
ASEAN to hold summit on #Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions reuters.com/business/media… Myanmar security forces killed at least 738 people, incl. children, since coup. @hrw & other NGOs urge UN Security Council to adopt arms embargo & sanctions now! #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
The US Dept of Interior minister speaks to the @UN Indigenous Forum; a first? @SecDebHaaland @POTUS @UN4Indigenous twitter.com/pass_blue/stat…
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— PassBlue (@pass_blue) April 19, 2021
I want to give credit to the Indigenous women who are meeting this moment w/grassroots efforts, defending our Earth against human causes of climate change around the world. Women & yg ppl lead efforts in all areas of justice. We must protect these defenders.