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.
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“Flowing Free” London-based designer Tim Fu envisioned this monument “inspired by feminity and bravery" to stand in Tehran Square. #MahsaAmini Via Insta @ti.fu
Not here in my capacity as Indian perm rep: India's envoy to Q on whether India will vote yes/no/abstain next week on #UNGA draft rez condemning Putin's illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine [says she is briefing journos on her role as chair of UN Security Council CT cttee]
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[says she is briefing journos on her role as chair of UN Security Council CT cttee] https://t.co/MRUkTFux9U](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeezCFdWQAAsL_W.jpg)
#HappeningNow: India’s Permanent Representative @UN @ruchirakamboj addresses a press conference in her capacity as Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee.
.@UN_Spokesperson: @RGrynspan & @UNReliefChief to travel to Moscow in abt 1 week re expanding & extending Black Sea grain deal [past Nov 19]. SecGen working on "parallel efforts" to unblock bureaucracies stopping 'facilitated' trade of Ru grain/fertilizer [includes ammonia??]
Per @UN_PGA spox: The procedural vote is likely to occur after the debate, starting on Monday at 3 pm EDT, but before the plenary vote on the draft rez. So Wed or earlier? twitter.com/RichardGowan1/…
Do we know when procedural vote will be @pass_blue? https://t.co/J7RIMGJ9YZ
— Richard Gowan (@RichardGowan1) October 7, 2022
Iz svega što je Schmidt rekao ne odgovarajući konkretno na ijedno novinarsko ili pitanje javnosti već spinujući - doduše ovaj put uz osmjeh a ne bijes (izgleda da je oboje predsstava) on je čuvar Daytona i ne interesuje ga EU budućnost Bosne i Hercegovine. Steže "luđačku košulju"
Is this shaping up to be: The U.N. General Assembly voted on whether to allow Russia to have a vote on whether to make another vote a secret vote? twitter.com/Dpol_un/status…
It’s good that Britain can’t “reject” anything on behalf of UN membership since we are no longer at the time of the British empire. Members of the GA will decide it on Monday and hopefully this new UK snobbish attempt to shut their mouths will prompt them to make a right choice https://t.co/CDgW4Xv0ao
— Dmitry Polyanskiy (@Dpol_un) October 7, 2022
New "Dayton" for Ukraine and Europe would be disaster. twitter.com/OzKaterji/stat…
I don't think people on here are prepared for the overwhelming pressure that is going to be put on Ukraine by powerful voices in the west to stop its offensives at the 24th February lines, the same voices that also said Ukraine would lose and that we should not be arming them.
— Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) October 7, 2022
My conversation with Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, who will deliver this year's Nelson Mandela Lecture in SA, November 12th. youtu.be/t0ARe8kXsek via #sabcnews
Ali dalje će ipak samo po svome? Tako bi volio da nisam u pravu.
Schmidt je govoreći diplomatski u uspješnoj ofanzivi šarma dok iza zatvorenih vrata samo s nekoliko ljudi vuče strateške korake prema Bosni. Uz sve umornije civilno društvo 💔 i superaktivne pojedince. Po nekoliko sati razgovara, ruča, večera u OHR-u s odabranim značajnim ljudima
Britain on Friday rejected Russia's call for a secret ballot in the U.N. General Assembly next week on whether to condemn Moscow's move to annex four partially occupied regions in #Ukraine and requested that the 193-member body vote publicly. reuters.com/world/britain-…
ABD Başkanı Biden, 7-18 Kasım tarihlerindeki Mısır’daki BM İklim Değişikliği Konferansı’na (COP27) katılacak. Cum. Erdoğan geçen yıl Glaskow’daki zirveye güvenlik beklentileri gerçekleştirilmediği için katılmadı. Bakalım Sisi, Erdoğan’ın bu beklentilerini yerine getirecek mi 🤔 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
الأمم المتحدة تهنئ بيالياتسكي الفائز بجائزة نوبل للسلام petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerP…
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
#Breaking Under the new U.S. rules, chip manufacturers need to obtain a license from the Commerce Department to export advanced semiconductors and chip-making equipment wsj.com/articles/u-s-r…
Associate Administrator @UNDP @RaoMonari addressing the event. twitter.com/yoshita_singh/…
#HappeningNow: Commemoration of 5th anniversary of India-UN Development Partnership Fund @UN. 🇺🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/wzLp7FJfxb
— Yoshita Singh योषिता सिंह (@Yoshita_Singh) October 7, 2022
India’s Permanent Representative @UN @ruchirakamboj addresses the special event on Commemoration of 5th Anniversary of @IndiaUNFund. 🇮🇳🇺🇳 twitter.com/yoshita_singh/…
#HappeningNow: Commemoration of 5th anniversary of India-UN Development Partnership Fund @UN. 🇺🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/wzLp7FJfxb
— Yoshita Singh योषिता सिंह (@Yoshita_Singh) October 7, 2022
Attention #NYC #MTA #Subway commuters: twitter.com/MarkLevineNYC/…
FDNY has shut down all subway service in Union Sq. station due to an incident. All trains behind held.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) October 7, 2022
N/Q/R/W/4/5/6 service suspended in much of Midtown/Lower Manhattan. L trains are not running in Manhattan.
Use alternate means of transit. Updates soon.
#HappeningNow: Commemoration of 5th anniversary of India-UN Development Partnership Fund @UN. 🇺🇳🇮🇳
Gospodin Lazović navodi kako on smatra da bi bilo dobro da popuna tih šest nedostajućih delegata po Schmidtovoj odluci bi trebala dolaziti iz manjinskih kantona, gdje je jedan narod manjinski. (prenosi Slobodna Bosna; hvala S. Hadžić)
OVO JE KLJUČNO: "Svaki etnički klub će sada umjesto 17 imati 23. Eh sada, iz kojih će kantona doći, odakle će doći ti novi kandidati, da li će se forsirati kantoni sa etničkom homogenizacijom ili će se forsirati neke druge sredine", rekao je Lazović...
MIRO LAZOVIĆ ZA 'SB' O SCHMIDTOVOJ ODLUCI: 'Imamo saznanja da slijede i radikalnije izmjene Izbornog zakona' slobodna-bosna.ba/vijest/270655/…
And a second birthday present on #Putin’s big day! Today the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on on monitoring human right in #Russia. twitter.com/luingeneva/sta…
A big step for #HumanRights: Today the @UN_HRC adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Russia, thereby fulfilling its mandate to monitor situations regardless of where they are. #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 is proud to be the penholder for this important initiative. pic.twitter.com/RnnnLyIQ4w
— Luxembourg Mission in Geneva🇱🇺🇺🇳 (@LUinGeneva) October 7, 2022
Dosad Schmidt nije držao do onoga što se dogovarao s civilnim sektorom a odsad? Vjerujem to što kaže MIRO LAZOVIĆ ZA 'SB' O SCHMIDTOVOJ ODLUCI: 'Imamo saznanja da slijede i radikalnije izmjene Izbornog zakona' slobodna-bosna.ba/vijest/270655/…
This is great news, and on #Putin’s birthday! 🥳@NobelPrize for those exposing #Russia/n human rights abuses (@EnMemorial), those exposing Russian war crimes in #Ukraine (@ccl_ua), one exposing abuses by Putin’s partner in crime #Belarus (Ales Bialiatski). 🎂 twitter.com/nobelprize/sta…
BREAKING NEWS:
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2022
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPeacePrize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/9YBdkJpDLU
