September 2011
24 posts
Will Equatorial Guinea's dictator finally get his... →
At about this time last year, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo, of Equatorial Guinea, saw his ambition of sponsoring a UNESCO
award for life sciences in his own name thwarted, a…
Why is the U.N. silent on Iran's nuclear program? →
For
European and American leaders, U.N. General Assembly debates would not be the
complete without delivering a full-throated attack on Iran’s nuclear program.
But
this year, the…
Afghanistan: Donor dependence →
Afghan Police and Army Still Not Ready to... →
“Faire accoucher la vérité par la seule force du... →
Lors d’une cérémonie sobre à la fondation pour la recherche de la paix, établie par l’ancien président ivoirien Félix Houphouët-Boigny à Yamoussokro, la capitale politique de la Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara a intronisé la nouvelle commission pour le dialogue, la vérité et la réconciliation
EU Approves Financial Transaction Tax–Will Global... →
Some big news out of Strasbourg today. The European Union Executive Board approved a “Financial Transaction Tax” proposal that would impose a 0.1% levy on all stocks and bonds…
More video of the brawl in the Bay →
Another video
of the violent clash between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
security detail surfaced today, this one broadcast by the Associated Press.
This video provides a clearer view…
Map of the Day: Shanghai Metro →
By now you have probably heard about that huge metro accident in Shanghai, China. Over two hundred people were injured yesterday when one subway train slammed into the rear of another metro car.
Salva sleeps it off →
Salva Kiir, president of newly independent South
Sudan, has survived 35 years of fighting — initially as a young guerrilla
fighter and later as commander of the rebel Sudan People’s…
The Top 10 Most Air Polluted Cities in the World... →
A new report from the World Health Organization ranks cities around the world based on the cities’ detected levels of air pollution. The WHO surveyed data from nearly 1100 cities across 91…
Document may suggest fraud in the voter register →
A report has surfaced in Kinshasa suggesting that hundreds of thousands of voters in the official register may be fake. While many of these records may just be technical glitches, diplomats who…
Amateur video of the Turkish tussle in Turtle Bay →
Ever since news of the Turtle Bay tussle (and this)
between U.N. and Turkish security officers leaked out, news reporters have been
scouring the diplomatic ranks in search of a video of the…
Where did Kiir get his ten-gallon hat? →
Former U.S. President George W. Bush hasn’t addressed
the U.N. General Assembly in years, but his presence could still be felt at
this year’s annual debate.
When President Barack Obama…
D.R of Congo: California Passes Bill on Congo... →
Map of the Day: Google Recognizes South Sudan →
The Republic of South Sudan declared independence on July 9. A few days later, it was admitted to the United Nations as a full-fledged member state. Yet, for some reason Google maps…
U.N. sex crimes whistleblower wrongfully dismissed →
Madeleine Rees, a former U.N.
human rights official and the inspiration for one of the heroines in the film The
Whistleblower, was wrongfully dismissed from her job with the
Geneva-based U.N….
Rock ‘n Roll Kabul-Style →
Jalalabad, Afghanistan — Art finds a way. When the first Sarajevo Film Festival opened in November of 1995, the city had already been under siege for more than three years, but fifteen thousand…
New armed groups appear in South Kivu →
Yesterday, in a speech to the nation, President Joseph Kabila announced, “There is no more fire in the East, just some embers.” While it is true that fighting has ebbed this year - largely due…
Security Council to debate lifting Libya sanctions... →
The British government has introduced a proposal before the
U.N. Security Council to lift economic sanctions on Libya’s main oil companies
and to permit Libyan banks and financial…
Should Israel fear ICC war crimes prosecutions if... →
Critics of
the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s U.N. statehood drive have
highlighted the pointlessness of the initiative, saying it will bring the
Palestinians no closer to their…
Kinshasa faces challenge to its power in Kivus →
A dispute within the Congolese security forces in North Kivu, along with other developments, reveals Kinshasa’s loose grip on power in the eastern province. On Tuesday, a governmental delegation…
I am going to film a Albanian Documantery: Need... →
Peace to you all.
I am travelling to Albania at the end of this month as part of an convey. The organisers have contracted me to shoot their experience so that they can air it on a local TV. I…
Ghor Children →
Afghanistan is the worst country for a child to be born in, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. Three decades of ongoing conflict have left tens of thousands…
How to Think About the Palestine UN Vote →
We are entering into the home stretch of a period of frantic diplomacy surrounding the planned General Assembly vote on Palestine.
So far, there is no draft UN General Assembly in circulation….