U.N. - 8 Dicembre 2019 Ambassador Kelly Craft Says UN Security Council to Focus on Credibility On December 6th at the United Nations, UN Ambassador Kelly Craft held a press conference to unveil the UN Security Council’s December agenda. As this month’s president, she said her tenure would focus on a “credible Council.” She was accompanied by her “two co-anchors” Senior Advisor Michael Barkin and Communications Advisor Mark Schlachter. Confirmed in […]
U.N. - 20 Luglio 2017 The UN and the Challenge to Change the Narrative for Africa In a Security Council meeting focused on enhancing African capacities in peace and security, UN Secretary General António Guterres said: "I firmly believe that the international community needs to change the narrative about the African continent," calling for the UN to double its efforts in stabilizing a war-torn continent. Then, a good report about the status of the AIDS epidemic is tarnished by a Doctors Without Borders critic.
U.N. - 28 Luglio 2016 Sexual Violence Spikes in South Sudan, UN Fails to Protect With more than 120 reports of rape in the last month, UN Peacekeepers are accused of standing by as situation in South Sudan worsens. Thousands of women and children are fleeing their home and seeking shelter at the UN compounds. Are the blue helmets doing their job?
U.N. - 12 Luglio 2016 Violence in the South Sudan Prompts UN Reaction South Sudan has undergone a series of violent setbacks since it’s creation as an independent state. As Violence breaks out in the city of Juba, the UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asks for attack helicopters to protect civilians