Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 30, 2008	Massive UN vote in favor of lifting US embargo on Cuba
UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the 17th year in a row Wednesday to demand an end to the 46-year-old US trade embargo on communist-ruled Cuba, with only three countries saying no. Some 185 of the assembly's 192 members voted in favor of the text which...... [view]

Posted By:  yadavyadu2004 Posted On:  Feb 12, 2008	Constituent Assembly election in Nepal .
An invitation card to your family to vote. Sketch by Dewen via Kantipur The government of Nepal fixed April 10 2008 (28 Chaitra) as the date for Constituent Assembly election. What is the Constituent Assembly? A Constituent Assembly is an assembly of people's representatives chosen...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - With All Our Strength, Hearts, and Minds - Combating HIV/AIDS
The session started with a moment of silence for independence, in honour of India’s Independence Day. The first speaker was Dr. Aleksandra Sasha Bodiroza, Technical Specialist for HIV/AIDS at the UNFPA. He describes the various approaches that UN bodies and NGOs have taken to combat and...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - Our Commitment To Our House - Mother Earth - Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
We’ve got a former astronaut speaking on this panel. Woo! This former astronaut is Dr. Brian O’ Leary, who is currently the Director of the Centre of Peace and Sustainability in Ecuador. His speech was basically basic polemics on the importance of good leadership in maintaining...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - A Call For Action II
Ah, colour! Specifically the New Jersey Ghanian Seventh Adventist Youth Choir. Inspiring and so full of life. My favourite performance so far! According to Dr Valdov, it’s the beginning of the closing. To start us off is Rwanda genocide survivor Jacqueline Murkete, who has transformed...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 14, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 2 - Model UN Day 2
The Model UN crew has thinned down considerably - I suppose a lot of people are either networking, signing up for things, or being interviewed for UN Radio. Argentina suggests writing a resolution to solve corruption going through the grassroots level - if they don’t get the appropriate...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 14, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 2 - Saving Our Children And Their Mothers
One thing I found a bit odd about this whole MDG business is the constant linking between women as mothers and children. People keep bringing up the need to implement the MDGs “for the children”. Women are said to have power “because they take care of the children”...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 13, 2007	Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 1 - Youth Call To Action
After a somewhat nutty first half, the second half starts with a song! It’s a guy named Nick, who sounds a bit like a Disney singer crossed with Clay Aiken, and it’s about taking the moment to make a difference. This is followed by Dr Noel Brown, former director of UNIP and current...... [view]

Posted By:  Avnish Posted On:  Aug 11, 2007	Resolution 61/292 - Revitalization of Role and Authority of the General Assembly and Strengthening its Performance
Resolution 61/292 - Revitalization of Role and Authority of the General Assembly and Strengthening its Performance http://www.globalpolicy.org/reform/topics/gaindex.htm#garevitalization This resolution adopted by the General Assembly establishes an "ad hoc working group on the revitalization...... [view]