Wash Your Hands!
Yesterday was Global Hand Washing Day. Before you scoff at yet another “International _____ Day” consider this fact: diarrhea and respiratory tract infections are by far the biggest killer of children around the word.
Top of the Morning: Hillary Clinton Takes Responsibility for Benghazi Incident; Nobody Wins Mo Ibrahim Prize; Commitment to Development Index
Oct 16, 2012 07:57 AM
BloggingHeads: Talking Kenya, Horn of Africa and the US Elections With Wycliffe Muga
Oct 15, 2012 12:09 PM
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Syria; Rule of Law; Mali; Peacekeeping; Mental Health
Syria: Today, the SG issued a statement “strongly condemning” the terrorist attacks in Damascus that occurred on Monday, reiterating that no cause can justify terrorist attacks, wherever, whenever and by whomever they are committed.
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SG on Syria; Social Protection; Sahel; Malnutrition; Afghanistan
SG on Syria: The SG is in France this week for the World Forum for Democracy and to meet with French officials. During his keynote address at the World Forum, as well as in meetings yesterday and today with French President Françoise Hollande, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the SG expressed his concerns over the situation in Syria, as well as rising tensions over the Syria-Turkey border.
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Sudan; Fifth Committee; Syria-Turkey; Pakistan; 67th GA
Sudan: The SC held closed consultations on Sudan and Mali today. On the situation in Sudan, the US issued a statement urging both Sudan and South Sudan “to implement the oil agreement as swiftly as possible,” also expressing their condolences to the Nigerian government for their peacekeepers killed in the UNAMID attacks yesterday.
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DSG Briefing; SC Program; Maternal Health; Syrian Refugees
DSG Briefing: DSG Jan Eliasson briefed the press today, providing an overview of what he saw as the major themes that emerged from UN GA week. He confirmed the UN as 1) a place for the world to meet; 2) a creator of new norms (including the rule of law); and 3) where partnerships for development are established.