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Syria Completes Destruction Activities to Render Inoperable Chemical Weapons Production Facilities and Mixing/Filling Plants “The Joint Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – United Nations Mission confirmed today that the government of the Syrian Arab Republic has completed the functional destruction of critical equipment for all of its declared chemical weapons production facilities and mixing/filling plants, rendering them inoperable."  The news came after yesterday UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held talks with Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, where the Syrian leader kept insisting there is no need for international intervention in his country, the Syrian people will decide on peace…

Hope you all had a great week and an even better weekend! Here’s a few news stories to look back to: On world affairs: EU reaction to the NSA Affair Well, hacking world leaders’ cell phones is a serious issue. I would even double Lawfare’s Ingrid Wuerth calling it a diplomatic disaster. It is still unclear though how deep this will impact EU-US relations. UPR and Israel Israel has refused to atted its review session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, being the first state ever to do so. The rescheduled review is about to take place…

united-nations: Marking UN Day on Thursday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reminds us of the millions of people depend on UN humanitarian personnel for life-saving assistance and says that in a world that is more connected, we must be more united. Read his full message at http://j.mp/OZ8tA8 Find out more about UN Day at http://j.mp/OZ8tA8

UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library: United Nations Day, 24 October un-library: 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948, marking the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, the United Nations officially came into being. The United Nations now has 193 member states, and continues to work toward its goals of keeping peace throughout the world; developing friendly relations among nations; helping nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and…

I cannot believe another week has already passed. Fortunately this next one is going to be a short one in Hungary with a public holiday on Wednesday. I could enjoy every week being like this: two days work, then one day rest, then two days work again. 🙂 OK, I am only saying this because I hate my job. And I am ever closer to finally do something about it. Until then, here’s where I can deal with things I am really interested in. Hope you’ll enjoy! On world affairs: An Unfree and Unfair Election in Azerbaijan If all these…

halftheskymovement: Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Here are some great organizations working to end poverty.

Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council The United Nations General Assembly today elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2014.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Cartoon Version humanrightseducation: Check this awesome Declaration of Human Rights cartoon version from ZenPencils, made for the Blog Action Day. Today is also Blog Action Day! I was planning to do one or two special posts for this day, but guess what? I did not have the time. My excuse is that you all know I do not need an excuse or an occasion to post about human rights. Nevertheless, Blog Action Day is a wonderful initiative, keep following the #BAD13 tags to find out a lot about human rights as interpreted by…

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Today is World Food Day! “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition” will be the focus of World Food Day in 2013. The official World Food Day theme – announced at the start of every year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – gives focus to World Food Day observances and helps increase understanding of problems and solutions in the drive to end hunger. Click the poster to learn more!