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un-library: The Security Council will meet this morning, 12 July, to discuss the Peacebuilding Commission’s report on its 5th Session (S/2012/70). UN Resources Reports of the Peacebuilding Commission Security Council meeting records Security Council resolutions Security Council Presidential Statements United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Non-UN Resources What’s in Blue? Insights: Peacebuilding Update Report on Peacebuilding Commission (July 2012) by the Security Council Report
Interesting piece on Hungarian politics. A native Hungarian speaker proofreader wouldn’t have hurt, but other than a few mistakes, almost fully agreed. foreignaffairsmagazine: Wrong Way Down the Danube: How Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Threatens Europe Greece’s economic peril has raised fears about the end of the eurozone. But Hungary’s autocratic turn under Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents a more fundamental challenge to the European project.
thalamtnafsee: [Flickr] 8372 civilians murdered in the course of six days during the Bosnian massacre, today, July 11, we commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
Rule of law key to implementing responsibility to protect principle, says UN official The rule of law is key to the implementation of the ‘responsibility to protect’ principle, often referred to as R2P, and the prevention of atrocities, a United Nations senior legal official stressed today.
united-nations: Since the year 2000, almost one million people have lost their lives to disasters caused by natural hazards. Two billion people have been affected and one trillion dollars in damage was caused. Every one dollar spent on preparing for disasters could save seven dollars in response; yet the international community currently spends only one percent of aid on disaster preparedness. Join the #ActNow, Save Later campaign on Twitter and visit actnowsavelater.org for games, animations and more. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
The tide begins to turn in Syria Diplomacy is being overtaken by the armed struggle. But on both scores, Syria’s embattled president, Bashar Assad, is steadily losing ground. Steadily, maybe, but not quickly enough…
armstreaty.org This category maps States’ positions on including ammunition in the scope of the Arms Trade Treaty. ‘Ammunition’, ‘munitions’ and ‘explosives’ refer to large caliber munitions (e.g. missiles) and small caliber ammunition (e.g. bullets for firearms). This is actually very interesting. You can click on each country on the map and then learn everything about their position on the trade of such arms. Very detailed and informative, check it out!
UN forum backs Web freedom after Arab Spring The United Nations’ main human rights body has for the first time backed people’s right to freedom of expression on the Internet in the wake of the massive role that social media networks played in the Arab Spring. China and Cuba have tried to limit access to the Internet and voiced some reservations but joined the consensus recognizing “the global and open nature of the Internet as a driving force in accelerating progress towards development”. China has had “difficulty” in joining consensus on civil and political rights linked to freedom of association,…
UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library: Responsibility of states for internationally wrongful acts I reblog it instead of bookmarking it since this is what I plan to be my next research area. Once I am there, I’m gonna be posting a lot about this. Just a heads up. 🙂 un-library: A new volume of the UN Legislative Series has been issued: Materials on the responsibility of states for internationally wrongful acts (ST/LEG/SER.B/25). This volume gathers together previously published material in one convenient place. The International Law Commission (ILC) began work on…
