Happy weekend dear readers! Especially for everybody in Hungary who are just in the middle of a four-day-long weekend due to a public holiday on Tuesday. Hope you are all having a great time! I have some serious thinking to do during this weekend, still in the middle of serious profession-wise decision making. Although I still have no idea where it is going to take me (even geographically), I enjoy this process a lot. I know something good is going to come after either way. I am looking forward to being able to reveal everything, but until then, I’ll keep…
fotojournalismus: Egypt | August 16, 2013 1. Soldiers take their positions on top of and next to their armoured vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir Square. (Hassan Ammar/AP) 2. Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir square. (Hassan Ammar/AP) 3. A woman shouts slogans as supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi take part in a protest outside Al-Fath Mosque in Ramses Square, in Cairo. (Youssef Boudlal/Reuters) 4. A supporter of Morsi holding an ordinance, march towards downtown Cairo from the Mohandeseen district of Cairo. (Thomas Hartwell/AP) 5. Egyptian Army soldiers stand…
The Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949 – ICRC Today also happens to be the 64th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Conventions. This could be a good occasion to take into account where in the world the Conventions are neglected these days, but I will leave these thoughts for a later post, now let’s just take a look at the original text of the Conventions.
On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day. The theme of International Youth Day 2013 is “Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward .” Click to find out more!
Laszlo Csatary, Hungarian man charged with Nazi-era war crimes, dies at 98 BUDAPEST, Hungary – Laszlo Csatary, a former police officer indicted in June by Hungarian authorities for abusing Jews and contributing to their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II, has died. He was 98.
Happy Sunday and Happy Summertime Everyone! I still can’t give away too much details, but this is probably one of the most exiting time periods in my professional life so far, so exciting that I am still not quite sure where it is going to land me. At the same time I also have to make difficult decisions in my personal life trying to end an old and really damaging cycle. Meanwhile, it seems like the real summer holiday season have finally come in world affairs, so this is going to be a real brief weekly round-up now: On world…
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples un-library: The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (9 August) was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994 (A/RES/49/214). The focus of this year’s International Day is “Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honouring treaties, agreements and other constructive.arrangements". Click here to visit the UN’s site where you can learn more.
Caustic Light on White House’s Reaction to a Terrorist Threat The Obama administration’s decision to evacuate so many diplomats on such short notice — however justified by the seriousness of the threat — has upset some of its foreign partners, who say the gesture contributes to a sense of panic and perceived weakness that plays into the hands of the United States’ enemies, and impedes their efforts to engage with people in their countries.
Hungary gang jailed for racist Roma killings Roma make up about 7% of Hungary’s 10-million population. The Roma community is blighted by poverty and illiteracy, with many Roma living on the margins of Hungarian society, often victims of neglect and discrimination.
united-nations: This year’s International #YouthDay celebrations kick off on Monday. Tune in live at 10 am (NYC time) (14.00 GMT) when more than 700 young people from USA, Belgium, Brazil, India, Lebanon and Nigeria will talk with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials about UN initiatives for youth. Watch live in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian here: http://webtv.un.org/. More information: http://j.mp/16iXarn via UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth-Ahmad Alhendawi
