un-library: The General Assembly at its emergency special session on the question of Palestine, “appalled at the great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children victims of Israel’s acts of aggression”, decided to commemorate 4 June of each year commemorated pursuant to GA resolution A/RES/ES-7/8. The purpose of the day is to acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse. This day affirms the UN’s commitment to protect the rights of children. UN Resources: Statement by Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar on June 3 Declaration of the Rights of the Child. UNICEF…
united-nations-human-rights: I am appalled by the atrocities committed in El-Houleh. Preliminary investigations indicate that the attacks possibly directed at the civilian population have resulted in the killings of 108 people, including 49 children, and 34 women… “Once again, I urge the Security Council to consider referring the case of Syria to the International Criminal Court,” said UN human rights chief Navi Pillay at the Human Rights Council’s special session on the killings in El-Houleh in Syria, 1 June 2012. Read Pillay’s full speech: http://bit.ly/LdsIEt According to witnesses we interviewed, most of the 108 victims of the killings in El Houleh…
Clinton rejects Putin’s claim that Russia takes no side in Syrian conflict Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she doesn’t quite buy the claim that Russia is neutral in the Syrian conflict. Well, who does?
Robert Mugabe asked to be UN ‘leader for tourism’ The Zimbabwe president, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country, asked to champion tourism .
Supporters and Critics of Annan See Crisis in Syria as a Threat to His Legacy After excelling in diplomacy for years, Kofi Annan is being criticized for his peace plan for Syria, which continues to have violence despite a cease-fire.
thepoliticalgirl-blog: All hail women! Pres. Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom awards today at the White House. The fabulous women honorees included Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison, American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low (who couldn’t attend) and former NCAA basketball coach Pat Summit.
