I wish everybody a peaceful, relaxing holiday filled with love and joy! Whatever religion you follow, I hope you are spending these days surrounded by loved ones, doing things you enjoy.
I wish I could present you with some light topics this weekend, but this was actually a pretty eventful week in terms of world affairs. Here’s your reading.
Security Council Passes New Aleppo Resolution. Monitors to Be Deployed
Hopefully the Security Council can now take real actions to put an end to the bloodshed that’s been going on for too long.
Coping With Tragedy in South Sudan
Another SC resolution that has the potential to bring effect, but we will have to wait and see if it does so.
UNSCR 2334 on Israeli Settlements
And still one more, one of the most controversial issues of the week to be honest, the Security Council was indeed very busy this week. Coming after news of Trump’s choice of the new US Ambassador to Israel, this resolution is particularly important considering US politics around its topic.
