Tag: 2014
un-dpa: The Security Council met 263 times, an increase of 36 per cent over the previous year. This is just one of the findings in the 2014 Highlights of Security Council Practice report produced by the Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch in the Security Council Affairs Division of DPA. Full report at http://www.un.org/en/sc/inc/pages/pdf/highlights/2014.pdf
Yes, you read it right. I did not make a mistake here, this is a roundup of roundups in the topic of world affairs. I picked my favorites, I hope you’ll enjoy! The stories of 2014 A great picture walk through the stories of 2014 by Reuters. 2014 in Photos Another picture roundup. This one’s from the United Nations’ official Flickr. 2014: A look back at some of the year’s major developments The UN News Centre also made this great roundup of major developments of 2014. 7 awful conflicts that were under-reported in 2014 I try to feature those stories…
Happy 2014 everybody! I hope all of your New Years started as great as mine. I came accross some great reads as well in the first days of 2014, check out a few of them. On world affairs: John Kerry cites some progress in Mideast diplomacy US Secretary of State John Kerry started off the New Year with another trip to the Middle East to hold talks with Israeli, Palestinian and other leaders in the region. Why does Ariel Sharon matter? With news of Ariel Sharon’s already bad health failing, The Telegraph posted this article about his significant role in…
Welcome to the last Sunday Smack of 2013! This is going to be a special edition as this time I will recommend some year-end reviews of a wide range of topics. Hope you’ll enjoy! 9 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2014 OK, I know that’s not what I promised, but I thought I would start with the exception. I think this is a great compilation, plus UNDispatch is still my favorite world affairs blog. Now, let’s see what 2013 was like… 2013: the year in world news Great picture review of world news on the Telegraph….
