Tag: Security Council
Security Council high-level summit tackles growing threat of foreign terrorist fighters Responding to an unprecedented flow of foreign terrorist fighters and the growth of facilitation networks fuelling conflicts around the world, on Wednesday the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to resolutely address this growing threat to international peace and security. The summit was chaired by US President Obama with all member states’ heads of state or government participating, which in itself signals the importance of the topic. Read the full text of Resolution 2178 (2014) here.
Happy Sunday Everybody! It feels like the last summery-ish weekend here in Hungary, so I am trying to take the best of it. How about you all? This week I read so much great posts that I could seriously feature all of them here. I don’t remember when was the last time when it was so hard to choose but a few. And, UN week a.k.a. the general debate of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly is approaching! So, expect some more excitement in the days to come! 4 Things You Need to Know About the International Coalition to…
Under fire and out of cash, U.N. overwhelmed by Gaza crisis GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United Nations in Gaza is struggling to withstand a flood of almost a quarter of a million refugees into shelters that have repeatedly come under Israeli fire.Out of cash, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main U.N. body in the impoverished enclave of 1.8 million Palestinians, says it can barely handle the humanitarian crisis unleashed by more than three weeks of fighting between militants and Israel. The same old problem might require new approaches to be solved for once. Yet again, the UN…
Happy Sunday, everybody! Many unfortunate, even sad events are going on in the world these days. Check out what my favorite bloggers had to say about them. Security Council Meets on MH13 Disaster. What’s Next? What’s next, indeed? Russia tries to blame it on Ukraine, while all the other members blame it on Russia. And we know there is no real decision making in the SC without consensus. This Iran Nuke Deal Might. Just. Work. This post is from the first half of the week, we now know that the talks are extended by four months. The post sums up…
How is it going for everybody? Crazy working hours continued this week for me, even had to bring stuff home for the weekend, and I am in such a need of a holiday right now, I can’t even tell. I’m dreaming of doing absolutely nothing for a day. Or even half a day would be fine. Just one more week of work until then. Hope you’ll like what I found especially interesting this week. Forced Migration as a Weapon of War in Iraq and Beyond The numbers are disturbing as to how many people are forced to leave their homes…
Happy Sunday, everybody! After the last long weekend, this one was a one day weekend in Hungary, and I can’t believe tomorrow’s Monday already, I would have needed so much more sleep. And staying up for ESC last night did not help. About that: I am really saddened by all the hate that’s pouring my social media streams from Hungary. Normally I like to think that we are way over this stone aged thinking, just to realize time and again that we are so not. For me, the song itself wasn’t my favorite at all, so I did not think…
‘Many dead’ in Ukraine offensive “Many pro-Russia rebels have been killed, injured and arrested in the Ukrainian government offensive in the eastern city of Sloviansk, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. In a statement, he said the operation in the rebel-held city was not going as quickly as hoped. Rebels have shot down two Ukrainian army helicopters, killing a pilot and a serviceman. Seven have been injured. The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session at Russia’s request.” In Russia’s request. Now that’s a turn of events.
Ukraine Asks U.N. for Peacekeeping Troops as Militants Defy Deadline Ukraine’s acting president asked the United Nations for peacekeepers in the east, where he said pro-Russia militias have acted with seeming impunity.
Welcome to the 50th Sunday Smack! That’s right, the 50th! 🙂 How great that this one is the first Sunday Smack I get to write on my new laptop! Yes, that of course means I have no excuse anymore not to act on all my great ideas regarding this blog (and everything else). Minus two weeks, I have been doing this for a whole year. It is unbelievable, really, and I have to say I’ve really enjoyed every bit of it, it helps me keep my professional reading in order. I can only hope it’s also useful to at least…
As news were mostly about Ukraine this week, these are some of the blog posts I liked most. After the storm: next steps for the EU and Ukraine What can the EU do to help the people of Ukraine who chose Europe so that they won’t end up disappointed again? Is (Or Was) Ukraine in a Non-International Armed Conflict? Hopefully it will remain past tense now, but the question is still legit. Especially considering the way neighboring countries were preparing to deal with the situation, this labeling could have mattered a lot. Robert Mugabe Turns 90 On this occasion here’s…
