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The Hungarian United Nations Association held its annual commemoration of Human Rights Day this Tuesday. The venue was provided by the Corvinus University of Budapest. Mr. Martin Nesirky, the Director of UNIS Vienna, former spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held a great lecture with the above title. Mr. Nesirky first talked about current issues related to human rights around the world. He then briefly walked through the chapters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, illustrating the provisions with examples and often with stories of his travel with the Secretary General. He also mentioned and quoted the Secretary…
Today we celebrate the 66th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s slogan is ‘Human Rights 365’, meaning human rights shouldn’t just be cherished and talked about on December 10 every year, but every single day of every single year. Read Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Human Rights Day 2014 here. Visit the UN’s official website here. Let’s celebrate human rights today and every day!
Happy Sunday, people! I hope your holiday season has been merry and joyful so far! Let’s see what bloggers found worthy of posting about this week. The Tsar Meets the Sultan Despite the Turkish president’s recent attitude towards the EU, this Russian-Turkish alliance against Europe was hardly expected by anyone. The Race to Replace the MDGs Has Officially Begun Time is running out the Millenium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals that are going to replace them are being worked out. This week the Secretary General released a report on this topic. Why the ICC Should Be Cautious to…
united-nations: Photo: SayNO – UNiTE to End Violence Against Women “While we may never know quite the full extent of the problem, what we do know is how to stop it — because at the heart of preventing violence against women is fundamentally challenging the culture of discrimination that allows it to continue”. In his latest LinkedIn Influencer post, Ban Ki-moon says that we all have a role to play – and will all benefit from –ending the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. Read his piece on LinkedIn Pulse: http://j.mp/1r2wzhB #orangeurhood #16Days November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
Happy Sunday, people! Here is what I have for you today: a great international law analysis, some news from the US and Europe, and even a song! I hope you’ll keep reading! Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014): The “Foreign Terrorist Fighter” as an International Legal Person, Part I and Part II Great analysis of SC Resolution 2178 and its legal effect on actual individuals, the ones the resolution addresses as “foreign terrorist fighters”. As Senate Confirms More Career Diplomats, Fate of Obama’s Political Nominees Remains Uncertain Hungary is without a US Ambassador for over a year now. I have posted…
united-nations: Wednesday is World Toilet Day. While for many, having a clean, private bathroom is a basic convenience, for others it is an unimaginable luxury. 2.5 billion people in the world today do not have access to adequate sanitation and 1 billion people still defecate in the open. In many places, women and girls are at risk of rape and abuse because they have no toilet that offers privacy. For them, going to the toilet can mean danger and fear. Help spread the word and take action. Find out how you can help here:http://j.mp/11lpNqT #WorldToiletDay #WeCantWait
Hello Everybody, it is Sunday again! How are you all doing? As you can tell, I sort of neglected this blog lately. This one is like the 5th or 6th weekend I spent at home trying to “bed rest” this illness. Yes, talking about the same illness that started more than two months ago. I have now heard countless theories on why on earth this one does not go away, medical and less medical reasons alike, have taken more medicines in the past weeks than ever before in my life, but still don’t have the solution. Something happened this weekend…
Happy Sunday, people! How is everybody doing? After a four day long weekend in Hungary I feel like I am in the process of really recovering. I know, I said that quite a few times in the past 6+ weeks, but this time it must be for real. I have so many plans for when I will be well enough to do things! I want to be able to do things and go to places again so bad! Well, at least I was still able to read, I hope you’ll check out these posts from last week. Why Banning Travel…
UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday. Click the picture to learn more.
Hello Everybody, I hope you are having a great weekend! I don’t really have anything to add this time except for the posts. I hope you will check them out! Some Good News On Ebola Really not much, especially since we know that the UN agency set up to fight ebola is underfunded. Venezuela’s Revenge Five new non-permanent members were elected to the UN Security Council this week, Venezuela being one of them. Ban Ki-moon’s Week of Israeli Critisism Ends With Fusillade at the UN Secretary General Ban visited Palestine this week and left with impressions not everybody was happy…
