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United Nations News Centre – Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda obtain non-permanent seats on UN Security Council The United Nations General Assembly has elected Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, the Republic of Korea and Rwanda to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2013. The five permanent Council members, which each wield the power of veto, are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Non-permanent members Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo will remain on the 15-member Council until the end of 2013.

Radovan Karadzic opens his defence on genocide charges – Telegraph Describing himself as “mild and tolerant”, Radovan Karadzic has today disputed how many Bosnian Muslims died in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as he begins his defence against charges of genocide and war crimes.

Hoy es el día de la lengua española en las Naciones Unidas Today is the day of the Spanish language at the United Nations! Spanish is one of the six official languages of the UN and the second most spoken language in the world! This day, while celebrating Spanish language, is also about promoting multilinguism and multiculturalism!  Así, viva la lengua española! Y todas las otras lenguas del mundo! 🙂

International Day of the Girl ‘To my 15-year-old self’: Things I wish I’d known On this first International Day of The Girl CNN asked some of the world’s most remarkable women to share what advice they would give to their 15-year-old self. Read some very inspiring thoughts on the link above! And read more about the International Day of the Girl clicking the photo:

United Nations News Centre – UN ‘only as strong as the membership chooses to make it,’ General Assembly President tells close of debate Following up on the last post here’s some notes on Vuk Jeremic’s closing remarks on the general debate. More than 100 Heads of State or Government and over 70 ministerial-level officials addressed the 67th General Debate, which began last Tuesday, and for which the chosen over-arching theme was ‘bringing about adjustment of settlement of international disputes or situations by peace means.’ “Over the past week, we have heard thoughtful and constructive interventions on this critical topic,” Mr….

I know I am very late with this, but I wanted to cover the rest of the general debate same as I did with the first day, and then I wanted to do it properly, so at last I decided not to post it in pieces. That’s why this is going to be a long one.  So, my thoughts on the general debate part 2 as follows.  Whether Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heeded the Secretary General’s warning or this speech was the original plan anyway, I – someone who expected nothing but the worst from him – thought he moderated…

At Annual U.N. General Assembly, a Stage for All the World At the annual session, those with global issues to press — no matter how tough the sell — worked to get their messages across to an international audience of leaders.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Sesame Street’s Kami popularize UN’s “Every Woman, Every Child” initiative. Isn’t this nice? 🙂 (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

united-nations: A glimpse into the scenes outside the UN General Assembly as delegates, including Presidents and Prime Ministers, come and go along First Avenue in New York City. Catch up with the day’s events inside the UN here, and see more behind-the-scenes photo in our Flickr set.

While of course the most anticipated speeches of the general debate are yet to come, it has started yesterday nonetheless. The report of the Secretary General brought no surprise, he was emphasizing the same issues he was talking about before. I liked how straightforward and articulate he was about the most important ones. Regarding Syria he warned once again that the serious and growing threat to international peace and security requires Security Council action. I particularly liked his thoughts about recent uprisings, saying that “moderate majority should not be a silent majority”. That should be true to both sides: for…