Posts Tagged ‘United Nations’
How to bring peace to Africa
Okay, I have no idea. That’s a teaser, one designed especially for Twitter. Sometimes, it takes a bit of cyberwhoring to get a click or two…
I actually have no idea how to bring peace anywhere, but I want to know. Which is why I’m spending these coming months wandering around Africa for [...]
Fitting the UN for MTV
Thanks to Melinda Forever!, I discovered the most hilarious parody of the UN I’ve seen…maybe ever. The best part is, this pretty much totally explains the antics of the GA…and you didn’t need to read a single article. Amazing. Thanks, Adam Sacks.
No diplomat left behind
It’s been a tough few days here for the UN Security Council. All they wanted to do was come to Rwanda, and then they got shot at.
First, the context: Members of the Council are on their annual tour of “African hotspots,” as the wires like to say. Rwanda’s still on that list, despite [...]
And next in the long list of Things That Won’t Help
You’ll forgive the cynicism, I’m sure–or maybe not, which is also legitimate–but here is a quick highlight of things in my inbox:
Writers in London “are calling for an end to the atrocities in Darfur.” Why? For the children, of course. “The world needs to wake up. For too long, it has [...]
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