Clark takes campaign for UN to Caribbean
From Newstalk ZB Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has taken her campaign to be the world’s top diplomat to the Caribbean. With rival Christiana Figueres dropping out of the race to be the next United Nations secretary-general, Miss…
A Latina UN secretary-general
By Evan Fagan Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now On July 12, ten of the twelve candidates running for the Secretary-General (SG) position of the United Nations took center stage before the UN General Assembly….
Swaraj meets Caribbean, Latin American ministers to push for UNSC reform
From daijiworld New York, Oct 1 (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with two groups of Caribbean and Latin American foreign ministers Wednesday as part of India’s campaign to win support for Security Council reform. At the meeting with…
Overlooked among 50 million displaced worldwide, women and girls lose out
By Andrea Ó Súilleabháin From IPI Mass displacement has become a significant feature of recent conflicts, as the number of people forced to flee their homes has passed 50 million worldwide, a level not seen since World War II. This…
