UNA-USA Members Day 2012

I was in New York for a few days at the United Nations Association Members’ Day, February 10, 2012, held in the General Assembly. The dozen panelists discussed a wide range of compelling global issues, including,

UN Peacekeeping: Its evolution and operations globally
The Security Council’s new assertiveness in peace and security
Rio+20: Pre-event expectations and potential impact
Millennium Development Goals: Post-2015: What’s next?
Family Care & Women’s Health and Re-productive Rights

UNA Members Day February 10, 2012

https://www.unausa.org/members-day-2012

View from Jamaica… in the UN General Assembly Hall, where I sat during the UNA Members Day, Feb. 10, 2012. My tweets are available on my Wall below, if interested in highlights.

 

 

 

 

UNA Members Day 2012

View from behind Burundi… in the UN General Assembly, where I sat during the afternoon, the UNA Members Day, Feb. 10, 2012. My tweets are available below, if interested in highlights. Susana Malcorra, UN Under Secretary-General of the Department of Field Support, on peacekeeping. An out-standing speaker…

My Twitter highlights follow…

“Millennium Declaration… unprecedented international compact” “signed by world leaders” #unausa #membersday2012 Corinne Woods –(@fglaysher)

“…relentless corporate propaganda” denies global warming. Jeffery Sachs #unausa Members Day — (@fglaysher) February 13 at 7:13am

JFK …make the world safe for diversity…. this small plant.” #unausa #membersday2012 — (@fglaysher)

Kofi Annan “No government has the right to hide behind national sovereignty.”… Ambassador Di Carlo #unausa

Israel, Palestinians….”need to come to terms.” Di Carlo #unausa #membersday2012 —  February 12 at 9:00pm

“Peacekeeping… the whole range… difficult command and control.” Ugo Salinas #unausa #membersday2012 — fglaysher (@fglaysher)

“…institution building so that the peacekeepers can withdraw.” Ugo Salinas #usauna #membersday2012

“Why has [peacekeeping] not really worked? …lack of speed is a political one.” Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber #unausa #membersday2012 — fglaysher (@fglaysher) i.e., UN tends not to move fast enough to keep up with a developing crisis. The machinery is not in place to allow it to do otherwise.

“Countries don’t want the Secretary-General to have a rapid response force because he might use it.” Wolfgang #unausa #membersdY2012 — fglaysher…

“Peacekeeping …. is based on the willingness of member states.”

FG sitting in the UN General Assembly, at Jamaica, in the morning. 2012

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