Category Archives: United Nations

10.24 Reflections on the United Nations

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

24 October was ‘United Nations Day’, commemorating the anniversary when the UN Charter came into effect in 1945. The UN is a large organisation. Massive, in fact. John Bolton was appointed as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations … Continue reading →

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Legitimacy of G20: Self-appointed for the sake of G172?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Last week the leaders of the G20 met in Seoul for the G20 Summit. For many, the ‘Group of 20′ (G20) is a largely self-appointed and barely legitimate body with no authority to assume its current role. Is this a … Continue reading →

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Did the Government Let Us Down?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Tom Bland from Oaktree made this comment last week: Last week, Kevin Rudd committed $210 million of Australian money towards the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. The global community coughed up a total of $11.7 billion. Let’s … Continue reading →

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The Near Bank of the Bridge: Wrap up from New York

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

So what came out of the United Nations High-Level Summit to discuss the Millennium Development Goals late last month? The irony of spending a lot of money for people to gather together and talk about poverty is something I am … Continue reading →

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8 Days to Go: 8 MDG. MDG 1- Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Eight days to go until the first run on 14 October commencing the 10 City Bridge Run! I thought it might be timely to revisit the Millennium Development Goals and try to shed some light on where progress is occurring. … Continue reading →

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New York- UN MDG Summit Offers Hope

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

This week in New York, a United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit is underway. 10 years after the Millennium Development Goals were first announced, this is an opportunity for the world leaders of 150 countries to come together and review … Continue reading →

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United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

2015 marks an important time horizon for the United Nations: reporting on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). These are eight international development goals that all 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organisations agreed … Continue reading →

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