“YO! The U.S. Youth Observer At The UN” is a introduction to the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer at the United Nations. This engaging short subject documentary is presented by The Untied Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA).
Engage with the work of the UN through UNA-USA and its youth movement, GenUN, here: http://www.unausa.org/genun
Daniel Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator, Communications and Information Policy led a delegation to the World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF) to advance discussions on international Internet-related public policy issues. The discussions produced a significant achievement in the form of six substantive, consensus-based opinions that reflected the will of the Informal Experts Group. The United States and others advanced the principle of full participation by all stakeholders, a positive trend with long-term benefits for openness, transparency, and decision-making.Published on May 17, 2013
"Adopting this resolution will send a clear message that the political solution we all seek is the best way to end the suffering of the people of Syria. We support this resolution, have co-sponsored it, and urge member states to vote in favor of it."
U.S. Provides Wheat To Fill Urgent Food Gaps in Syria
“As part of our nearly $510 million in humanitarian aid to help those affected by the crisis in Syria, wheat recently provided by the United States will feed more than one million people in Syria for four months.
The 25,000 metric tons of wheat donated to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) will be milled into flour and distributed to vulnerable families across Syria’s 14 Governorates through WFP as part of a monthly food ration. In addition to the 25 kilogram bag of flour that is being provided in these monthly food kits, families receive vegetable oil, pasta, bulgur, canned pulses and sugar.” Read More
![Today, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Esther Brimmer met with Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP) Ertharin Cousin at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. [May 10, 2013/State Department Photo]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/267dbfa17e384b2e9ce8ad780845118f/tumblr_mmletiAwaQ1r391tko1_250.jpg)
Today, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Esther Brimmer met with Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP) Ertharin Cousin at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. [May 10, 2013/State Department Photo]
More than 600 middle and high school students from the Washington, D.C. area took part in Model United Nations activities during the UNA-USA’s Global Classrooms Washington, D.C. Model UN Conference yesterday. The conference, hosted and organized by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs, is taking place at the U.S. Department of State; the conference is the largest annual gathering at the department.
Tune in for a live Jazz concert in Istanbul at 2:00PM EDT today. Learn More Here
Join us for an International Jazz Day concert, live from Istanbul, Turkey today at 2:00PM EDT! Held every year on April 30th, International Jazz Day brings together communities all over the world to celebrate jazz, learn about its roots, and highlight its important role in advancing intercultural dialogue and understanding. Hosted by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and jazz legend Herbie Hancock, the Republic of Turkey, and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, join us for a star-studded event to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom!
The live concert at Istanbul’s famed Hagia Irene will feature performances by stellar musicians from around the world, including pianists John Beasley, George Duke, Robert Glasper, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis, Keiko Matsui and Eddie Palmieri; vocalists Al Jarreau, Milton Nascimento, Dianne Reeves, Esperanza Spalding, Rubén Blades, and Joss Stone; trumpeters Terence Blanchard, Hugh Masekela,and Imer Demirer; bassists James Genus, Marcus Miller, and Ben Williams; drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Vinnie Colaiuta; guitarists Bilal Karaman, John McLaughlin, Lee Ritenour and Joe Louis Walker; saxophonists Dale Barlow, Igor Butman, Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter and Liu Yuan; clarinetists Anat Cohen and Hüsnü Şenlendirici; violinist Jean-Luc Ponty; tabla master Zakir Hussain; trombonist Alevtina Polyakova; Pedro Martinez on percussion, and other special guests. John Beasley will be the event’s musical director.
Zhila Bani-Yaghoub is editor of the “Focus on Iranian Women” website. She was summoned in November 2012 to begin serving a one-year sentence at Evin Prison on charges of “spreading propaganda against the system” and “insulting the president” for articles she wrote during the 2009 presidential election.
Ms. Bani-Yaghboub was also banned from practicing journalism for 30 years. She had previously been tried and acquitted on similar charges three previous times since 2009. Learn More
Today we are highlighting the murder of Vladimir Goncharenko, editor of the newspaper EKO Bezpeka (Environmental Security) and an environmental activist.
On July 27, 2012 Goncharenko held a press conference on his investigation that revealed the illegal dumping of 180 tons of dangerous chemical and radioactive industrial waste in the city of Kryviy Rih.
The city denied the allegations of illegal dumping. Four days later, unknown assailants beat Goncharenko so severely he was hospitalized and died.
The United States calls for a thorough investigation of Goncharenko’s murder in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.
"This year’s Earth Day theme, the Faces of Climate Change, puts a special focus on the very real impact climate change has on people everywhere, and demonstrates just how clearly connected we all are. What one country does impacts the livelihoods of people elsewhere – and what we all do to address climate change now will largely determine the kind of planet we leave for our children and generations to come."
