- Michele Bachelet, former president of Chile, is the frontrunner to head the new UN Women agency. The post was to be filled before the opening of the 65th General Assembly, which occurs tomorrow. Will Ban announce today?
- Joan Donoghue and Xue Hanqin were sworn in this morning as the newest judges at the International Court of Justice. It is the first time that two women have served on the Court at the same time.
- Global Policy Forum associate Kate Porter interviews H.E. Ambassador Pablo Solón about the Cochabamba World People’s Conference and the global power structures of climate governance that limit democratic decision making on climate change.
- New research project monitors democratization of international institutions.
