IAEA Contest Follows Amano’s Sudden Passing
The announced retirement in July of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano for unspecified medical reasons, followed shortly by the revelation of his
A 2012 rematch not in the cards
No surprise here. India has already announced its support for a second term for Ban
Morning Memo
Nine new members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child were elected yesterday
Four down, one to go
Russia is the latest Security Council permanent member to express support for a permanent seat
PBC Elections finally underway, part 2
It appears that elections to the Organization Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission are about wrapped
Morning Memo
Yesterday, ECOSOC elected Egypt, Guatemala, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Spain, Ukraine, and Zambia as its
PBC Elections finally underway
ECOSOC is finally getting around to electing its portion of the Peacebuilding Commission‘s organizational committee.
The Permanent (Membership) Debate
November was a busy month on unrelated projects, and few developments in the UN elections
Morning Memo
The General Assembly will take up this morning the recommendations from the Fifth Committee for
An elected IMF Board?
From the G20 Seoul Summit Declaration: “The reforms are an important step toward a more legitimate,
Follow-up thoughts on UN Women’s election
Late last week, the Philippines and Timor-Leste announced their candidatures for the UN Women executive