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Regional Chairs, September 2019
African States
Uganda
His Excellency Adonia AyebareAsia-Pacific States
Viet Nam
His Excellency Dang Dinh QuyEastern European States
Slovenia
Her Excellency Darja Bavdaž KuretLatin American and Caribbean States
Guatemala
Mr. Omar Castañeda Solares (Chargé d’affaires)Western European and other States
Australia
Her Excellency Gillian Bird
Previous Articles
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Same old debate
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsThe regional squabbles over IMF leadership have started up, according to a Bloomberg report today. As can be expected, European officials are defending their hold on the post and emerging economies calling […] -
Chan gets early boost in 2011-12 WHO Director-General race
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsThe World Health Organization’s incumbent Director-General got an early boost toward re-election this week at the organization’s World Health Assembly meeting. Dr. Margaret Chan will hold office through June 2012. During […] -
DSK Arrested
Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 CommentMany IMF watchers were anticipating a search for a new IMF chief this summer, but for entirely differently reasons than this. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was […] -
Welcomed, if hollow, victory for human rights
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsLast year, Western governments carried out intensive and ultimately successful campaigns to prevent Iran’s election to the Human Rights Council and the UN Women’s executive board. This year, a similar […] -
India, Egypt warn Syria
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsFrom today’s Turtle Bay: Indeed, India has made it clear that its support for Syria’s position is not open ended. [Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri] conceded that his government’s support for Syria’s bid […] -
Why competitive elections matter
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director at the Brookings Institution, in an article about why the United States needs to remain on the UN Human Rights Council: And why […] -
Brazil: Let Us In
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsThis is a old post, published this past March by Brazil’s former foreign minister Celso Amorim, but it is well worth sharing still. Let’s take first the simple reality of […]