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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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Kuwait for HRC?
Posted on May 4, 2011 | No CommentsIn yesterday’s post, I noted that Syria is being pressured by some Arab governments to withdraw its candidacy for the Human Rights Council elections later this month. Should Syria take […] -
Campaign against Syria
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 1 CommentThe UN General Assembly will elect 15 members to the Human Rights Council on 20 May. Nine of the candidates — Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Congo from the […] -
Development groups call for open IMF chief selection
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsSeveral major development and humanitarian organizations issued a call last week for discontinuing the “gentlemen’s agreement” that reserves the head of the IMF for a European national and opening up […] -
I miss Kofi
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsThis week, the ambassador of South Korea to the UN told the leading news agency in South Korea that he feels that the first UN Secretary General from South Korea […] -
A 2012 rematch not in the cards
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsNo surprise here. India has already announced its support for a second term for Ban Ki-Moon. That decision and the increasing possibility of the government securing the first additional permanent […] -
Morning Memo
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsNine new members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child were elected yesterday by states party to the Convention. MMDNewswire has details from the meeting and the vote […] -
Four down, one to go
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsRussia is the latest Security Council permanent member to express support for a permanent seat for India, according to the Wall Street Journal. [Russian President Dmitry] Medvedev on Tuesday offered […]