Daily Archives: 24 September 2013

24 Sep, 2013

African Union-UN Mission in Darfur and Youth Launch Peace Campaign

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On 23 September, hundreds of people converged on the Al Zubair Stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur, to participate in the launch of the “We Need Peace Now” campaign, organized by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the National Sudanese Youth Union to support the peace process in Darfur. For a period […]

24 Sep, 2013

Busy times in New York: the 68th General Assembly has started

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The 68th General Assembly (“the GA”) of the United Nations just started — and is going on until mid-October. The GA is the main representative and policy-making organ of the United Nations. Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, budgetary matters, and admission of new members, call for a two-thirds majority […]