Today’s UN Vote on Palestinian Statehood: the Official Resolution
Muftah Editors | 29 Nov 2012
Today, the UN General Assembly is scheduled to vote on Palestine’s statehood bid. Below is a copy of the official UN resolution that will be considered Read More →Ban Ki Moon Visits Yemen to Mark First Anniversary of GCC Deal
Mareike Transfeld | 25 Nov 2012
Photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS On Monday, November 19, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon arrived in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the GCC deal and to discuss the progress of the initiative’s implementation. Ban Ki Moon reiterated the UN’s commitment to the political transition in Yemen, warning...UN Special Envoy Meets South Yemen Leaders in Cairo, National Dialogue Postponed
Mareike Transfeld | 16 Nov 2012
Un Special Envoy Ben Omar (Photo source: Yemen Fox) The national dialogue conference, which was supposed to be held starting on November 15, 2012 to reconcile the various conflicting factions in Yemen, has been postponed. The conference was mandated by the GCC agreement, which was signed by Ali Abdullah Saleh and Yemen’s opposition parties in November 2011,...Statement by UN Women on Pro-women Laws in Pakistan
Muftah Editors | 12 Apr 2012
A recent statement by UN Women demonstrates breakthroughs in the fight for gender equality in Pakistan. Advances such as the National Commission for Women Bill (2012) and the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention (Amendment) Bill suggest that there is a future for sustained legal reforms in Pakistan to push for social and cultural change. Pro-women laws...The Palestinian Statehood Bid: the View from the UK
Martin Linton* | 27 Nov 2012
(Photo credit: EPA) After the failure of a UK-US-Israeli attempt to pressure the Palestinians to forego membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), UK Foreign...The New Obama Doctrine: From Gaza to Goma
Vijay Prashad* | 20 Nov 2012
US President Barack Obama (Photo credit: AP/Scott Applewhite) The Israeli assault on Gaza continues. The death toll rises over 100, infrastructure is destroyed, and the UN relief agencies are at wit’s end. A...Through the Rabbit Hole: Yemen’s imaginary “Friends”
Will Picard* | 19 Oct 2012
Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi meets US President Barack Obama at the UN General Assembly in September 2012 (Photo credit: Yemen’s Presidency/Handout, Reuters) Two weeks ago, the Friends of Yemen—a...Russian Vetoes – Syrian Violence
Joseph Farag | 3 Feb 2012
“][Photo credit: APWhile the world’s attention is diverted by the tragic massacre of soccer fans in Egypt, the seemingly intractable situation in Syria continues. Although there was no reasonable expectation...
