Throughout his life, Ed had an eye for what was important, not what was popular.
Author: Alex J. Bellamy
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Bringing an end to “Christmas tree” mandates is only a good idea if this bureaucratic measure is complemented by the other political and material commitments in the A4P declarations.
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“Hell on earth” is how UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres characterized the situation in eastern Ghouta this week.
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After decades of civil war, displacement, land seizures, discrimination, and poverty, the challenges facing Myanmar are both large-scale and complex.
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In some ways, these controversies are thoroughly unremarkable. The UN is, after all, a club of sovereign states. Its secretariat, and its funds and programs, are there to serve the wishes of, and are accountable to, these member states.
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There are a number of bigger issues here. Was Jolie-Pitt’s appointment singled out for such vitriolic critique because she’s a woman (why criticize her appointment and not Hague’s, when their credentials are similar?) or famous (academic snobbery perhaps), or considered insufficiently intelligent? Whatever the answer, it does not reflect well on the academy.
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Recent revelations about the United Nations role in the Madaya siege shows much more needs to be done to implement Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Human Rights Up Front action plan and mainstream the Responsibility to Protect doctrine.
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One of the most straightforward and effective measures that could be adopted to fulfill the responsibility to protect is the provision of safe passage and asylum to those fleeing Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s barrel bombs and the so-called Islamic State’s beheadings.
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The SDGs have already been criticized for being too expansive and ambitious. But that is precisely their objective—to set aspirations and challenge the world to accomplish what many think cannot be done.
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The international community, including the government of Myanmar and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has a responsibility to protect Rohingya Muslims. A declaration issued at a meeting of regional leaders in Bangkok on May 29 provides an important framework for doing just that.
