UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | February 2021 | VOL 02 ISSUE 02
H I G H L I G H T S • IAEA & Iran ‘understanding’ buys some time and space for diplomacy• ICC ruling on jurisdiction for grave crimes in Palestinian Territories• Myanmar in UN Fora• A selection ends another begins• Second time is easier for Covid-related resolution in Security Council IAEA & Iran ‘understanding’ buys some time and space […]
UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | January 2021
H I G H L I G H T S • Biden Administration rapidly re-engaging with UN system• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres seeking a second five year term• WHO Team probing origins of COVID-19 virus begins China visit• UN Report raises alarm about Human rights situation in Sri Lanka• India assumes non-permanent membership of Security Council Biden Administration rapidly […]
UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | December 2020
H I G H L I G H T S • Growing Climate Ambition• UN-African Union Hybrid Peacekeeping Mission Ends• No consensus on waiver of TRIPS obligations to tackle Covid-19• Vienna-based CTBTO Fails To Elect Executive Head• Virtual Diplomacy unable to bridge divides at UN Growing Climate Ambition 2020 was a year in which for the first time this century, […]
UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | November 2020
HIGHLIGHTS • Access to Covid-19 vaccine is an issue of global concern• Change is in the air for multilateralism• Western Sahara dispute threatens to reignite • Quest for Director General of WTO in limbo• Elections to the International Court of Justice signal a return to normalcy Access to Covid-19 vaccine is an issue of global concern As news of the most […]
UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | October 2020
HIGHLIGHTS • UN’s World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize • WTO Selecting New Director General • Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Reaches Ratification Threshold• Humans Rights Council Activities• UN brokered Libyan Ceasefire• Covid Cohort Fears At UN Headquarters UN’s World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has been awarded the 2020 Nobel […]
UNcovered by Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin | September 2020
HIGHLIGHTS • A novel 75th anniversary session of the United Nations • Contention Exemplifies Security Council Dysfunction• Environmental Priorities Rise On Global Agenda • Independent Panel starts probing Pandemic • David Overcomes Goliath The United Nations (UN) system, is both a stage and an actor. It provides a unique platform for stakeholders (primarily States) to engage and arrive at shared solutions to shared […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | June 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • BIDEN IN A TROUGH• INFLATION BLUES• ABORTION UPSET BIDEN IN A TROUGH Despite the Ukraine war, low unemployment and a receding Covid pandemic, President Joe Biden is struggling in the polls. There is a widespread sense among Americans of an executive struggling with competency issues whether it is tackling inflation or responding to […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | April 2022
HIGHLIGHTS • MIDTERM FEVER• JOBS VS PRICES• JUDGE JACKSON• FOREIGN DIVERSIONS• SANCTIONS SINGH• A SISTER REMEMBERS MIDTERM FEVER President Joe Biden’s administration and the Democratic Party are already preparing for the midterm elections in November. The midterms, when the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate go before the voters, are generally bad […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | December 2021
H I G H L I G H T S • BIDEN’S BUILD BACK BETTER NEW YEAR• LATINO SHIFT• DEMOCRACY SUMMIT• TRUMP PREPARES • JUDGE FAVOURITE BIDEN’S BUILD BACK BETTER NEW YEAR Last year ended dismally for United States President Joe Biden with a single senator blocking a $ 1.7 trillion part of the Build Back […]
USA Review | Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | October 2021
H I G H L I G H T S • THREE BILLION DOLLAR BETS• UNPOPULAR BIDEN• BIDEN’S IDEOLOGY• JAYAPAL RISES THREE BILLION DOLLAR BETS The administration of President Joe Biden is on the cusp of passing two of the biggest chunks of his Build Back Better programme. One is a $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure […]