The U.S. State Dept. is enlisting Silicon Valley companies such as Google and Twitter to help bring high tech to Iraq and Afghanistan. Watch the video…
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Twitter diplomacy at State Department
Published June 26, 2009 From the Press , Videos Leave a CommentTags: united states, united nations, iraq, un, us, eu, google, diplomacy, afghanistan, india, china, europe, cfr, council on foreign relations, state department, nations, international, department of state, internet, facebook, public diplomacy, mark zuckerberg, zuckerberg, governments, elliott schrage, twitter, social networks, social, network, community, feeds, information technology, it, information, new media, silicon valley, policy planning, jared cohen
Twitter: a potent new force in diplomacy
Published June 23, 2009 From the Press Leave a CommentTags: united states, united nations, iraq, un, us, eu, google, diplomacy, afghanistan, india, china, europe, cfr, council on foreign relations, state department, teheran, nations, international, iranian, department of state, internet, islamic republic of iran, facebook, public diplomacy, mark zuckerberg, zuckerberg, governments, elliott schrage, twitter, social networks, social, network, community, feeds, information technology, it, information, new media, silicon valley, policy planning, jared cohen
Source: The New York Times | By Mark Landler and Brian Stelter
The Obama administration says it has tried to avoid words or deeds that could be portrayed as American meddling in Iran’s presidential election and its tumultuous aftermath.
Yet on Monday afternoon, a 27-year-old State Department official, Jared Cohen, e-mailed the social-networking site Twitter with an unusual request: delay scheduled maintenance of its global network, which would have cut off service while Iranians were using Twitter to swap information and inform the outside world about the mushrooming protests around Tehran.
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Facebook, Internet, and Public Diplomacy
Published May 15, 2009 From the Press Leave a CommentTags: cfr, china, community, council on foreign relations, diplomacy, elliott schrage, eu, europe, facebook, feeds, governments, india, information, information technology, international, internet, it, mark zuckerberg, nations, network, new media, public diplomacy, social, social networks, state department, twitter, un, united nations, united states, us, zuckerberg
Source: Council on Foreign Relations | Lee Hudson Teslik, Associate Editor, CFR.org
Interviewed by the Council on Foreign Relations, Facebook’s vice president of global communications Elliott Schrage outlines a strategy for governments seeking to incorporate online social networking into their public diplomacy efforts.
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Tony Blair sees ‘moment of opportunity’ for Middle East peace
Published May 15, 2009 From the Press Leave a CommentTags: arab, blair, britain, british, capitol hill, chairman, clinton, congress, foreign relations committee, former, hillary, isreali, john kerry, middle east, netanyahu, palestine, palestinian, peace, peace process, prime minister, quartet, secretary of state, senate, tony blair, two-state solution, un, united nations, united states, us, washington
Source: Voice of America | By Cindy Saine
Former British Prime Minister and special Middle East envoy Tony Blair spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington Thursday about the prospects for peace in the region. Mr. Blair spoke just days ahead of a closely-watched visit to the White House Monday by new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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U.S. joins U.N. Human Rights Council
Published May 14, 2009 From the Press Leave a CommentTags: administration, ambassador, bush administration, china, council, cuba, democracy, general assembly, geneva, george w. bush, human rights, israel, obama, president, russia, saudi arabia, security council, susan rice, un, united nations, united states
Source: The New York Times | By Neil MacFarquhar
The United States won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, joining a group that the Bush administration had pilloried. The controversy surrounding the 47-member body, which assesses the rights records of United Nations member states, was underscored by the General Assembly’s re-electing other nations condemned by human rights organizations for abusing their own citizens. They include Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Cameroon.
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Cutting global emissions could prevent 100 million early deaths
Published May 13, 2009 From the Press Leave a CommentTags: 2050, agency, bollen, carbon, cars, change, china, climate, climate change, co2, coal, copenhagen, demographics, denmark, emission, emissions, energy, environment, europe, footprint, gas, global, global warming, green, greenhouse, health, india, netherlands environment, oil, petroleum, pollution, summit, urbanization, warming
Source: The Guardian | by Adam Vaughan
Tackling climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives because of the cleaner air that would result, according to a recent study. Researchers predict that, by 2050, about 100 million premature deaths caused by respiratory health problems linked to air pollution could be avoided through measures such as low emission cars.
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U.N. talks on climate change wrap up in Bonn
Published April 8, 2009 Press Release Leave a CommentTags: ban ki-moon, bonn, climate change, copenhagen, emissions, Förenta Nationerna, FN, footprint, Forenede Nationer, Forente Nasjoners, framework convention on climate change, germany, global warming, greenhouse, Ηνωμένα Έθνη, kyoto protocol, Nações Unidas, Nazioni Unite, ONU France, ONU Italia, Sameinuðu þjóðirnar, SÞ, secretary-general, treaty, UN Europe, unfccc, united nations, UNO Deutschland, UNRIC, Vereinte Nationen, Verenigde Naties, VN, Yhdistyneet kansakunnat, YK, yvo de boer
Source: United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe
The latest round of United Nations talks aimed at reaching an ambitious new treaty on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions wrapped up today in Bonn, Germany, having achieved what the world body’s top climate change official called “important” progress.
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U.N. stands ready to assist Italy after earthquake
Published April 6, 2009 Press Release 1 CommentTags: 2006, aquila, ban ki-moon, diouf, earthquake, fao, food and agriculture organization, international strategy for disaster reduction, isdr, italy, java, magnitude, molin-valdes, new york, quake, rome, secretary-general, un, united nations, wfp
Source: United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his sadness over the heavy loss of life in this morning’s earthquake in central Italy, with the United Nations having alerted the European nation’s Government that it is prepared to provide disaster response support. According to media reports, the 6.3-magnitude quake has claimed more than 100 lives.
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