Accra — Nearly 30 years ago, five of us – bipartisan Congressional staffers on Capitol Hill – joined forces with five African leaders, including officials of the African Union and even a few Heads of State. We locked ourselves into the granular trade details, often late into the night, drafting what would become the African…
It wasn’t an average Thursday morning in Manhattan. In the early hours, UN diplomats (and UN News) hit the streets in their sneakers – from Times Square to East River – following a route that traced the shape of “UN@80”. Under cooler skies after days of intense heat, the run ended where it all began,…
The missiles and the death and destruction they are wreaking are making my head and spirit tremble. Tempers are rising and emotions are running very high. Obviously, no one will listen to, let alone take heed of, the lone voice of a cleric at this time who wants to shout from the mountain-tops: STOP! STOP!!…
