UN and the Middle East: Heavy burden

Article Abstract:

Alvaro De Soto, The United Nation's special representative for Middle East Peace Process, resigned from his post and the organisation in May, for reasons he explained in his subsequently leaked end of mission report. De Soto claimed the tipping point for his resignation was when, on his visit to the region on March 25, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon introduced 'out the blue' conditions for whether he would meet the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority in the future, thus sabotaging UN efforts to lead the rival Palestinian organisations Hamas and Fatah towards a solution.

Strategy & planning, Management dynamics, Middle East, Management, Planning, Reports, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Company business management, Pacific settlement of international disputes, Peace negotiations, Company business planning, Israel-Arab conflicts, Arab-Israeli conflicts, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, De Soto, Alvaro

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Creeping conflict

Article Abstract:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's suggestion to send peacekeepers to Chad and the Central African Republic confirm fears that the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, is a proxy war between two neighbors. The political crisis in Chad could turn into a kind of civil war, further complicating the Darfur conflict, and although a military coup is possible in either country, it is unlikely to solve the underlying problems.

Government domestic functions, Chad, Central African Republic, Social policy, Chadian foreign relations, Central African Republic foreign relations

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Testing the tightrope

Article Abstract:

Very little information is available on which to evaluate United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon even when the traditional hundred-day deadline for assessing new office-holders is approaching. Ban had an unusual amount of time in which to achieve a transition, but he appears to be trying to balance his relationship with the U.S. with his agenda for change in the UN.

United States, South Korea, United States foreign relations, South Korean foreign relations

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