On Syria Chemical Weapons, Mr. Jim on Stairs, Elements to Press, Full Text & Periscope Here

By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, October 7 -- The Security Council proceeded on Syria with a briefing about the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) on the use of chemicals as weapons Syria on October 7, after which the UN's acting High Representative for Disarmament Kim “Mr. Jim” Won-soo then Council's President for October Roman ...

InnerCityPro Asks Turkish Cypriot Leader Akinci of Hydrocarbons, He Cites Turkey Pipeline

  By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, June 4 -- With new Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci at the UN on June 4, Inner City Pro asked him, as it had his predecessor, if hydrocarbons could help resolve the situation on the island. Video here. Here is his response, transcribed by Inner City Pr0: "Regarding the hydrocarbons, ...

Yemen’s PR Alyemany Says “More Force” on Houthis, Quotes Ban’s New Envoy; UNSC Elements to the Press

  By Matthew Russell Lee, for InnerCityPro.com UNITED NATIONS, May 20, updated with UNSC Elements to the Press -- The UN's bungling of Yemen mediation has become ever more clear, according to multiple sources and documents exclusively seen by Inner City Press. On May 6, Inner City Press reported how UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accepted US ...