- Rima Khalaf of Jordan begins her duties today as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). She was appointed to the post by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in mid-September.
- Chief editor of the Korea Times offers a good analysis of the deficiencies of the IMF, but his suggestion that Sakong Il could become next IMF chief overreaches. Times have changed since Hammarskjold and Rooth/Jacobsson.
- The International Criminal Court and International Bar Association launch a call for female African lawyers to represent defendants or victims before the Court.
- Speculation on whether Dominque Strauss-Kahn will step down as IMF chief to contest in the French presidency continues. (h/t David Bosco)
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