we were briefed today...!

well, today aedan, stuart and i all got our United Nations photo ID passes...! a bit of a moment for each of us i think. we had our briefing at the Australian Mission, and it was really interesting. It turns out the stuff we've been reading in the news IS in fact baseless conjecture and lies lies lies, as we still have no idea at ALL whether anything will be happening. It all still depends on whether the US agrees to certain terms and conditions surrounding the set up of the new Human Rights Council. Keep in mind that those negotiations were sort of supposed to be finished by the end of December...! We are quickly coming up to crunch time and nobody knows what's going to happen. It now looks like it almost certainly WON'T be a full commission.

Anyway we're going to do lots of reading and research and attend some regional meetings and things like that, get a feeling for what the vibe is at the moment, and just follow the flow wherever it may go!

Will write more soon.

Have a good day!

Jess x