FROM UN., TO RUSSIA, TO "THE PERFECT PINT"

17th.JULY 2010 FROM UN.,TO RUSSIA, TO "THE PERFECT PINT"
On Thursday, I went to the UN quite early as the Russian Government delegation was presenting their position and I had heard the "on the ground" reality from the very
clear picture painted by the NGO's. For some reason, their most recent population statistic came from 1994 and was 148,400,000. In their huge delegation there was a Government minister or member available for every clarification needed.

I returned to the Office for a meeting with Winifred, Clare Nolan and Argentinian Monica. We managed to link in the work of the Office with CEDAW and thought out ways of using this new process in Albania and Argentina. As previously planned, we then went out for lunch to celebrate our being together. Winifred led the way to "The Perfect Pint" in the next street - a new experience even to USA Clare! There was a real Irish touch to the meal and I cannot not resist sharing the following item from the menu as an Irish farewell -

"May you have warm words on a cold evening
A full moon on a dark night
And a smooth road all the way to your door"

Monica and I returned to the afternoon session on Russia which completed the work at UN for the week and freed us for the Training Course beginning Friday morning!