Along with the Formal and Informal meetings going on at the UN, there are always a series of side-events, which are usually panel discussions supporting the release of a UN sponsored report. I attended one just yesterday in the Trusteeship Council, with speakers including Kofi Annan and none other than Roger Moore – Mr 007 himself. He is a getting on a bit nowadays and, as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, I’m trying to imagine him and that other famous one - Angelina Jolie – doing speeches together. Just another day at the UN.

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