Erstellt am: 4. 4. 2014 - 14:44 Uhr

Reality Check: Not "covert" but "discreet"

US "Cuban Twitter" site; EU Roma summit; Hungary election preview; UN Youth Envoy.

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Dr. Rajiv Shah, the administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at an event in New York. Reports allege USAID was involved in creating a clandestine social network in Cuba that was designed to undermine the Cuban government.

Fake Cuban “Twitter”

Social network “ZunZuneo” was the created by the US Agency for International Development, overseen by the State Department, according to the Associated Press. It was designed to overthrow the communist government. Intelligence expert Nigel West on the inefficacy of fake micro-blogging sites for fomenting revolution:

EU Roma Summit

A summit is being held in Brussels to assess how much progress has been made on Roma inclusion and to hear views about future strategies for combatting discrimination. Chris Cummins spoke to Nicolas Begger, the Director of the Amnesty International European Institutions Office:

Hungarian Election

Prime Minister Victor Orban, who critics accuse of dismantling democratic checks and clamping down on media freedom, looks likely to win a second term in Sunday’s general election. The far-right Jobbik party could also make gains. Steve Crilley reports:

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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon appointed Ahmad Alhendawi of Jordan as his first ever Envoy on Youth. Ahmad advocates for addressing the development needs and rights of young people around the world.

UN Envoy on Youth

An interview with Ahmad Alhendawi. The 29 year old Jordanian is the United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth. He travels around the world talking to young people to find out about the issues they care about and to give them a louder voice on the world stage: