MIIS Student Addresses UN

March 17, 2009

Posted March 17, 2009

Monterey Institute student Maiwand Rayhab (MPA Candidate, August 2009) will speak at the United Nations General Assembly’s Session on Education in Emergencies on Wednesday, March 18 at the invitation of General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann. Rayhab is a Fulbright Scholar and Hamilton Scholar currently working at Save the Children in Washington, D.C. as part of the "DPMI Plus" experience sponsored by the Development Project Management Institute, a special program of the Monterey Institute. Other speakers at the session will include Mr. Ban ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, the President of Burundi, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, the Secretary General’s Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, and UNICEF’s deputy executive director.whether BSI is responsible for payment of the vegetables.
On September 17, 1996, United Potato began administrative proceedings under PACA by filing a complaint with the Secretary of Agriculture ("Secretary") alleging nonpayment by the defendants. (Comp. ¶ 7). BSI and Davis did not defend against the complaint. On December 10, 1996, the Secretary entered a reparations order against BSI and Davis requiring them to jointly and severally pay United Potato the money owed. (Pl.Ex. A). BSI and Davis did not appeal the Department of Agriculture's decision, but have yet to abide by the order. On March 18, *896 1997, United Potato filed this suit to enforce the order.

Defenses
BSI offers a variety of defenses to argue it should not have to pay any money to United Potato. United Potato suggests