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| UN Official Meets with Maldives Leaders Voice of America (blog) A top United Nations official is in Maldives for talks Friday with the current and former presidents to find way to resolve the Indian Ocean archipelago's political situation peacefully. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has called on "all political actors to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.N.-Arab observer mission proposed for Syria Boston Herald By Patrick J. McDonnell / The Los Angeles Times BEIRUT- As violence in Syria reportedly raged anew on Thursday, the United Nations and the Arab League were considering sending a joint observer mission to the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EXCLUSIVE: UN chief, aides plot 'green economy' agenda at upcoming summit Fox News At a closed-door retreat in a Long Island mansion late last October, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his topmost aides brainstormed about how the global organization could benefit from a "unique opportunity" to reshape the world, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why China didn't back UN plan for Syria CNN (blog) That message came through last weekend when China, one of five permanent UN Security Council members, joined Russia in blocking action on Syria. Their vetoes derailed a draft resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's 11-month-old attempt ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| United Nations Website Hacked myfoxny.com COM - A hacker has apparently targeted the United Nations (UN) website, releasing a list of the organization's potential vulnerabilities. Information purported to be stolen from the organization was posted on the site Pastebin on Thursday morning. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cameron Dismisses Argentina's Falklands Complaint to UN BusinessWeek 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister David Cameron said no one should doubt his determination to keep the Falkland Islands British as he dismissed an Argentinian complaint to the United Nations. The people of the Falkland Islands want to stay British and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN gives oyster farmer 'Forest Heroes' award The Daily Yomiuri Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, 68, an oyster farmer in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was chosen by the United Nations as one of the inaugural recipients of the organization's Forest Heroes Awards. The Forest Heroes Awards were established by the UN Forum on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gambia asks UN to probe journalists' disappearance Reuters By Louis Charbonneau | NEW YORK Feb 9 (Reuters) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has asked the United Nations to investigate the disappearance of several journalists in the tiny West African country that rights groups accuse of persecuting media ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN concludes Year of Forests UPI.com 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations is wrapping up its Year of Forests highlighting their social and economic value, officials at UN headquarters in New York said. The Year of Forests was a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of forests and the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghan Anger: 'UN cop-out as NATO reaches bloody high' RT Last week the United Nations released a report stating there had been a rise in civilian casualties in Afghanistan from 2790 in 2010 to 3021 in 2011. It noted that most deaths were caused by insurgents. Gareth Porter, investigative journalist and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The United Nations Must Become the Arsenal of Democracy Huffington Post (blog) The isolation of the two undemocratic members of the United Nations Security Council has divide the world along free nations and totalitarian states. In order for Globalisation to become relevant and accessible to the individual, geopolitics must ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Don't Paralyze the Peacekeepers New York Times IN South Sudan, which is once again on the verge of descent into war, the new year began with a horrific scene: the corpses of men, women and children lying strewn in the mud, killed by a militia just yards from the gates of a United Nations compound ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.N. committed to DRC election process UPI.com UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations needs to stay engaged with leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure future elections are free and fair, an envoy said. Herve Ladsous, UN undersecretary-general for peacekeeping operations, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vuk Jeremic with UN Secretary General EMportal United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met on Feb. 9 with Vuk Jeremic, Foreign Minister of Serbia.The Secretary-General expressed satisfaction with the recent reduction of tensions and the progress made in the restoration of freedom of movement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Global Compact Has Expelled Over 3000 Companies 3BL Media (press release) The UN Global Compact has expelled a total of 3123 companies since 2005 for failure to communicate progress on their efforts to implement the UN Global Compact's ten sustainability principles. (3BL Media / theCSRfeed) New York, NY - February 9, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| La Nina seems to have peaked, set to decline: WMO Reuters A weak to moderate La Nina pattern has cooled the tropical Pacific since around October, a considerably weaker event than in 2010-11, the United Nations agency said in a statement. "Model forecasts and expert interpretation suggest that the La Nina is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations Support Mission In Libya Welcomes Adoption of Electoral Law Tripoli Post The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, said it welcomes the adoption of the Electoral Law that constitutes an important step in Libya's transition to democracy. The electoral process, including the drafting of the law, is Libyan-led. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan private security handover looking messy Atlanta Journal Constitution The change imperils billions of dollars of aid flowing into Afghanistan, particularly from the United States. In a country beset by insurgent attacks and suicide bombings, the private development companies that implement most of the US aid agency's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN rights expert in fact-finding mission to the occupied Palestinian territory ... StarAfrica.com GENEVA, Switzerland, February 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, will conduct a field mission from 10 to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Special Rapporteur on right to safe drinking water and sanitation in first ... Human Rights Education Associates (press release) GENEVA (9 February 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque will visit Uruguay from 13 to 17 February 2012, in what will be the first official mission to the country by an independent expert charged by the UN Human Rights ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations Report: World Youth Deeply Concerned about Employment Prospects ... NewDesignWorld (press release) Young people around the world are deeply concerned about a lack of job opportunities and are calling for increased investment in that area, according to the latest World Youth Report, issued today by the United Nations. In the aftermath of the economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN is an honest broker in Somalia peace process The Citizen Daily I would like to correct a number of facts regarding an opinion piece by Rasna Warah on the United Nations in Somalia. In line with the announcement by the UN secretary-general, I moved to Mogadishu last week with key staff from my UN Political Office ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On War Criminal as UN Adviser Story, Sri Lanka Says General Is Mad, Deal? Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, February 9 -- "The General is very angry with you," Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN Palitha Kohona told Inner City Press on Thursday night at Iran's national day reception. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Expert Warns of Backtracking in Burma IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, in fact warns: "There is a risk of backtracking on the progress achieved thus far." Concluding his fifth mission on February 5, he said: "At this crucial moment in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| At Edmond meeting, Coburn questions US role in UN Edmond Sun Tom Coburn questioned the US role in the United Nations while attending a recent town hall hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma. The federal government spends $6 million of taxpayers' money at the United Nations each year, Coburn said. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Consensus almost developed on 20th amendment: Dr Firdous Ashiq Associated Press of Pakistan WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (APP): Taking strong exception to a controversial Congressional hearing on Balochistan this week, Pakistan has termed it an ill-advised move that would be detrimental to building trust between Pakistan and the United States of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| <b>Global food prices rebound in January</b> Business Standard The food price index monitored by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has rebounded in January after five subsequent months of moderation. This indicates that global food prices have steadily risen in January, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| S. Korea Lawmakers Make First Gaeseong Trip Since Kim Death BusinessWeek 10 (Bloomberg) -- A delegation of South Korean lawmakers today visited a jointly-run industrial complex in North Korea in the first such trip since Kim Jong Un succeeded his father as leader of the totalitarian state. Eight lawmakers toured factories ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Security Council it's not Winnipeg Free Press The United Nations, like the League of Nations before it, was created to eliminate war as a means of resolving disputes, but with a few notable exceptions, it has been a dismal failure in fulfilling its prime directive. Its impotence is often blamed on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee and Ambassador Jan Eliasson to ... Sacramento Bee Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Ambassador Jan Eliasson, distinguished diplomat, humanitarian, and former president of the United Nations General Assembly, will address 8000 attendees from more than 120 countries at the NAFSA ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Foreign Policy: Super Freaks NPR These include the Bloomingdale's Department Store Customers Super PAC, the United States Billionaires Super PAC, the NFL Sport Players Super PAC, and the United Nations Diplomats Super PAC. But for my money, the most interesting PAC of those registered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 5 Foolproof Methods for Detecting Secret Nuclear Bomb Tests io9 Over 2000 nuclear tests took place between 1945 and the signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996, with the United States and Soviet Union combining for over 1700 explosions. In signing the treaty, the International Monitoring System ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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