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| UN set for implicit recognition of Palestinian state, despite US, Israel threats Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Agency Says 2012 Ranks Among Hottest Years New York Times GENEVA — This year has ranked among the nine warmest since records began more than 160 years ago, continuing a trend for the planet that is increasing the dangers of extreme weather events, according to United Nations meteorologists. Green ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief recommends "offensive military operation" in Mali Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday recommended that the Security Council approve an African Union peace enforcement mission be deployed to combat Islamist extremists in northern Mali, but did not offer ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN envoy: No settlement in sight for W. Sahara Boston.com UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The special U.N. envoy for Western Sahara said Wednesday that talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement are going nowhere and he plans to move on to shuttle diplomacy to try to break the impasse ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US should seek a compromise with Abbas on UN resolution Boston Globe Sixty-five years ago today, the United Nations voted on a partition plan that would have created two states: one Jewish and one Arab. The Jewish people accepted. The Arab world did not, and attacked. That proved to be a terrible setback for Palestinians. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Nations set to vote on Palestine's status Washington Post Loading... Published on Nov 28, 2012 by WashingtonPost. The United Nations' General Assembly is expected to make Palestine a non-member observer state on Thursday, despite U.S. opposition. We talk via Skype with Post UN correspondent Colum Lynch ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN summit may usher in more Internet regulations CNET U.N. meetings -- this one is being convened by an agency called the International Telecommunication Union -- often result in more rhetoric than substance. During a U.N. conference in Tunisia in 2005, for instance, Iran and African governments ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN extends arms embargo on Congo rebels Kansas City Star UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo against armed groups in Congo, stongly condemning a rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda for attacking civilians. In a resolution adopted unanimously, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Santorum, conservatives target UN treaty of disabilities MSNBC (blog) The far-right's reflexive opposition to anything related to the United Nations isn't exactly a new development, but the U.N. Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities seems entirely uncontroversial. It enjoys bipartisan support, with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Israel warns against Palestinian UN bid USA TODAY Palestinian leaders are pressing ahead, arguing that improving their status at the United Nations will give them better bargaining power against Israel, which they say has been stalling on negotiations while expanding settlements on land Palestinians ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN nuclear chief sees no progress on Iran concerns Reuters India "No concrete results have been achieved," Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told a quarterly meeting of the 35-nation governing board of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. The veteran Japanese diplomat ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN conference highlights women's role in tacking climate change China Daily The important role women can play in tackling climate change has been highlighted at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in the Qatari capital, Doha. For the first time, the conference launched a Gender Day that includes events to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report highlights UN "failure" in Sri Lanka World Socialist Web Site A review released this month into the activities of UN agencies during the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war provides a devastating account of their inaction and their cover-up of the war crimes perpetrated by the government and army. The ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN - Remittance to Poorest Nations Increases to US$27 Billion AllAfrica.com Addis Ababa — Remittances sent to poor nations from family and friends living abroad has increased from $3.5 billion in 1990 to $27 billion in 2011, according to a new United Nations report. The eight fold increase over the last 21 years from citizens ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinian United Nations bid explained CNN (CNN) -- The Palestinians are seeking to upgrade their status at the United Nations Thursday, through a vote in the General Assembly as to whether "Palestine" will be granted recognition as a "non-member state." The vote, which many observers believe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN Says 2012 Will Be One of Warmest on Record Wall Street Journal DOHA—This year is predicted to be one of the warmest on record as the Arctic ice cap melted to its lowest level, the United Nations warned in a provisional report published Wednesday. An area equivalent to nearly the size of India has disappeared from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Outside View: United Nations' unfinished work in Iraq UPI.com When the United Nations reviews the situation in Iraq on Thursday, its role, the achievements of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq and the road ahead, it is reasonable to put the spotlight on Iranian dissidents who are cramped in a place in Iraq ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Israel Plays Down Importance of UN Bid by Palestinians New York Times "The United Nations General Assembly will pass a one-sided anti-Israel resolution that should come as a surprise to nobody, and certainly not to anyone in Israel," said Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli government. "We always said that the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| What will Palestinians do after the UN vote? Washington Post THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY will almost certainly win a vote Thursday in the U.N. General Assembly granting observer status to a state of Palestine. But it will be a pale triumph for President Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank-based Fatah movement. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| UN leader backs Mali intervention with conditions AFP UNITED NATIONS — UN leader Ban Ki-moon said the Security Council should approve a military attack on Islamic militants in Mali only if African nations can answer "fundamental questions" on their proposed force. The UN leader said in a report that any ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN envoy ends W. Sahara-Morocco talks AFP UNITED NATIONS — A UN peace envoy announced that he is ending tortuous informal talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front in a bid to end the four-decade-old conflict over Western Sahara. Special envoy Christopher Ross said the Western Sahara ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Confirms Malcorra Met M23, ICP Scoop and Question, By Mass Email Inner City Press By Matthew Russell Lee, Follow Up to Exclusive. UNITED NATIONS, November 28 -- While UN official Susana Malcorra traveled to the Great Lakes region last weekend, sources told Inner City Press, she went to Goma and met M23 leader Sultani Makenga. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid The Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic — it could give the Palestinians leverage in future border talks with Israel and open the way for possible war crimes charges ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Take action before the UN, Russia, and China hijack the Internet ZDNet Now, I know the right wing has regularly bashed on the United Nations, but this time We The Internet are doing the bashing, and for good reason. The UN is a very important body, but let's be clear. It's made of up many different nations, not all of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Abbas Tries to Outflank Hamas With Renewed UN Statehood Bid Businessweek A year after U.S. pressure killed his bid in the policy- making Security Council to become the UN's 194th member, Abbas is taking the lesser step of seeking acceptance of the state of Palestine by the UN General Assembly. The move would upgrade the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN Day of Solidarity with Palestinians today Business Recorder (blog) The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is being observed today to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity. The day is also known as Solidarity Day ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mahmoud Abbas and the UN General Assembly Huffington Post (blog) Mahmoud Abbas's drive for unilateral Palestinian recognition at the United Nations is like a train running full steam ahead -- except this one is going the wrong direction. It is a move that will intensify rather than end the conflict, setting the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort Washington Examiner Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives at the United Nations Plaza Hotel, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in New York. The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN to vote on independent observer status for Palestine ABC Online Palestinians are bracing for what they hope will be a political breakthrough at the United Nations. The General Assembly is expected to vote later today on a resolution granting Palestine non-member observer status, similar to the Vatican. Many of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinian UN Recognition Bid Wins Support From Switzerland, Denmark Huffington Post GENEVA/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Switzerland and Denmark on Wednesday joined a growing list of European countries that back an upgrade for Palestinians to non-member status at the United Nations, a victory that would be a diplomatic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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