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Editorial: Disabled Senate rejects UN rights treaty USA TODAY 2012 - This week, when the Senate rejected a United Nations treaty banning discrimination against the disabled, the vote received relatively little attention. And why would it? The United States already has laws that prevent such bias. They've made ... See all stories on this topic »

The UN's Internet power grab: An FAQ PCWorld The United Nations is not taking over the Internet. At least – not yet. But that's the fear many have as talks take place in Dubia this week as the UN's Telecommunication Union and delegates from around the world meet to decide whether it should have ... See all stories on this topic »

UN-Arab League envoy meets with top Russian and US foreign affairs officials ... UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – The urgent need to initiate a political process to help resolve the ongoing conflict in Syria was agreed on in meeting of the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the crisis in Syria ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN environment agency launches initiative to help Africa adapt to impacts of ... UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – The United Nations today launched a new initiative to support communities across Africa in adapting to the impacts of climate change which, if left unaddressed, could have major consequences for lives and livelihoods on the continent. See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN praises Africa for leading way with landmark treaty protecting internally ... UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – The United Nations refugee chief today saluted the “historic” entry into force of an Africa-wide treaty – the world's first – that protects people displaced within their own countries by violence, natural disasters or large-scale ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Hackers Said To Hit United Nations Telecoms Talks In Dubai Huffington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Organizers of a U.N. conference on global telecommunications said Thursday that hackers apparently blocked their website and disrupted the talks, a gathering some critics fear could lead to greater controls over the ... See all stories on this topic »

UN calls for access to Myanmar conflict displaced DAWN.com YANGON: The UN's humanitarian chief has called on Myanmar to stop blocking aid to thousands of people displaced by conflict with northern ethnic rebels, raising concerns over welfare as winter draws in. The United Nations has been prevented from ... See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com

Secretary-General calls on Iraqi leaders to resolve differences between ... UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – Meeting with Iraqi leaders today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon raised concerns about political divisions in the country, while also reiterating his call for it and Kuwait to fully mend ties between them. At a news ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN Deputy Secretary-General spotlights role of national parliaments to ensure ... UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – Strong leadership from national parliaments is required to build a sustainable peace in countries that in the process of reconciliation, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, said today, adding that partnerships ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

UN officials mourn the death of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – United Nations officials today mourned the death of Oscar Niemeyer, a world-renowned Brazilian architect who was also a key figure in the design and building of the world body's headquarters in New York. “I was saddened to learn of ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Explainer: What Power The UN Actually Has Over The Internet (Hint: Not Much) TechCrunch Google and much of the tech press are collectively freaking out over the alleged United Nations plot to “take over” the Internet being proposed at a gathering of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), but alarmists ignore a very important ... See all stories on this topic »

New UN flagship report urges farmer-centred approach to investment in agriculture UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – A new United Nations report calls for greater investments in agriculture, stressing that it is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment, and for creating more favourable investment ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Poor countries demand action at UN climate talks NDTV Poor countries demand action at UN climate talks. Doha: A delegate from typhoon-hit Philippines demanded on Thursday that ministers at the United Nations climate talks put aside their political differences and take bold steps to combat global warming. See all stories on this topic » NDTV

Israel's Shimon Peres praises Mahmoud Abbas's 'courage' over Palestininan UN ... Telegraph.co.uk Mr Abbas, he said, had shown "courage" by seeking the status upgrade at the United Nations in the face of strong opposition from Israel and the United States, who say a Palestinian state can only emerge out of bilateral talks. "He has shown courage not ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

UN to mobilize international help for 'Pablo' victims Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations (UN) has offered assistance and sent condolences to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon “Pablo” (international name Bopha), the strongest storm to hit the country this year. A statement forwarded by the ... See all stories on this topic »

UN chief warns Syria's Assad not to use chemical weapons Reuters UNITED NATIONS Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has written to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad urging him not to use chemical weapons in the country's escalating conflict, the U.N. press office said on Thursday. In a readout of a ... See all stories on this topic »

Ban voices concern at reported plans of chemical weapons use by Syria UN News Centre ... up the vast majority of the at least 20,000 people killed in the conflict, while 2.5 million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, and another 475,000 have fled the country and have either registered, or are registering, as refugees, according to ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

Jon Stewart: Have Republicans Hit 'Rock Bottom' With Failed United Nations ... Huffington Post (satire) On Tuesday, he took down Boehner and company's indecent fiscal cliff proposal, and on Wednesday "The Daily Show" host took senate Republicans to task for voting against a United Nations treaty modeled after our own Americans With Disabilities Act. See all stories on this topic »

Senator says Obama sent billions to UN WND.com A longtime U.S. senator and champion of truth about global warming is revealing to taxpayers that Barack Obama in recent years has sent billions of taxpayer dollars to the United Nations to use for global warming issues – secretly. “Three years ago ... See all stories on this topic » WND.com

Israel Rains Fire When UN Votes Against It Antiwar.com Since the Israelis last month exercised the first option, causing devastation in Gaza, they opted for 3,000 new settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank immediately after the 193-member General Assembly adopted a resolution last week elevating ... See all stories on this topic »

Amnesty joins UN gender rights campaign The Brown Daily Herald Sponsored by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the U.N. branch dedicated to women's rights issues, the campaign started in 1991 and now has more than 4,000 organizations in over 170 countries participating, ... See all stories on this topic »

UNESCO adds another seven items to list of intangible cultural heritage UN News Centre 6 December 2012 – Traditional ceramics from Romania, Bedouin chanted poetry from Oman, and a Venezuelan 'devil dance' are some of the latest items added to a United Nations-endorsed list of the world's tangible cultural heritage – part of the world ... See all stories on this topic » UN News Centre

NY shul rabbis backtrack on support for Palestinian UN bid Haaretz It followed an email to synagogue members on Friday celebrating Palestine's admittance to United Nations membership. That led to an uproar – and a front page article in Tuesday's New York Times. The synagogue members pushed back, inundating the staff ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Replace the United Nations U.S. News & World Report (blog) Living in a city like Vienna, one feels as if one is in a living museum. Vienna was not only the final redoubt for European civilization in 1683, but was the heart of the system that governed international relations from 1815 to 1914, known as the ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Viet Nam, Norway and UN Announce US$30 Million for REDD+ in Viet Nam at ... Reuters AlertNet (blog) 5 December 2012- Doha, Qatar - During the UN-REDD Programme side event today at the Doha Climate Change Conference (COP18), Norway signed a US$30 million financing agreement with the United Nations to support a second phase of the UN-REDD ... See all stories on this topic »

UN chief: Oscar Niemeyer's work in designing the UN's headquarters is his ... Minneapolis Star Tribune UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's work in designing the United Nations headquarters complex in New York "stands as his legacy to the world." The U.N. chief called Niemeyer, who died Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic »

How the United Nations could ruin the Internet Reuters Blogs (blog) It is again open season on the Internet in Dubai, where the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency ‑ whose mandate includes global communications ‑ is weighing proposals from many of its 193 member nations. Some of these ... See all stories on this topic »

Christian right enforces GOP senators' vote against UN disabilities treaty The Guardian Blogs (blog) The US Senate's rejection of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the clearest sign yet that reports of the death of the Republican right have been much exaggerated. Tuesday's vote was the first post-election test of the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian Blogs (blog)

Rich, poor countries argue over climate financing as UN climate talks enter ... Fox News DOHA, Qatar – Rich and poor countries are arguing over money at the last day of talks at the United Nations-led conference on climate change. The funds are to help the developing world cover the rising costs of mitigating global warming and adapting to it. See all stories on this topic »

East Jerusalem Settlements Recent UN Vote Does Nothing to Stop Israel PolicyMic In response to the upgrade of Palestine to a United Nations non-member observer state, Israel confiscated NIS 460 million in Palestinian Authority funds this week (equivalent to about $121 million). Unlike most Palestinians, I believe this so-called ... See all stories on this topic » PolicyMic

DeMint Opposed Disabilities Treaty Because The U.N. Wants Palestine To Be A ... ThinkProgress Appearing on CNN just hours after announcing his pending resignation from the Senate, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) summed up his reason for voting against the U.N.'s Convention on the Rights of People with Disability (CRPD). The Tea Party lawmaker ... See all stories on this topic » ThinkProgress

After UN vote, Lieberman cancels visit to Georgia Haaretz Georgia voted in support of the Palestinian bid at the UN; Lieberman was scheduled to visit Georgia some time during the next two weeks; officials close to the FM say visit was postponed, not cancelled. By Barak Ravid | Dec.06, 2012 | 8:49 PM ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

UN chief to hold Syria talks, visit refugee camp in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attends a press conference in Kuwait city on December 5, 2012 calling on all parties in Syria to "immediately" stop fighting and achieve a political solution. AFP PHOTO / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT. UN Secretary ... See all stories on this topic » Hurriyet Daily News

Palestinians appeal to U.N. over Israel's E1 housing plan The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Even as the sound of “Hatikvah” reverberated in the auditorium of the American Jewish University, where Los Angeles commemorated the 65th anniversary of the historic United Nations vote of Nov. 29, 1947, another U.N. vote was casting its shadows on… See all stories on this topic »

Lisa Murkowski and the United Nations SitNews Recently the Senate voted to reject the UN treaty for disabled rights in a 61-38 vote, 5 shy of passing. On the surface this sounds like a very Callous vote by the Senate Republicans. The truth however lies in the details! If this vote would have ... See all stories on this topic »

UN investigates rapes in Congo unrest The Australian THE United Nations is investigating allegations of rapes and other abuses by Democratic Republic of Congo troops as they pulled back from advancing rebels. The investigation comes amid claims that dozens of women were raped by government forces in ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Urges Aid to Turn A New Chapter In Somalia - Analysis Eurasia Review The United Nations has launched a $1.3 billion humanitarian appeal in Mogadishu to address the immediate needs of the Somali people over the next year and enhance resilience in the country, which has for decades been mired by conflict, drought, floods ... See all stories on this topic » Eurasia Review

Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon win UN peace medals People's Daily Online The 335 officers and men of the Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded the United Nations Medals of Peace on December 5, 2012 for their outstanding contributions to the UN peace cause. The Chinese peacekeeping contingent has ... See all stories on this topic »

Clinton spearheads new diplomatic push on Syria CNN She also will meet with both Lavrov and the U.N. special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, later in the day, a senior State Department official said. CNN reported Monday that Syrian forces battling rebels in fierce fighting had started combining ... See all stories on this topic »

Jon Stewart Slams Republicans For Voting Down The U.N. Disabilities Treaty ... Business Insider Jon Stewart hammered Senate Republicans for voting against a United Nations treaty that seeks to protect the rights of disabled people around the world. The treaty would have had no effect on existing U.S. law, but a handful of Republican Senators ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Decries Human Rights Exclusion Prensa Latina 07 de diciembre de 2012, 00:01United Nations, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) United Nations reaffirmed today that no one should be excluded from their rights based on gender, religion, disability, ethnic, racial, political or sexual orientation, or by ... See all stories on this topic »

OIC supports Palestine upgraded status at UN Press TV Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states showed their support for the success of Palestine in upgrading its status at the United Nations and hoped that this would boost their chance of achieving full independence and sovereignty. Palestine is ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Clinton defends Rice as 'stalwart' UN ambassador WDEF News 12 Clinton defends Rice as 'stalwart' UN ambassador. Images. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice addresses the media following a U.N. Security Council meeting on July 11, 2012 in New York City. (Spencer Platt, Getty Images) ... See all stories on this topic »

As Sudan Blocks UN Sanctions Expert Schbley, Bryden Echo, Juba Parallel Inner City Press UNITED NATIONS, December 6, updated with letter -- Sudan's relations with the UN and United States do not appear to be improving. The new Expert on Sudan Sanctions appointed last month by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Ghassan Schbley of the ... See all stories on this topic »

ASTI Goes to Stanford for Model UN Conference Alameda Sun On Friday, Nov. 9, 21 students from Alameda Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) went to Stanford University to participate with 897 other teenagers in the university's Model United Nations conference. The conference lasted until Sunday, Nov. 11 ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon "Inspected" By Sri Lanka's Silva, Despite Record Inner City Press But Sri Lankan General Shavendra Silva, whose division was depicted engaged in war crimes in the UN's report which estimated 40,000 deaths, is still penetrating the UN, this time visiting and even inspecting the UN Mission in Lebanon UNIFIL from ... See all stories on this topic »

After 70 Minova Rapes, UN Cites Conditionality, No Answer on Which Regiments Inner City Press UNITED NATIONS, December 6 -- The day after the UN raised from 22 to 70 its count of rapes in Minova during the days the Congolese Army filled the town, a belated partial answer was given to Inner City Press' questions about the UN's conditionality or ... See all stories on this topic »

Money in focus as UN climate talks enter last day Yahoo! News (blog) Associated Press/Kamran Jebreili, File - FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 file photo, Beam Down Pilot project, a joint pilot project of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Japan's Cosmo Oil …more Company and the Tokyo Institute of ... See all stories on this topic »

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