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Tuesday, February 07, 2012   09:37 GMT    
Global Affairs

U.N. Security Council Remains "Neutered" by Five Big Powers
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - Since Russia and China vetoed a key resolution critical of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of the ongoing 11-month old civilian uprising, there has been plenty of public outrage directed at the two permanent members of the Security Council who stood defiant against an overwhelming majority.
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Despite Rhetoric, Women Still Sidelined in Development Funding
By Charundi Panagoda
WASHINGTON - As U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro once put it, "Women hold the keys to unlocking the barriers to sustainable development."
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UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
By Bari Bates
BRUSSELS - If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.
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Political and Economic Turmoil Threaten Women's Progress
By Mathilde Bagneres
UNITED NATIONS - As UN Women celebrated its first birthday, its executive director Michelle Bachelet stressed that political upheveal and shrinking budgets are no excuse to push back the hard-won gains made by the women's movement globally.
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Russia Sticks to Its Guns Against Heavy Hitters Backing Syria
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The political heavy hitters were all there at a key Security Council meeting early this week to decide on the future of beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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"Occupy" is the Watchword at Thematic Social Forum
By Clarinha Glock
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Traditional social movements of homeless and landless people have for years been organising occupations as a pressure tactic. Now "occupying" is a key element for fighting the capitalist system in its hour of crisis, and also in the realm of virtual reality.
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"Kitchen Nightmares" Alleged at World's Largest Restaurant Group
By Ben Case
NEW YORK - An organisation of restaurant workers is suing Darden Restaurants, the largest full-service restaurant group in the world, in U.S. federal court, alleging widespread racial discrimination and illegal labour practices.
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2011 - A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come
Analysis by Janet Larsen and Sara Rasmussen*
WASHINGTON - The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low solar irradiance.
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Mekong Unquiet Over Contain China Moves
Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - Six countries that share the Mekong River are being drawn into a development turf war, exposing initiatives by the United States government and its Asian allies – Japan and South Korea – to contain China’s growing influence in the region.
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Thematic Social Forum Awash with Criticism for Green Economy
By Clarinha Glock*
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Critical voices raised against what was dubbed "the gospel of green capitalism" resonated in every discussion and street march held during the Thematic Social Forum, which brought thousands of activists to the capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.
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