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POLITICS: U.S., U.N. Withhold Genocide Label for Sudanese Crisis
The humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region in Sudan has reached deadly proportions: thousands killed, one million people displaced, over 150,000 refugees fleeing into neighbouring Chad and entire villages wiped out by marauding militia groups.IRAQ: Regime Change a Sham, Say Mideast Experts
Despite the positive responses Monday from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and members of the Security Council who praised the U.S. "transfer of sovereignty" to an interim government in Iraq, Middle East experts and political analysts dismiss the regime change in Baghdad as a "monumental fraud".POLITICS: Regime Change in Iraq a Sham, Say Mideast Experts
Despite the positive responses Monday from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and members of the Security Council who praised the U.S. "transfer of sovereignty" to an interim government in Iraq, Middle East experts and political analysts dismiss the regime change in Baghdad as a "monumental fraud".POLITICS: Brazil Re-Asserts Claim for U.N. Security Council Seat
Upstaging longstanding claims by its regional rivals Argentina and Mexico, Brazil publicly re-asserted its "legitimate right to demand" a permanent seat in the 15-member U.N. Security Council.POLITICS: U.S. Abandons Move to Exempt Troops from War Crimes
Faced with the prospect of a humiliating defeat, the United States abandoned its proposal to seek Security Council exemption for U.S. soldiers from possible war crime charges in future U.N. peacekeeping operations overseas.POLITICS: U.N. Plans to Boost NGOs Come Under Scrutiny
When more than a million demonstrators jammed the streets of London, Berlin, Paris and New York in February last year protesting the imminent U.S.-led military attack on Iraq, the New York Times raved about the growing power of the global anti-war movement.POLITICS: Brazil, India and China – To the G8?
China, Brazil and India, three major players in the developing world, may be invited to join the ranks of the world's most powerful group of nations, the Group of Eight (G8), according to diplomatic sources here.DEVELOPMENT: Poor Face Deadlines, But Not the Rich – U.N. Official
The international community, which four years ago approved a set of key development goals on poverty, hunger, health, education and environment, set deadlines for the poor but not for the rich, says a senior United Nations official.POLITICS: Will Development Aid Follow in Dinosaurs’ Footprints?
When United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan addressed a press conference here Monday, he was asked why no speaker on the opening day of a major U.N. meeting had thought fit to address the problem of declining official development assistance (ODA).POLITICS: Insecurity Forces Aid Agencies Out of War Zones
As violence against civilians and humanitarian workers escalates in the world's politically-troubled regions, the United Nations and major relief groups continue to shy away from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or to significantly downsize their emergency operations.POLITICS: Insecurity Forces Aid Agencies Out of War Zones
As violence against civilians and humanitarian workers escalates in the world's politically-troubled regions, the United Nations and major relief groups continue to shy away from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or to significantly downsize their emergency operations.POLITICS: One Down, U.S. Seeks Second U.N. Resolution
After securing a unanimous U.N. Security Council resolution supposedly granting ''full sovereignty'' to Iraqis, the United States is shifting its focus to winning a second decision that would protect its troops from possible war crimes prosecution.POLITICS: Smoking Chokes Progress on U.N. Millennium Goals
The U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at eradicating extreme poverty and eliminating deadly diseases by 2015, are being undermined by the rise in tobacco consumption, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.IRAQ: U.N.’s Integrity Questioned – Again
When U.S. President George W Bush desperately sought U.N. assistance last month to organise elections in Iraq and help form a new interim government, some senior U.N. officials bragged the United States was crawling back to the world body on bended knee.POLITICS: U.S. Seeks Iraqi Nod for Continued Military Presence
The United States is seeking the approval of the new interim government in Baghdad for a joint UK-U.S. resolution that will legitimise the continuing military occupation of Iraq.POLITICS: Cash Crunch, Sex Abuse Charges Hit U.N. Peacekeeping
As the United Nations gears up to despatch thousands of new troops into political trouble spots in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, its peacekeeping missions are being undermined by a shortage of funds, unpaid debts and charges of sexual abuse against women and children caught in the crossfire./UPDATE*/POLITICS: Cash Crunch, Sex Abuse Charges Hit U.N. Peacekeeping
As the United Nations gears up to despatch thousands of new troops into political trouble spots in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, its peacekeeping missions are being undermined by a shortage of funds, unpaid debts and charges of sexual abuse against women and children caught in the crossfire.POLITICS: Security, Low Voter Registration Threaten Afghan Polls
Presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for September in Afghanistan could be jeopardised by rising violence, poor voter registration, a shortfall in funding and a deteriorating security situation in the country, a senior U.N. official warned Thursday.POLITICS: Cash Crunch, Sex Abuse Charges Hit U.N. Peacekeeping
As the United Nations gears up to despatch thousands of new troops into political trouble spots in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, its peacekeeping missions are being undermined by a shortage of funds, unpaid debts and charges of sexual abuse against women and children caught in the crossfire.POLITICS: U.S. Dodges Iraqi Sovereignty With U.N. Resolution
The United States and Britain are asking the U.N. Security Council to transfer political and administrative power to Iraq while holding back sovereign power that legitimately belongs to the Iraqi people, say critics of the move proposed Monday.RIGHTS: U.S. Wants Another U.N. Exemption from War Crimes Law
The United States is pushing for a new U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at exempting its troops from prosecution for war crimes when they serve in any U.N. peacekeeping operations.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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