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RIGHTS: Could U.N. ‘Special Adviser’ Prevent Future Genocide?
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has admitted he could have done more to stop the genocide of about 800,000 Rwandans exactly 10 years ago, says he is determined to prevent a similar tragedy in the future.POLITICS: Nations, NGOs Resist US-UK Arms Resolution
The United States and Britain are facing strong resistance over their attempt to hastily rush through the Security Council a proposed resolution aimed at preventing terrorists and other ''non-state actors'' from trafficking in and acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMD).POLITICS: U.N.’s Credibility At Breaking Point, Say Experts
The United Nations' continued engagement in Iraq - largely under U.S. pressure - is not only testing the credibility of the world body but also taking a toll on its Secretariat staff in New York.COMMUNICATIONS: Good Internet Governance Key for Development – Annan
A story making the rounds at the United Nations forum on Internet governance is about a young U.S. student of philosophy who decides to seek spiritual guidance from an ascetic monk living in the foothills of the Himalayas.DEVELOPMENT: Billions Suffer Lack of Vitamins, Minerals
Simple and cheap measures, similar to fortifying salt with iodine, could help control vitamin and mineral deficiencies that afflict up to a third of the world's people, particularly children, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a study released Wednesday./UPDATE*/POLITICS: U.S. Blocks U.N. Rebuke of Israel for Assassination
The United States used its political muscle Tuesday to thwart an unequivocal condemnation of Israel for the targeted assassination of a wheel-chair bound Palestinian described as the spiritual leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.MIDEAST: U.S. Blocks U.N. Rebuke of Israel for Assassination
The United States used its political muscle Tuesday to thwart an unequivocal condemnation of Israel for the targeted assassination of a wheel-chair bound Palestinian described as the spiritual leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.POLITICS: U.S. Blocks U.N. Rebuke of Israel for Assassination
The United States used its political muscle Tuesday to thwart an unequivocal condemnation of Israel for the targeted assassination of a wheel-chair bound Palestinian described as the spiritual leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.POLITICS: U.S. Arm-Twists Iraqis to Seek U.N. Help Before Jun. 30
Despite a rash of suicide attacks and roadside bombings directed at U.S. troops and foreigners in Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan is preparing to send a team of U.N. officials back to Baghdad to help Iraqis hold elections and form a new civilian government.DEVELOPMENT: Privatisation No Answer to Water Scarcity – UN
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sceptical that privatisation of the world's water supplies will help resolve the problems facing more than 1.2 billion people globally who have little or no access to safe drinking water.POLITICS: U.N. Loses Face Over Hurried Vote on Spain Bombing
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan stopped short of criticising the Spanish government Tuesday for misleading the Security Council into believing that last week's train bombings in Madrid were the handiwork of ETA separatists..RIGHTS: U.N. Deeply Split over Same Sex Marriage
The United Nations is heading for a rancorous new political dispute - this time over same sex marriage - that threatens to split the world body.POLITICS: Army Desertions Complicate Afghan Election Plans
The U.S.-backed government in Kabul is facing large-scale desertions by western-trained local security forces as it tries to establish a safe environment in the run-up to scheduled June elections.HAITI: U.N. Awaiting Formal Request for Probe
The United Nations says it is willing to investigate the ouster of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide last month, provided the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) makes a formal request - a move that U.S. and French officials are actively discouraging, say diplomats.POLITICS: U.N. Awaiting Formal Request for Haiti Probe
The United Nations says it is willing to investigate the ouster of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide last month, provided the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) makes a formal request - a move that U.S. and French officials are actively discouraging, say diplomats here.RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: New Human Rights Chair Comes Under Fire
Australia, which will chair the U.N.'s supreme human rights body investigating violations by member states worldwide, has come under fire for abuses in its own backyard.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY: U.N. Wants More Women Peace Builders
As the world prepares to mark International Women's Day, the United Nations is warning that women continue to play little or no role in post-conflict peace building - be that in Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Ireland, Liberia or Sierra Leone.POLITICS: EU Considers Arms Sales to Libya
Libya's unpredictable leader Muammar el-Qaddafi, who voluntarily agreed to abandon plans to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD), might soon be compensated with other forms of lethal equipment, including fighter planes, fast patrol boats, missiles and battle tanks.POLITICS: U.N. Rejects Fast Action on Haiti
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thursday pleaded with the United Nations to immediately deploy a multinational peacekeeping force to resolve the ongoing crisis in Haiti. But the U.N. Security Council, the only body mandated to create such a force, refused to be rushed into a decision.POLITICS: U.N. Rejects Fast Action on Haiti
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thursday pleaded with the United Nations to immediately deploy a multinational peacekeeping force to resolve the ongoing crisis in Haiti.POLITICS: U.N. Demands a Halt to Spying
U.N. premises are inviolable - and any country defying that sanctity is guilty of an illegal act, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said Thursday, responding to assertions that intelligence officers spied on Secretary-General Kofi Annan.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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