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NGOs Disappointed With Final Round of Climate Negotiations
Civil society groups have expressed disappointment over the outcome of the final round of U.N. climate change negotiations in Bonn -- 38 days ahead of the upcoming summit in Paris.
U.N. Rights Commissioner Blasts Harsh Treatment of Refugees
As the flow of migrants continues to rise – from war-ravaged countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa to Europe – so do the horror stories of the harsh treatment meted out to these refugees.
Water Remains Largely Marginalized in Climate Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last week turned the spotlight on the “record number” of extreme weather-related events the world is witnessing these days.
A Younger Generation Cannot March on an Empty Stomach
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insists there is a special role for the world’s younger generation in the U.N.’s post-2015 development agenda.
Women Seek Permanent Seat at Peace Negotiations
When the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) adopted a landmark resolution on women, peace and security 15 years ago, that resolution was best known by its numerals: 1325.
Nobel Prize for Economics Reflects Issues on U.N. Development Agenda
When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics to Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University, the accolade had a significant relevance to the United Nations.
U.N. Staffers Protest Proposed Pay Cuts For Some, Increases for Others
The United Nations, which is battling a negative fallout from a corruption scandal tainting the office of a former President of the General Assembly, is facing criticisms on another front: a proposed compensation package that calls for a reduction in the salaries of staffers, mostly at bottom and mid-levels and not senior hierarchy.
U.N. Upholds Human Rights, World Bank Dismisses Them
The United Nations has always remained one of the most vociferous and passionate advocates of human rights – exemplified in the creation in 2006 of a 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva to uphold its mandate.
U.N. Launches Probe Amidst Charges of Bribery and Corruption
After initial hesitation, the United Nations has decided to probe allegations of bribery and corruption extending to the office of a past President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the highest policy-making body in the 70-year old Organisation.Rise in Large Scale Refugees Triggers New International Population Order
As the unprecedented flow of hundreds and thousands of migrants and refugees continues from war-ravaged countries to Europe, a new study warns that large-scale migration from poorer to rich nations will be a permanent feature of the global economy for decades.
Women’s Alliance Plans to Counter Violent Extremism
When the Security Council recently hosted a meeting of world leaders to discuss the growing threats from violent extremism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that any success in battling intolerance will be predicated on a “unified response.”
U.N. Continues Condemnation of Civilian Casualties in Yemen
The Saudi coalition, which continues its air strikes against rebels in strife-torn Yemen, is fast gaining notoriety as “the gang that couldn’t shoot straight” – largely because of its misses than its hits.
U.S. 100th Member State to Join Nuke Terrorism Treaty
A 1997 movie titled “The Peacemaker” –partly shot outside the United Nations – dramatised the story of a Yugoslav terrorist who acquires a backpack-sized nuclear weapon, gone missing after a train wreck in rural Russia, and brings it to New York to detonate it outside U.N. headquarters.
Africa Must Depend Less on Development Aid, Says New Study
As the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their targeted date by the end of December, one of the lingering questions has long remained unanswered – at least, until now.
‘Why is it Easier to Find Money to Destroy People than Protect Them?’ Asks U.N. Chief
Speaking at the opening session of the high-level debate of the U.N. General Assembly Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a politically troubled world is suffering from a lack of empathy.
U.N.’s New Development Goals Need Funds, Political Commitment for Success
The U.N.’s much-ballyhooed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unanimously adopted by over 150 world leaders at a three-day summit meeting, which concluded Sep. 27, has been touted as the biggest single contribution to humanity since the invention of sliced bread.
Pope’s Outspoken Views Rattle U.S. Conservatives but Not U.N.
Pope Francis’ outspoken views on some of the politically-charged hot button issues – including refugees, migration, human rights, climate change, Iran’s nuclear deal, U.S.-Cuban relations and the global arms trade – have touched a raw nerve in the United States.Battle Against Global Poverty Moves to NYC’s Central Park
On Saturday, the battle to end global poverty shifted from the hallowed chambers of the United Nations to the Great Lawn in New York City’s Central Park --as thousands gathered for the annual Global Citizenship Festival.
U.S., Russian Arms Supplies to Iraq, Syria a Blessing to Rebel Groups
The United States and Russia are escalating arms sales to two of their major allies in the Middle East – Iraq and Syria – despite fears that some of these weapons may ultimately wind up, ironically, in the hands of armed rebel groups battling government forces.U.N. Manipulated by Transnational Corporations, New Study Charges
The United Nations, which is commemorating its 70th anniversary next week punctuated by a summit meeting of world leaders, is facing charges of being politically manipulated by big business and transnational corporations (TNCs) – some openly violating labour rights and environmental standards the world body so vociferously advocates.
Pope? Yes, Dalai Lama? No
When the United States established diplomatic relations with the Holy See back in January 1984, a televangelist asked rather sarcastically: when will Mecca send its own ambassador to Washington DC?« Previous Page — Next Page »
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