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MIDEAST: U.N. Force Looks More European, Less Multinational
The conventional wisdom at the United Nations is that there are six - not five - veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council.POLITICS: “Water Wars” a Myth, Say Experts
The world's future wars will be fought not over oil but water: an ominous prediction made by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the British ministry of defence and even by some officials of the World Bank.POLITICS: “Water Wars” a Myth, Say Experts
The world's future wars will be fought not over oil but water: an ominous prediction made by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the British ministry of defence and even by some officials of the World Bank.ENVIRONMENT-AFRICA: Satellites Chronicle a Depleted Continent
The U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) believes that the growing environmental degradation of Africa is perhaps most starkly reflected in satellite images beamed from the skies.DEVELOPMENT: Fraction of Oil Profits Sought for Poorest Nations
The world's 50 poorest nations - ranging from Cape Verde and Haiti to Nepal and Sierra Leone - are turning to the major oil-producing nations for urgently needed assistance for development.DEVELOPMENT: Fraction of Oil Profits Sought for Poorest Nations
The world's 50 poorest nations - ranging from Cape Verde and Haiti to Nepal and Sierra Leone - are turning to the major oil-producing nations for urgently needed assistance for development.DEVELOPMENT: Dirty Water Deals Cheat the Poor
Expressing concern over the "pervasiveness of corruption" in the management of water, a coalition of six international non-governmental organisations has created a new global anti-corruption watchdog body: the Water Integrity Network (WIN).DEVELOPMENT: Water Crisis Reflects Poor Management
An international conference on water management opened in the Swedish capital Monday with the grim prediction that both rich and poor nations are heading towards a crisis unless positive steps are taken to efficiently conserve one of the world's life-sustaining resources.MIDEAST: U.N. Seeks Muslim-European Peacekeepers for Lebanon
When the United Nations appealed to its 192 member states for troops for its revamped peacekeeping force in Lebanon, it was expecting mostly "well-trained, well-equipped" forces from the Western world.MIDEAST: U.N. Seeks Muslim-European Peacekeepers for Lebanon
When the United Nations appealed to its 192 member states for troops for its revamped peacekeeping force in Lebanon, it was expecting mostly "well-trained, well-equipped" forces from the Western world.MIDEAST: U.N. Seeks Mostly Western Troops for Revamped Force
The United Nations is on a global hunt for troops, military equipment and logistical support to revamp its existing peacekeeping force in Lebanon, which has been mandated to monitor last week's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.MIDEAST: Will Israel Defy the U.N. Again?
A cartoon in a U.S. news magazine many moons ago showed a Palestinian family huddled together in a refugee camp, as U.S.-supplied Israeli fighter jets kept bombarding the makeshift shelters in an orgy of destruction.POLITICS: U.S. Gets as Much as it Gives to the U.N.
The United States, which pays 22 percent of the U.N.'s regular annual budget of 1.8 billion dollars, has arrogantly demanded a dominant voice in management and administration - primarily because it is the biggest single financial contributor to the world body.MIDEAST: Israel’s Military Invincibility Dented by Hezbollah
Israel's phenomenal victories against collective Arab armies in 1967 and later against Egypt in 1973 firmly established the Jewish state's legendary military superiority in the Middle East.MIDEAST: Israel’s Military Invincibility Dented by Hezbollah
Israel's phenomenal victories against collective Arab armies in 1967 and later against Egypt in 1973 firmly established the Jewish state's legendary military superiority in the Middle East.MIDEAST: U.S. to Supply Food with One Hand, Arms with Other
As Israel's bombing of Lebanon continues unabated into its fourth consecutive week, the United States says it stands ready to provide food, medicine and humanitarian assistance to the thousands of internally displaced Lebanese caught in the crossfire.MIDEAST: U.N. Inaction on Lebanon Under Heavy Fire
As the Israelis continue to defy the international community and refuse to agree to a ceasefire in the three-week old bombing of Lebanon, a hamstrung United Nations has come under heavy fire for merely watching the death and destruction from the sidelines.POLITICS: UN Readies for Biggest Ever Poll in Congo
The United Nations is undertaking its biggest single electoral assistance programme in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - involving 30 million ballots, 50,000 polling stations, 300,000 U.N. staffers and about 1,300 international observers - which will culminate in the election of a president and parliament for the first time in over 45 years.POLITICS: Despite Secret Poll, Race for UN Chief Is Wide Open
A "straw poll" conducted in strict secrecy behind closed doors - no stenographers, no Secretariat staff - in the 15-member Security Council has left the race still wide open for a new U.N. secretary-general, who is due to take office next January.MIDEAST: U.N. Shifts Focus from Politics to Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is trying to help resolve the Lebanese crisis on two fronts: political and humanitarian.MIDEAST: U.N. Shifts Focus from Politics to Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is trying to help resolve the Lebanese crisis on two fronts: political and humanitarian.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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