Tag: united nations
group name: politicsjustice
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November 04, 2009 09:44 AM EST --
By Bouthaina Shaaban
When you read a news story saying that “the United Nations called on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes and put an end to the policy of forced evictions in East . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:50 AM EST --
The Bush administration's plans to reappoint John Bolton as its top diplomat at the United Nations may run into legal snags, warn lawyers who specialize in U.S. constitutional law.
"It would . . .
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December 28, 2008 10:53 PM EST --
As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Uyghurs in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China) . . .
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October 07, 2006 04:15 PM EDT --
Global civil society organizations are pressing the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly to recognize indigenous peoples' rights to their land and resources.
''This is an opportunity that must . . .
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May 29, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
I found another great video which helps clarify the global government agenda so we can recognise why so many drastic changes to our constitution have taken place. It also explains the . . .
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March 12, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., Mar. 12, 2008
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (OneWorld) - The United States government is facing new international scrutiny for . . .
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April 17, 2008 04:22 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, Apr 15 (OneWorld) - A new coalition of U.S.-based rights groups says it plans to spend over $1 billion on projects to help women fight poverty in many parts of the world.
"This . . .
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November 30, 2009 05:42 PM EST --
As President Barack Obama sets his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan into motion, another problem in that country is going largely ignored. The United Nations reported today that rape in Afghanistan . . .
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December 04, 2006 03:28 PM EST --
Independent humanitarian groups that work closely with the United Nations welcomed the world body's decision to call a high-level meeting next week to address the issue of sexual abuse against children . . .
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July 06, 2007 05:31 PM EDT --
The growth of cities will be the single largest influence on human society in the 21st century, according to a new United Nations report, which argues that urbanization can be a much more powerful force . . .
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May 22, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Tue., May. 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe . . .
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June 10, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Tue., Jun. 10, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9 (OneWorld) - A prominent international rights watchdog has reacted sharply to the U.S. government's decision . . .
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June 25, 2009 09:16 AM EDT --
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the World Drug Report 2009 on June 24 2009.
The report shows that "global markets for cocaine, opiates, and cannabis are steady or in decline, while . . .
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April 17, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
is it time for the United Nations to have more than 5 veto wielding permanent secutrity council members?
How many members more should be entrusted with the power of veto?
How should such a status be . . .
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June 06, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
UN peacekeepers arresting . . .
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June 09, 2007 06:55 PM EDT --
A prominent United Nations representative this week joined ranks with thousands of activists gathered in Germany to protest the economic and political dominance enjoyed by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized . . .
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December 06, 2006 03:05 PM EST --
Continued pressure from the nation's leading civil society organizations and consistent Senate opposition forced President George W. Bush to back down from his decision to reappoint John Bolton as . . .
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February 26, 2009 09:08 AM EST --
According to a Global Report on Trafficking in Persons published by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime and based on data from 155 countries around the world collected in 2007 and 2008, 70% . . .
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October 18, 2006 08:13 PM EDT --
The United Nations General Assembly remains in a stalemate after several rounds of voting to try to pick a nation to fill a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council ("U.S. and Venezuela Battle . . .
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December 10, 2006 09:51 PM EST --
In a controversial acceptance speech, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Muhammed Yumus voiced his concern over globalization and its impact on eradicating poverty (“Nobel Winner Warns of Dangers of Globalization”). . . .
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