added 2007 Thu Jun 14 9:41:58 by STONERS
The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were "vitally necessary."
The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were "vitally necessary."
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 6:39:55 by Aidenag
More than four years after the fall of Baghdad, the U.N. is spending millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money to continue the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. But the inspectors' primary mission has become irrelevant since the U.S.discovered that Iraq had destroyed its most lethal weapons after the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
More than four years after the fall of Baghdad, the U.N. is spending millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money to continue the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. But the inspectors' primary mission has become irrelevant since the U.S.discovered that Iraq had destroyed its most lethal weapons after the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 13:13:19 by Aidenag
The United Nations rebuked Iraq's government on Wednesday for refusing to disclose politically sensitive civilian casualty figures in what it described as a "rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis."
The United Nations rebuked Iraq's government on Wednesday for refusing to disclose politically sensitive civilian casualty figures in what it described as a "rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis."
added 2007 Tue Apr 24 19:33:00 by SageXparadox
Pressure has been mounting on Sudan to allow the United Nations peacekeepers into the troubled Darfur region. The latest is US President George Bush, who has threatened tougher sanctions against Khartoum.
Pressure has been mounting on Sudan to allow the United Nations peacekeepers into the troubled Darfur region. The latest is US President George Bush, who has threatened tougher sanctions against Khartoum.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 8:40:10 by gatitabonitasen
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. "U.N. member states, and particularly its largest contributors, want to know if
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. "U.N. member states, and particularly its largest contributors, want to know if
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 18:57:32 by jovial
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, 53, discusses efforts to resolve the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, his country's right to resist and its offer to help bring peace to Iraq.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, 53, discusses efforts to resolve the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, his country's right to resist and its offer to help bring peace to Iraq.
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 17:05:00 by SusanParrish
Women in Darfur continue to be subjected to rape by all sides in the brutal conflict in western Sudanese region, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday - International Women's Day.
Women in Darfur continue to be subjected to rape by all sides in the brutal conflict in western Sudanese region, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday - International Women's Day.
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 12:22:50 by Aidenag
The United States said on Tuesday it would not seek a seat on the new U.N. Human Rights Council, saying it was not a "credible body," a decision that immediately drew harsh criticism from a veteran Congressman.
The United States said on Tuesday it would not seek a seat on the new U.N. Human Rights Council, saying it was not a "credible body," a decision that immediately drew harsh criticism from a veteran Congressman.
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 18:59:18 by Aidenag
To head off the worst of climate change, governments must pour tens of billions of dollars more than they are into clean-energy research and enforce sharp rollbacks in fossil-fuel emissions, an expert scientific panel reported to the United Nations on Tuesday.
To head off the worst of climate change, governments must pour tens of billions of dollars more than they are into clean-energy research and enforce sharp rollbacks in fossil-fuel emissions, an expert scientific panel reported to the United Nations on Tuesday.
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added 2007 Sat Jan 27 2:48:00 by okitech
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran rejecting it as an attempt by the United States and Israel to exploit the atrocity for their political interests.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday condemning the denial of the Holocaust, with only Iran rejecting it as an attempt by the United States and Israel to exploit the atrocity for their political interests.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 16:44:55 by moemebe
Kazakh border guards arrested a man trying to smuggle 500 parrots in his car from neighbouring Uzbekistan, media reported on Tuesday.
Kazakh border guards arrested a man trying to smuggle 500 parrots in his car from neighbouring Uzbekistan, media reported on Tuesday.
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 18:38:20 by Aidenag
A U.N. panel on climate change is set to give its strongest warning yet that human use of fossil fuels is stoking global warming, informed sources said on Friday. A draft of the report by 2,500 scientists says it is "very likely" that human activities are the main cause of warming in the past 50 years.
A U.N. panel on climate change is set to give its strongest warning yet that human use of fossil fuels is stoking global warming, informed sources said on Friday. A draft of the report by 2,500 scientists says it is "very likely" that human activities are the main cause of warming in the past 50 years.
added 2007 Tue Jan 16 13:11:56 by Aidenag
More than 34,000 civilians were killed in violence in Iraq during 2006, a UN human rights official has said. The figure is nearly three times higher than calculations previously made on the basis of Iraqi interior ministry statistics for 2006.
More than 34,000 civilians were killed in violence in Iraq during 2006, a UN human rights official has said. The figure is nearly three times higher than calculations previously made on the basis of Iraqi interior ministry statistics for 2006.
