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Iran Censured At UN Nuclear Meeting

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

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VIENNA — The board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday, with 25 nations backing a resolution that demands Tehran immediately fr...

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Expanding Opportunity And Hope For Children In America

Nahal Zamani | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corporal Punishment, Aclu, Life-Without-Parole, Education, Un, Children, Politics News

Friday, November 20, marked the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive treaty on children's rights.

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A Peaceful Revolution: U.S. Should Ratify the U.N.'s Convention on the Rights of the Child

Bruce Lesley | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

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the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely recognized of any international agreement in existence. Sadly, the US is one of just two nations that haven't ratified it, joining only Somalia.

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Hamid Karzai Sworn In For Second 5-Year Term As Afghan President

AP | KATHY GANNON and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Kabul, Obama, Taliban, Us, Hamid Karzai, Afghan Election, Mcchrystal, Troop Decision, Nato, White House, Barack Obama, Troop Level, Un, Hillary Clinton, World News

KABUL — For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes – sober pledges to get tough on cor...

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Iran Rejects UN-Proposed Nuclear Deal

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again re...

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Climate Change Hits Women Harder, So Where Are the Feminist Voices?

Anushay Hossain | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Climate Change, Women, Women's Rights, Unfpa, Poverty, United Nations, South Asia, Global Poverty, Bangladesh, Un, Feminism, Green News

It's the world's poor who will feel the impact of this change the hardest. And who exactly are the poor? Women, who make up approximately 65% of the world's poorest populations.

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SLIDESHOW: Art For A Better World: Five Exhibits That Inspire Change

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: South Africa, Art, Social Change, Emma Thompson, Venice Arts, Chicago, Slideshow, Un, Exhibitions, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, New York, Livestrong, Human Trafficking, Veterans, Impact News

Have trouble understanding modern art? Impact sought out some special exhibits that seek to make a change in the world, be it through raising awarenes...

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Even the Taliban Supports Local Radio

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Internews, Afghanistan, Climate Change, Moscow, Diplomacy, Un, Ukraine, Public Diplomacy, Copenhagen, Soviet Union, Impact News

Today, most of the world lives in information poverty. But with the rapid rise of cell phone technology and information equity, the world will transform.

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Obama Talks About the Rights of Children

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.17.2009 | Impact

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Of the 193 countries who have signed the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, only two countries in the world, the United States and Somalia, have refused to ratify it.

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UN: Once-Secret Iran Nuclear Facility To Start In 2011

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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VIENNA — Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place ...

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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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Palestinians To Appeal To UN For State, As Peace Talks Stall

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appear...

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Copenhagen Goals Scaled Back: World Leaders Put Off Climate Change Treaty

TIME | Bryan Walsh Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

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Confirming doubts that had been growing for months, the world leaders in attendance at APEC -- along with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen -...

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UN: Illegal Music Sharers Should Not Be Jailed

Reuters | Posted 11.13.2009 | Technology

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The heavy punishment of illegal file sharers on the web will be counter-productive in the global fight against Internet piracy and copyright infringem...

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UN: 200 Million Kids Have Stunted Growth

AP | ARIEL DAVID and MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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ROME — Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published ...

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An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

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North Korea And South Korea Navy Boats Exchange Fire

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's troops went on high alert Wednesday for possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was n...

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CBS News: Obama Has Decided To Send Almost 40,000 Troops To Afghanistan

CBS News | Font Size Print E | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more tro...

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Women Farmers in the Developing World

Dan Silverstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of agricultural workers are women. According to the World Bank,They raise 90% of the food, but receive only 10% of credit extended for agricultural loans.

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El Salvador Floods: 91 Dead After Mudslides, Flooding

AP | DIEGO MENDEZ | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town Sunday, swallowing up homes ...

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McClatchy: Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

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President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it unti...

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Kabul: Video Shows Inside Burnt-Out UN Hostel

Times Online | Jerome Starkey | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Un Hostel, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Kabul-Afghanistan, U.N., Kabul, u.n. Hostel Attack, Us Troops Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News

The charred remains of the UN's Bakhtar guesthouse bear testimony to the gruesome events that unfolded here last week. ...

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5 British Troops Killed By Afghan Cop, Says UK Military

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

KABUL — The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and po...

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Taliban Claims That Canceled Afghan Election Proves Its Success

AP | ROBERT H. REID and KATHY GANNON | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Kabul, White House, Obama, Taliban, Afghan Election, Insurgency, Runoff, Un, Counterinsurgency, World News