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UN Plans First Afghan Summit In Kabul

guardian.co.uk | Jon Boone in Kabul | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

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The United Nations is planning to host an international summit on the future of Afghanistan for the first time in Kabul as an attempt to bestow credib...

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Sudan's Darfur War Over, Says UN Commander

Reuters | Andrew Heavens | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Darfur region is no longer in a state of war and only has one rebel group capable of mounting limited military campaigns,...

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Somalia Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis In 18 Years

AFP | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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NAIROBI (AFP) - Persistent violence and a prolonged drought have plunged Somalia into its worst humanitarian crisis since civil war erupted two decade...

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Gaza Play By Chris Gunness, UN Official, Draws Ire In Israel

McClatchy | Dion Nissenbaum | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM -- The United Nations has never been especially beloved in Israel, where the international body is often viewed as biased and pro-Palestinia...

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Arabia Felix 102: Yemeni Government Fingers Iran as Arms Supplier to Northern Houthi Rebels

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.

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Iran Lifts Ban, Allows UN Inspectors Access To Nuclear Reactor

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

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VIENNA — Iran has lifted a yearlong ban and allowed U.N. inspectors to visit a nearly completed nuclear reactor as well as granting greater moni...

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The Modern Making of Refugee Politics

Yasmin Zaher | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

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The deeper one delves into the issue, the more Iraqis face injustice and the more peculiar the case of the Danish government appears.

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Afghanistan Restricts Media Ahead Of Election; Press Told Not To Report Attacks

The Associated Press | Fisnik Abrashi | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

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KABUL -- Insurgents struck the Afghan capital two days before national elections, firing rockets or mortars at the presidential palace and unleashing ...

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What Would Be the Result of Quitting AfPak?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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In essence, if we avoided a disproportionate response, we would be doing what I believe we should have done after 9/11. We didn't and look what happened.

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Iraqi Refugees Make American Road Trip

Joseph Freeman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Iraqi students Fouad and Ahmed feel thrilled to traverse the unknown landscape of an enormous country, a place whose people and policies have had such an impact on their unlikely fates.

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UN To 'Name And Shame' Countries That Kill Children In War

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 09.04.2009 | World

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to name and shame countries and insurgents groups engaged in conflicts that...

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Somalia: UN Says It's Time To Return To Mogadishu

Inter Press Service | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (IPS) - Somalia, a perpetually violence-prone country described as one of the world's failed states, may go t...

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Ban Ki-moon: I Am Like An "Invisible Man"

WSJ | JOE LAURIA and STEVE STECKLOW | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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As the Obama administration implements a new U.S. strategy toward the United Nations, it's working with a U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, who is ...

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G-20 or G-192: Fear of the South

The Real News | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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The Real News heads to the UN to find out what exactly is being discussed there to provoke such a response from the West.

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Diminishing Returns for Obama's Summiteering?

William Bradley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Media

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American media, especially cable TV news, is moving more into infotainment mode, stuck on a few areas. Geopolitics has never been its strong suit, and political coverage is mostly focused on food fights.

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World Population Day 2009 -- Time to Finally Make Maternal Health a Priority

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

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World Population Day serves as an urgent reminder that, even amidst a global recession and tight budgets, governments must boost investments in global health -- especially the health of mothers.

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Pope: Greed Has "Wreaked Havoc" On Global Economy

BBC | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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The Pope has called for reform of the United Nations and financial bodies, giving them the "real teeth" needed to tackle economic and social injustice...

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Nestle Gets It Right

Dan Silverstein | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

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Nestle has taken specific and measurable steps to achieve sustainable, shared value.

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The Italian Job: What the 2009 G8 Summit Must Deliver on Health and Aid for Africa

World Vision | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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While non-G8 donors are responsible for a quarter of the total African aid increase since 2005, and are delivering on their side of the deal, aid from the G8 countries has actually fallen.

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Stimulate This!

Christiana Wyly | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Without coordinated efforts by developed nations to help the world's poorest nations, 100 million people may fall into extreme poverty each year for the foreseeable future.

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UN Human Rights Chief Criticizes Obama Administration Over Detainee Treatment

The Washington Post | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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The U.N.'s top human rights advocate, Navanethem Pillay, on Wednesday appealed to the Obama administration to release Guantanamo Bay inmates or try th...

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Obama Administration Seeks To Join U.N. Rights Of The Child Convention

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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UNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration is reviving efforts to have the United States sign onto a global children's rights treaty ratified by ...

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Demonstrating for Freedom

David Vines | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

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As mass protesting and violence continue to rage through the streets of Tehran, Iranian-Americans and sympathizers gathered at the U.N. Saturday to demonstrate on behalf of Iranian freedom.

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The Basij Will Face Retribution: Exiled by the regime, Ayatollah Mohsen Kadivar Gives His Own Sermon

Parvez Sharma | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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Kadivar is one of Iran's most respected clerics. His words are powerful because he is able to counter the religious arguments of the Ayatollah with his own sound religious and theological logic.

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