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Michael D'Antonio: Confronting the Vatican on the Rights of Children

2013-06-18T16:22:45Z

In pursuing the truth about the Vatican's response to child abuse committed by priests, the United Nations has the opportunity to hold the Holy See accountable to the standards accepted by all the signatories.

Read more: Abuse Crisis, Catholic Church, Rights of Children, Holy See, Sexual Abuse, United Nations, Holy See United Nations, Religion News

Jeffrey Laurenti: Iranians' Vote Can Open Closed Channels

2013-06-17T12:28:38Z

Fresh from such a stunning upset, Rowhani will need quickly to show Iranians some results, in particular on the economic front. Rowhani now needs to persuade supreme leader Khamenei to give him the running room to try a new approach.

Read more: Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Hassan Rowhani, Iran Election, Barack Obama, United Nations, World News

Davide Mastracci: U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria

2013-06-17T09:02:20Z

With what we know (and of course, from American actions in the past), it seems that the American government is OK with supporting terrorists. How much of a stretch is it to believe they may support groups who use chemical weapons?

Read more: Middle East, United Nations, 9/11, Jabhat Al-Nusra, Hezbollah, Bashar Assad, Iraq, Syria Chemical Weapons, Syria, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Politics News

Michael Shank: Iran's Election Win Warrants U.S. Sanctions Rethink

2013-06-17T10:17:41Z

As the elections signified, it is the Iranian people who will ultimately shape the destiny of Iran. And it is the Iranian people who have borne the brunt of sanctions, and it is these human impacts that must always be at the forefront of U.S. sanctions policy considerations.

Read more: Sanctions, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hassan Rouhani, Barack Obama, Michael Shank, Fcnl, Iran Sanctions, Kate Gould, Iran, UN Security Council, Atlantic Council, Nuclear Disarmament, Wilson Center, Humanitarian, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Iran Project, Nuclear Weapons, State Department, Iran President, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Treasury Department, Senator Bob Corker, Europe, International Crisis Group, Iran Election, Iran Elections, Obama Iran Sanctions, Politics News

Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!

2013-06-14T23:24:03Z

NASA: The Arctic Methane Bomb Fuse Is Burning, reports Alan Buis at NASA (Natl Atmospheric & Space Admin). Field data show permafrost, vast frozen pol...

Read more: Wind Power, White House, India, Congress, Australia, Fracking, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Tibet, Business, Green Energy, Coal, Canada, Colorado, Germany, Greenhouse Gases, Africa, Business News, Global Warming, Solar Power, Natural Gas, Voting, Energy, California, Heat Waves, Carbon Emissions, Pakistan, England, Crops, Weather, New York, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, South Korea, Sustainability, Florida, Hawaii, Japan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, China, Nasa, Economy, President Obama, United Nations, Renewable Energy, Pollution, Drought, Insurance, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change Solutions, Gop, Climate Change, Tea Party, Oregon, Britain, Science, New York City, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Corporations, Water, Oil, Environment, Extreme Weather, Green News

Marwan Bishara: Syria Betrayed

2013-06-14T11:48:21Z

When it comes to Syria, Iraq and Palestine, the international community has proven to be neither international nor a community.

Read more: Human Rights, Revolution, United Nations, United States, Assad Regime, Assad, Un, Syria, Syria Regime, World News

Michael Shank: What Trans-Pacific and U.S.-EU Trade Partnerships Must Tackle: Jobs

2013-06-13T19:36:13Z

The United States is one of the advanced countries in which the gap between the highest and the lowest wages is largest. While we've heard this before, the gap is getting worse.

Read more: Global Wage Report, Just Jobs Index, Poverty, Australia, Michael Shank, Wages, Netherlands, Jobs, Sabina Dewan, Iceland, Center for American Progress, Denmark, Gross Domestic Product, Norway, Egypt, International Labor Organization, United Nations, Cair, Foxconn, Income Inequality, China, Helathcare, Pensions, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Economic Mobility, Unemployment, Ban Ki-Moon, Worker's Rights, Tpp, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, European Union, United States, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Fcnl, World News

Evaggelos Vallianatos: The Islamic Menace of Turkey

2013-06-13T17:41:45Z

The current protests in Turkey may have a beneficial effect in diminishing the Islamic fervor of the Turkish government. But judging Turkey just on its recent history, the expectations for a more civilized Turkey may be premature.

Read more: Christianity, Islam, Turkey, United States, Cyprus, Greek Genocide, Armenian Genocide, Nato, United Nations, World News

Nils Daulaire: Bringing LGBT Health Care to the World Health Organization

2013-06-13T14:48:07Z

Around the world lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals face worse health outcomes than the general population. But because there is relatively little health research on this population globally, the true scope of the global burden is difficult to calculate.

Read more: Lgbt, World Health Organization, Health, United Nations, LGBT Health, Gay Voices News

Gabriel Schivone: Guatemala to Arizona: Tracing the Paths of Mayan History

2013-06-13T12:24:03Z

At the root of the recent high-profile Guatemalan genocide trial and Arizona's federally protected ban on ethnic studies are stories of Mayan resilience in the face of ongoing destruction from all sides.

Read more: Mexican American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Hb 2281, Guatemala, Arizona, Sb 1070, Indigenous People, United Nations, Latino Voices News

Tiina Intelmann: Gender Justice and the International Criminal Court

2013-06-13T09:57:21Z

Gender crimes have historically been a feature of armed conflicts but it is perhaps difficult to imagine that they are still an enduring part of conflicts well into the twenty-first century. The facts, however, are gruesome.

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Grim New Death Toll In Syria

2013-06-13T05:03:34Z

BEIRUT — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil...

Read more: Video, Syria Civil War, Syria Death Toll, United Nations, Navi Pillay, Ap, Syria, Syria Conflict, World News

Tom Zeller Jr.: Global Climate Negotiations Break Down in Bonn

2013-06-12T13:25:18Z

Virtually no one should be surprised to learn that climate talks currently underway in Bonn, Germany -- the latest venue for the decades-old and largely fruitless pursuit of international agreement on global warming action -- are descending into chaos.

Read more: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Emissions, Climate Talks, United Nations, Global Warming, Climate Change, Global Climate Negotiations, Green News

Lia Petridis Maiello: International Cyber Security at the UN: Between Doom and Hesitant Optimism

2013-06-11T19:50:07Z

Clearly, establishing a worldwide regulatory framework for Internet security will require staying power, juridical skill and a strong belief in the need to protect both the integrity of vital Internet resources and the lives of those threatened by cyber insecurity.

Read more: Cyber Attack, Cyber Security, Cyber Crime, German Ambassador Peter Wittig, Cherian Samuel, Sandro Gaycken, United Nations, Cyber Warfare, International Law, China, James Lewis, German Ambassy to the United Nations, Google, World News

G(irls)20: Want To Change The World? Let Girls Lead

2013-06-11T14:50:19Z

When it comes to addressing the needs and rights of adolescent girls worldwide, there is no better advocate than girls themselves.

Read more: Russia, Women, Leadership, G(irls)20 Summit, girls20summit, Violence Against Women, World, Economics, Empowerment, International Development, United Nations, United Nations Foundation, United States, Global Motherhood, Policy, Girls and Women, Girls, U.S. Government, Education, Progress, Malala Yousafzai, Un, International Relations, Impact News

MJ Rosenberg: Samantha Power Reversal: Another Lobby Win

2013-06-11T14:31:55Z

Power wanted more in an Obama second term and that required inoculating herself against charges that were made against her in 2008. And so she made the rounds -- visiting neocons, Jewish organizations, and Israeli officials -- and assuring potential adversaries that she was sorry.

Read more: Israel, Samantha Power, Israel Lobby, President Obama, United Nations, Samantha Power Obama, Samantha Power Barack Obama, World News

UN: We Will Halt Spread Of AIDS By 2015

2013-06-11T12:38:38Z

UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the overall U.N. goal of halting and reversing the spread of AIDS will be met by the target date ...

Read more: Aids, AIDS Advocacy, UN Aids, AIDS UN, Ban Ki-Moon Un, Ban Ki-Moon, Impact News

LOOK: #ThisAbility Social Media Campaign Is Beyond Inspiring

2013-06-10T17:03:38Z

A new social media campaign is using uplifting stories to raise awareness for grim facts.

UNICEF recently launched its annual the State of the Wor...

Read more: Disabled, Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, United Nations, State-of-the-Worlds-Children-Report, Impactx, Unicef, Disabled Children, Impact News

Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Mothers Out Front, Baby Birds Imperiled, and More!

2013-06-10T15:18:41Z

Global Price of Climate Change Going Up was the message delivered to an international global disaster conference recently, reports Paul Cox at Aljazee...

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Natalia Brzezinski: Fighting for Human Dignity and Women's Equality: Interview with Margot Wallstrom

2013-06-10T12:48:56Z

Women have to be involved in peace processes as negotiators, mediators and signatories of peace agreements. They have to be represented in political life.

Read more: Gender Equality, Sweden, Rape, Natalia Brzezinski, United Nations, Gender Rights, Lund University, Ban Ki-Moon, Work-Life Balance, Peace, Margot Wallstrom, Madeleine Albright, Women News

Rick Leach: 1,000 Days to Change the World

2013-06-07T14:18:37Z

In the life of a child, nutrition during the first 1,000 days -- from a mother's pregnancy to the child's second birthday -- can mean the difference between a promising future or one plagued by poor health and stunted growth.

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Kathleen Rogers: Fixing the Green Economy Gender Gap

2013-06-07T10:50:20Z

With more than a century of industrial development at our backs, the moral imperative to change how we treat natural resources and human capital while reducing and eliminating dirty fossil fuels is urgent.

Read more: Leadership, Women, Fortune 500, Economy, United Nations, European Union, Glass Ceiling, Clean Energy, United States, Green Energy, Recession, Gender, Government, Gender Equality, Environment, Business News, Sustainability, Green Economy, Academia, Silicon Valley, Women News

Amol Mehra: Preventable Tragedies: Companies Need to Ensure That Human Rights, Including Labor Rights, Are Protected

2013-06-05T11:51:39Z

One of the foundational principles of the UN's Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. Unfortunately, practice suggests otherwise.

Read more: Labor, Bangladesh Factory Fire, Human Rights, Bangladesh, United Nations, Corporate Social Responsibility, Unions, Labor Unions, Bangladesh Factory Collapse, World News

Joe Cirincione: Susan Rice on Nuclear Weapons

2013-06-05T10:44:48Z

Susan Rice does not speak very often on nuclear policy, but behind the scenes she played a major role in shaping Barack Obama's nuclear weapons positions in the 2008 campaign.

Read more: Henry Kissinger, President Barack Obama, United Nations, Nuclear Missiles, Sam Nunn, Iran, Bill Perry, Madeleine Albright, George Shultz, Susan Rice, John Kerry Secretary of State, Nuclear Weapons, Sandy Berger, Ivo Daalder, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, North Korea, National Security, Susan Rice Obama, Susan Rice National Security Adviser, Politics News

Michael Rosenblum: Who Needs Journalism?

2013-06-04T12:01:05Z

There used to be a time when politicians (and others) had no choice but to go to 'the press.' But increasingly, they are starting to realize that they don't need the press. In fact, it is the press that needs them. But now they are in control.

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