United Nations

The United Nations, or UN, includes most or all of the world's countries as member states, and has several purposes. Among them is accomplishing the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and fostering discussions between nations to bring about world peace. It was founded in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II.

Some critics argue that the United Nations compromises the sovereignty of independent nations by its direct role in influencing international peacekeeping efforts, which is largely the responsibility of the United Nations Security Council.

Others argue that before the invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell presented a false arguments to the United Nations Security Council, based on the claim that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction, a claim that would later be discredited.

Whether the United Nations is too quick to act, or too slow to act, it is a large force for change around the world, and will continue to attract controversy while it works toward accomplishing its goals.

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• Guinea junta should be ‘held to account’ for massacre: US (AFP)

  
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  AFP – The United States said Tuesday that the military junta in power in Guinea should be “held… View original here: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Guinea junta should be ‘held to account’ for massacre: US (AFP)
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• Peeking Behind the Fears of the Burqa

  
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  Close on the tail of Switzerland’s minaret ban , a recent poll in the UK shows that people there would be open to a similar minaret ban as well.  In a related stream, France is reconsidering its proposal to ban the burqa completely, instead looking to prevent its use in public areas . As with most political ...
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• Does Obama compromise too much?

  
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  The Copenhagen climate talks ended in discord, Hamid Dabashi says Hamid Dabashi Special to CNN When the United States, China, Brazil, India and South Africa struck an agreement in the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen, many other countries were unhappy with the outcome. Roberta Alenius, a ...
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• Lebanon: Government Misses UN Deadline on Torture Prevention

  
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  (Beirut) - Lebanon has missed a December 22, 2009, deadline for setting up a national institution to prevent torture, a group of Lebanese and international human rights organizations said today. The government should move quickly to consider a proposal commissioned by the Justice Ministry that would address the issue, ...
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• Office Of The National Security Advisor

  
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• URGENT/FINAL NOTIFICATION (CALL THE FOLLOWING PERSONS)

  
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  From: “SIR FRANK” Reply-To: Subject: URGENT/FINAL NOTIFICATION (CALL THE FOLLOWING PERSONS) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:03:05 -0800 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION LONDON UNITED KINGDOM UNITED NATION PAYMENT APPROVAL OFFICE Special Duties/Logistics Department FOREIGN ...
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• Pak govt gives UN commission probing BB murder three-month extension

  
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  Islamabad, Dec. 23 (ANI): The Pakistan government has given its nod for a three-month extension in the mandate of the United Nations Commission probing former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.However, a formal announcement about the extension will be made by the UN secretary general’s office later ...
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• Serbia Applies for European Union Membership

  
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  This afternoon, Serbia submitted a formal application for membership of the European Union (EU). Serbian President Boris Tadi? handed his country’s application for EU membership to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm. “I welcome this historic step for Serbia. It reflects the Serbian ...
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• SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT

  
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  From: “Lt General Pater Olu” Reply-To: Subject: SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY PAYMENT Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:11:02 -0800 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx THE PRESIDENCY Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja Direct Security Line ?802-391-5458 Email ...
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• Op-Ed Columnist: The Copenhagen That Matters

  
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• James Delingpole on the Alex Jones Show

  
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• NRA News: UN Doomsday Treaty With Ginny Simone

  
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  Hat Tip: America, You Asked For It! Its time to wake up and see what the United Nations and gun ban groups are trying to do to subvert the US Constitution. A must see for anyone who values his/her 2nd Amendment rights!
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• COP15 and the Copenhagen Accord – A Flawed Process, A Flawed Outcome

  
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• A Time For Pragmatism

  
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  @UNFCCC #COP15 #FAIL. You could have tweeted it before any arriving delegates strolled from their jets to their waiting limos. All that sign waving (and wow was there a lot of it!) inspired millions waving their own banners at home, but the windowless plenary wasn’t paying attention. A significant number of ...
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• Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal?

  
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  BBC News – Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal? Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal? Climate sculpture in Copenhagen (Image: AFP) The summit failed to deliver a way to halt dangerous climate change About 45,000 travelled to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen – the vast majority ...
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• NYT > World: Chinese and British Officials Tangle in Testy Exchange Over Climate Pact

  
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  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Chinese officials, stung by criticism in the West that China had sabotaged climate talks, said wealthy nations were intentionally sowing discord among developing countries.
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• I Am So Angry With President Bush

  
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  Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said in a televised press conference that Obama lied during the United Nations summit in Copenhagen and is making a habit of it after less than a year in office. “He lies all the time, deceives with demagogic words, with profound cynicism,” Rodriguez told reporters. “In ...
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• “Earth to Ban Ki-moon” or how a deal was sealed in Copenhagen

  
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  Sweden complained that the recent Copenhagen climate change summit was a “disaster.” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown described it as “at best flawed and at worst chaotic.” Sudan’s U.N. ambassador, Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem, dubbed the outcome confirmation of a “climate apartheid.” For South Africa ...
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• E.U. Blames Others for ‘Great Failure’ on Climate

  
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  European Union leaders on Tuesday sought to deflect criticism that they had fumbled their strategy at the Copenhagen climate summit meeting.
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• Drudge Watch: Strange Bedfellows Edition

  
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  Oh hey look, the Drudge Report’s front page is trumpeting the news that Cuba’s foreign minister had some harsh words for President Obama over the Copenhagen climate conference. “ Cuban official says Obama lied in Copenhagen... Imperial, arrogant... ” This is weird on a couple of levels. First, Drudge ...
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