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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• United Nations Survey

  
  Mulled Vine — Authority: 126
  Last month a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN. The question: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a huge failure because of the following: In Eastern Europe they didn’t know what “honest” meant. In Western ...
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• From The US Treasury Department (Attention: Beneficiary)

  
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  From: “US Treasury Department” Reply-To: Subject: From The US Treasury Department (Attention: Beneficiary) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:37:24 -0800 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220. Ref: IF-FDS-VOL 711-2009 Dated: 11-13-2009 ...
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• UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

  
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  From: “Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius” Reply-To: Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:18:17 +0100 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES   Internal Audit, Monitoring, Consulting And ...
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• Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils (AP)

  
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  AP – Sri Lanka will release 136,000 ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees Dec. 1, allowing the civilians to leave squalid and overcrowded government camps after a half-year detainment, a top official said Saturday. Excerpt from:  (AP)"> (AP)">Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils ...
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• 2010 State of the World’s Children Report Launched in Lesotho

  
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  The 2010 report on the State of the World’s Children was officially launched in Maseru on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Lesao Lehohla performed the official launch in the ...
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• {Spam?} Grant Award 2009

  
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  From: United Nations Foundation Reply-To: unfoundation77@gmail.com Subject: {Spam?} Grant Award 2009 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:55:12 +0100 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx United Nations Foundation Palais des Nations, 211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. Dear Sir/Madam, GRANT AWARD – 2009. This is to notify you that you have been ...
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• India urges West to give up beef to slow down global warming

  
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  London, Nov 21 (ANI): India has urged Western countries to stop eating beef in order to cut greenhouse emissions.According to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 18 per cent of the Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to livestock.Environment minister Jairam Ramesh insists giving up ...
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• Uganda Drafts UN Resolution for Sanctions on Eritrea

  
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  Finally, someone is doing something about Eritrea’s support of terrorism. Uganda has written a draft United Nations resolution calling for sanctions on the country for financing and arming the al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia. If passed, arms sales to Eritrea would be outlawed, the assets of members ...
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• Crush Global Warming: Declare Your Independence From Fossil Fuels

  
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  Music videos don’t typically address climate change, nor do the musicians usually give you a shout-out in the video, but the Alliance for Climate Education (A.C.E.) is giving you the chance to declare your independence from fossil fuels by creating your own personalized Crush Global Warming video.  The clever ...
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• Binding Anti-Blasphemy Advances with Veiled Threats of Terrorism

  
  Bloc Raisonneur — Authority: 126
  Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006 (Photo: Jacob Lundberg ) An internationally enforceable anti-blasphemy law is on the march, and according to the chair of one UN subcommittee, resistance to such a backward and oppressive treaty will result in increased terrorism. Frank Jordans of ...
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• Your Unpaid Sum of $US5,000,000.00

  
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  From: “Mr. Edward Godspeed” Reply-To: Subject: Your Unpaid Sum of $US5,000,000.00 Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:59:18 +0100 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dear, How are you today? This email was not sent to you by error please get back to me immediately. On the debt liquidation file of the United Nations, I saw your ...
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• In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since Election

  
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  A measure, which is almost certain to pass in the General Assembly, denounces a rise in violence, torture and limits to free speech.
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• The Ten Essential Renewable Energy Stories This Week

  
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  news.JPG Welcome to the end of the work week.  Congratulations, you have successfully navigated through the sticky web of work, yet again.  And, as a reward EnergyBoom has compiled all the best renewable energy and technology stories into one place, so you can ease on into relaxation mode much ...
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• UN human rights committee votes to censure Iran

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 463
  A United Nations committee has approved a Canadian-led resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of its disputed presidential elections.
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• Quote of the Month: Dennis Kucinich

  
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  Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made the following statement on the House Floor about H. Res 867, which condemns the ‘Goldstone Report’ or the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict: “Today we journey from Operation Cast Lead to Operation Cast Doubt. Almost as serious as ...
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• The Human Rights Council marks 20th anniversary on the Rights of the Child

  
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  The Human Rights Council devoted a full-day discussion with two panels on childrens rights to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The discussion focused on the achievements and challenges in implementing the...
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• Convention on the Rights of the Child, 20 Years Later

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  Today, November 20 marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the most widely ratified international human rights treaty. The UNCRC laid out the civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights for children all over the world. The documented has been ...
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• Pic Of The Day

  
  Black & Right — Authority: 535
  Now we know whom to blame for all those who are so ignorant as to not believing in global warming-climate change …. The Sun. Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of ...
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• Jundullah Leader Abdul Malik Rigi Writes Letters to Obama, U.N. Secretary General, & Turkish Prime Minister; Morgue Photo of IRGC General Published

  
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  Abdul Malik Rigi, the leader of the Iranian Baluchi (Balochi) jihadi -insurgent group Jundullah ["Gods soldiers"], has written letters to United States president Barack Obama, United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon, and Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All three letters are dated November 15, and ...
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• Islamic nations want treaty to protect faith symbols

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 463
  CBC : "Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery."
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