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G8 Update: Compromise on Climate Likely
Reuters reports that the G8 leaders have agreed to "substantial reduction of greenhouse gases," and a recommitment to UN climate negotiations, but...
Guide to the G8
As the 2007 G8 summit kicks off today in Germany, we'll be providing updates, analysis - perhaps even some fun trivia -...
A Great Week for International Institutions
After Zimbabwe won its election to Chair the Commission on Sustainable Development and Paul Wolfowitz held the World Bank hostage last month,...
President Bush Finally Moves Beyond Rhetoric on Darfur; Unilateral Sanctions too Little too Late
Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions is pleased that President Bush has once again used the bully pulpit to talk about...
Washington Post on ICC Investigation
As Raj noted yesterday morning , the International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into complaints of rape, sexual cruelty and other...
ICC Prosecutor Opens Investigation in the Central African Republic
This is an important development for the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stated today: "My Office has...
UN Panel Urges Poland to Publish Report into Possible Involvement in Renditions
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged the Polish government to share the findings of a report into its alleged collusion...
Fidelity Divests!
Big news on the Sudan divestment front from the past few days: Fidelity divested 91% of its American Depository Receipts (otherwise known...
World Bank Committee Rebukes Wolfowitz
"Mr. Wolfowitz placed his own personal interests in opposition to the interests of the institution" -- is one finding of the World...
Proposed limitations on lawyer visits to Guantanamo reversed by Justice Department
In a motion filed Friday at the U.S. Court of Appeals in the DC Circuit, the Justice Department ruled that there is...
World Publics Favor New Powers for the UN
Today I attended a presentation by pollster, Steven Kull who just released an eighteen nation survey showing that publics around the world...