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News150 Foreign Ministers Call for Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Today at a UN conference a declaration was adopted to promote entry into force of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This treaty prohibits...
President Obama urges world leaders to live up to international responsibilities
President Barack Obama gave his first speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly this morning. President Obama pointed out that...
House Hearing on Iraq and Security Council Mandates
Today the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing concerning U.N. Chapter VII Mandates and Resolutions on...
NewsWorld’s largest investors call for strong action on climate change
181 of the world's largest investors - collectively managing over $13 trillion in assets - have signed a U.N.- backed statement for...
NewsFed Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed Global recession
Today at the Brookings Institute Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke about the past year's economic collapse. He spoke about the events...
News12th Session of the Human Rights Council Opens
This morning the 12th session of the Human Rights Council opened in Geneva, Switzerland. It began with statements from three high-level dignitaries....
Global CooperationQuestionable Candidate for UNESCO’s Director General
The Washington Post recently published an article and an op-ed about the possibility of the Egyptian culture minister, Farouk Hosni, to become...
Climate JusticeBipartisan Group: U.S. Security requires urgent action on climate change
The Partnership for a New America, a bipartisan group of 32 former secretaries of State, national security advisers, senators, military leaders and...
NewsExecutive Office of the President signals interest in ratifying Law of the Sea Treaty
This weekend, the Executive Office of the President sent its first signal of support for US ratification of the Law of the...
The United States and Global Cooperation
Chuck Hagel, a former Republican Senator, published an op-ed in the Washington Post that reflects many of the ideals that GlobalSolutions.org is...
NewsThe Third World Climate Conference Opens
Today was the start of the Third World Climate Conference (WCC-3) in Geneva. The main theme of this conference is climate change...