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NewsU.N. Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Reports
On September 15th, during the ongoing 12th session of the Human Rights Council, the U.N. Fact- Finding Mission on the conflict in...
NewsU.S. Circulates Non-Proliferation Treaty for the U.N. Security Council
Following statements calling for nuclear non-proliferation by President Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, the Obama administration seems...
NewsIranian offer for nuclear talks receives poor reception in Washington
In responding to Iran's recent offer for talks concerning international nuclear non-proliferation, the State Department has said that the offer fails to...
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...
Obama to chair disarmament meeting at United Nations Security Council
To aid the cause of nuclear disarmament, U.S. President Barack Obama will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting on September 24th....
NewsICC grants bail to Congolese ex-Vice President
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of Congolese ex-Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba ahead of his war crimes trial. An...
A change in approach but not tone from Tehran
After a year of stalemate, the BBC reports that Iran has allowed inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to...
South Africa reverses course on ICC Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President
A South African Foreign Ministry Official recently confirmed that Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir will be arrested if he sets foot on South...
Peace & DisarmamentRice on the Right Track with U.S.-U.N. Relations
Yesterday the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice, delivered a strong and promising speech on the U.S.'s position towards...
Human RightsGeneva Conventions turn 60!
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. In 1949, four treaties and three additional protocols were established as World War...
NewsAung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating security laws by a Burmese Court on August 11. She has...