Peacekeeping & Africa
In the last five years, peacekeeping in Africa has grown dramatically, hosting more peacekeepers than any other region. Since 2005, eight peacekeeping...
Citizens for Global Solutions
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CGS is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan organization for more than 75 years and has brought together a diverse collective of individuals and organizations with a common goal of a unified world predicated upon peace, mutual understanding, human rights, and the rule of law.
Amnesty in Kenya
Last night, on the way home from dinner with friends, I bumped into another friend and colleague I had not seen in...
Arbour to Step Down from U.N. Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has announced that she will leave her position when her...
U.S. Balks at Need for Increase in U.N. Budget; Increase Needed for U.S. Requests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the United Nations met with its top donor nations in order to fulfill a request for...
International Women’s Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Saturday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a day commemorated at the United Nations and designated in many...
New Abu Gharib Torture Photos Released
Wired.Com has just released a set of previously unseen images from Abu Gharib that were recently used in a presentation on torture...
Citizens for Global Solutions Mourns Lantos’s Passing
Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Global Solutions today expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Representative Tom Lantos, Democrat of California and...
Global Action from Down Under (part 5)
Steve Killelea, a self-described "conservative businessman and philanthropist," gave an excellent presentation on his brainchild, the Global Peace Index (GPI). One day,...
Global Action from Down Under (part 2)
This afternoon I chaired part one of a panel on "Reduction of Conventional Weapons and National Forces." GlobalSolutions.org just signed onto a...
Global Action from Down Under (part 1)
I've traveled to Brisbane Australia to participate in the annual Global Action Plan to Prevent War (GAPW) conference. GAPW is the brainchild...
Global Action from Down Under (part 3)
The discussion on conventional weapons continues: Archie Law discussed the Cluster Munitions Convention and the Oslo process to establish a ban on...
Global Action from Down Under (part 4)
Mr. Philip Alpers of Sydney University gave a compelling presentation on small arms disarmament. He felt that too much effort was being...