NewsSecretary of State Clinton Chairs U.N. Security Council Meeting
On September 30, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chaired a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on women, peace, and security....
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Global CooperationThe Nuclear Warhead Debate
The leaders of the Western world have finally come to the agreement that Iran is indeed in the process of developing nuclear...
Global JusticeEducation in South Africa
Last week in Cape Town, South Africa thousands of children took to the streets to protest for better schools. After apartheid ended...
Climate JusticePresident Obama and the United Nations
Multilateralism is again the focal point for American foreign policy, in a way that has not been seen in a number of...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
NewsHuman Rights Abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two reports were released by the United Nations on September 7, 2009 regarding human rights abuses, and possible war crimes in the...