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AFRICA
UN peacekeeping reform: There is more to it than money
By Rene Wadlow The United States holds the one-month rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council for April. The new…
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ASIA
Universal development agenda & our priorities
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The issue of ‘universal development agenda’ is the issue of the twenty-first century. Never before have so…
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NEWS
Return Malvinas and Gibraltar before talking about Crimea, Russia tells UK
Russia’s ambassador to the UN has suggested that Britain should “clean its conscience” by “giving back” the Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar…
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EUROPE
World interfaith harmony week
By Rene Wadlow We are here that we may elucidate the divine elements in the human spirit. Walter Rathenau The first…
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EUROPE
Cyprus: Toward a non-territorial confederation?
By Rene Wadlow After some 20 months of discussions and preparations, a high political-level Conference on Cyprus was opened at the…
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OPINION
Confronting the Kashmir issue: Will Guterres meet the challenge?
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “The UN wasn’t created to take mankind into paradise, but rather, to save humanity from…
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ASIA
Universality of human rights: myth or reality
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”…
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Breaking News
Remarks of Secretary John Kerry on Middle East Peace
December 28, 2016 The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, D.C. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very,…
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ASIA
Antonio Guterres replaces Ban Ki-moon as UN Chief, says peace is his top priority
By Abdul Ruff The UN General Assembly on December 08 formally appointed former prime minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres as…
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OPINION
Life on Earth is dying
By Robert J. Burrowes On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals,…
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