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Asking For United Nations Election Assistance in the US
Citizen plea for United Nations election assistance comes amid decline in quality of democracy
Illegal Fishing in Somali Waters Needs International Solution
Somalia is rich in marine life fisheries that have attracted many illegal fishing operations. This increasingly widespread practice has the disastrous effect of depleting the poor nation’s food supply.
Saudi Arabian Envoy to Lead UN Human Rights Panel
UN Human Rights body gets Saudi Arabian envoy leadership in setback for proponents of good work
Passage of Cambodian NGO Law Denounced in Crisis
Senate passage of Cambodian NGO is a bad sign for any democratic progress in troubled nation
Why a Woman Should be Next UN Secretary General
The time is way past due for first woman UN Secretary General after decades of male leadership
Remembering the Founding UN Charter, 70 Years Later
1945’s United Nations Conference on International Organization created the UN Charter with high ambitions
United Nations Struggles to Secure Rights For Women
Cautious optimism after divided United Nations sets plan to protect rights for women worldwide
World Water Day on March 22 is Conservation Focused
In international campaign to save water and raise awareness of need for conservation, over 1200 activists and organizers are working on making March 22nd World Water Day celebrations a major event
Over 30 Celebrities Urge UN to Act for Syria’s Palestinians
Roger Waters, Sting, and Hugh Grant among all-star lineup of celebrities calling on the United Nations to act for Syria’s Palestinian civilians caught in some of worst violence of conflict