U.N. to Go Full Multilingual

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - When Egypt’s onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the post of U.N. secretary-general in late 1991, he had to contend with the candidature of Bernard Chidzero, then foreign minister of Zimbabwe.
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UN Security Council Silence

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS,  (IPS) - Israel, which has launched three air strikes inside Syria since January this year, has escaped scrutiny or condemnation by a Security Council which remains sharply divided.
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Disarmament Conference

By Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS,  (IPS) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is one of the most vociferous advocates of a world free of nuclear weapons.

“Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals,” he says. “They are critical to global peace and security.”
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UN Drawing on Social Media

By Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - As the world continues to turn digital, so does the United Nations – slowly but steadily. 
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An UN Opportunity Wasted

By Eric Gordy – London – The ‘thematic debate’ held in the UN General Assembly on April 10 carried low expectations from the beginning. General Assembly president (and former Serbian foreign minister) Vuk Jeremic wanted to get some political positions on the record following a disappointing decision by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY [...]

Prijedlog Gornja Makedonija

(Webpublicapress/New York) – Gornja Republika Makedonija je možda buduće ime Makedonije, a tokom ovog mjeseca, a najkasnije do sredine idućeg, Makedonija i Grčka bi trebalo dati konačne odgovore da li su suglasne s ovim kompromisom.
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Rapists’ Impunity Goes on

By William Hague – Too often, the world seeks to end a conflict and rebuild war-torn societies without addressing the very issues that make reconciliation so difficult and which contribute to renewed violence. Wartime rape and sexual violence is one of those issues.
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Jeremic’s UN Panel only Pain

By Erol Avdovic – WebPublicaPress – UNITED NATIONS, NY – President of the UN General Assembly Mr. Vuk Jeremic of Serbia held the panel on international justice and reconciliation on April 10, 2013. However, the panel didn’t meet the expectations: It didn’t address the legitimate questions on the work of international criminal court for former [...]

UN: Arms Treaty Takes Years

By Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS,  (IPS) - When the 193-member General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a long outstanding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) last week, there was a lingering question left unanswered: how long will it take to reach the 50 ratifications necessary for the treaty to be legally binding?
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Novi Prosvjed Ban Ki-moonu

(Webpublicapress/Sarajevo) – Reisu-l-ulema Islamske zajednica u BiH Husein ef. Kavazović uputio je pismo Generalnom sekretaru UN Ban Ki-moonu pismo povodom rasprave u Generalnoj skupštini o ulozi međunarodnih krivičnih sudova. Pismo prenosimo u cjelosti: ”U Generalnoj skupštini Ujedinjenih naroda organizirana je 10. aprila 2013. godine rasprava o ulozi međunarodnih kaznenih sudova u ostvarivanju pravde i procesu pomirenja.
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