added 2007 Mon Jun 4 18:29:57 by TimALoftis
Hundreds of millions of livelihoods will be affected by declining snow and ice cover as a result of global warming, a UN report has warned.
Hundreds of millions of livelihoods will be affected by declining snow and ice cover as a result of global warming, a UN report has warned.
added 2007 Tue May 22 2:29:28 by TimALoftis
From 2000 to 2004, emissions grew at a rate of 3 percent a year - more than the highest rates used in recent key UN reports.
From 2000 to 2004, emissions grew at a rate of 3 percent a year - more than the highest rates used in recent key UN reports.
added 2007 Sat May 19 16:31:30 by TimALoftis
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
added 2007 Mon May 7 20:30:39 by alexwalexw
After the recent ineffectiveness at finding peace in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, the United Nations has been under serious fire from the world at-large. Dan Craig looks at the charter and thinks the situation might be worse than any of us imagined.
After the recent ineffectiveness at finding peace in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, the United Nations has been under serious fire from the world at-large. Dan Craig looks at the charter and thinks the situation might be worse than any of us imagined.
added 2007 Fri May 4 17:35:28 by TechnologyExpert
Humans need to make sweeping cuts in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 50 years to keep global warming in check, but it need only cost a tiny fraction of world economic output, a major U.N. climate report said on Friday.
Humans need to make sweeping cuts in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 50 years to keep global warming in check, but it need only cost a tiny fraction of world economic output, a major U.N. climate report said on Friday.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 16:30:56 by corey.spring
The costs of cutting greenhouse gases and who will pay for doing it are likely to be the key issues at a major U.N.-backed climate change meeting of scientists and diplomats in the Thai capital this week, participants said Sunday.
The costs of cutting greenhouse gases and who will pay for doing it are likely to be the key issues at a major U.N.-backed climate change meeting of scientists and diplomats in the Thai capital this week, participants said Sunday.
added 2007 Mon Apr 9 4:51:58 by TechnologyExpert
Iran's president has promised to disclose news about Iran's nuclear program when he visits its uranium enrichment facility on Monday where the West says Iran is mastering the skills needed to make atomic bombs. Iran has rejected U.N. demands to halt enrichment, a process than can make power plant fuel or material for warheads.
Iran's president has promised to disclose news about Iran's nuclear program when he visits its uranium enrichment facility on Monday where the West says Iran is mastering the skills needed to make atomic bombs. Iran has rejected U.N. demands to halt enrichment, a process than can make power plant fuel or material for warheads.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 7:58:49 by gatitabonitasen
The key will play an important role in the new DNSSec security extension, because it will make spoofing IP-addresses impossible. By forcing the IANA [Internet Assigned Numbers Authority] to hand out a copy of the master key, the US government will be the only institution that is able to spoof IP addresses and be able to break into computers connect
The key will play an important role in the new DNSSec security extension, because it will make spoofing IP-addresses impossible. By forcing the IANA [Internet Assigned Numbers Authority] to hand out a copy of the master key, the US government will be the only institution that is able to spoof IP addresses and be able to break into computers connect
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 19:39:14 by populist
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again voted to impose yet another sanction on Iran for its failure to suspend a legal activity allowed by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, to which Iran remains a signatory state, and that the IAEA itself has found no indication of any nuclear material being diverted to military purposes.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again voted to impose yet another sanction on Iran for its failure to suspend a legal activity allowed by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, to which Iran remains a signatory state, and that the IAEA itself has found no indication of any nuclear material being diverted to military purposes.
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added 2007 Mon Mar 26 6:57:34 by STONERS
Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different?
Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different?
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 21:39:04 by shyanbelle
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Sunday that it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, citing the new U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to stop enriching uranium. Gholam Hossein Elham, a government spokesman, said the Iranian Cabinet decided to suspend a provision that calle
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran announced Sunday that it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, citing the new U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to stop enriching uranium. Gholam Hossein Elham, a government spokesman, said the Iranian Cabinet decided to suspend a provision that calle
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 16:15:00 by corey.spring
The suffering of people in Darfur is "unbearable" and the United Nations should consider stronger sanctions against the Sudanese government for not stopping violence in the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
The suffering of people in Darfur is "unbearable" and the United Nations should consider stronger sanctions against the Sudanese government for not stopping violence in the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 16:54:02 by Neophile
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it is running out of money to feed tens of thousands of displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it is running out of money to feed tens of thousands of displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka.
added 2007 Tue Mar 20 18:55:24 by catstevens
Fifty-one years ago, then-Senator John F. Kennedy Published "Profiles in Courage"--a chronicle of political figures whose convictions prompted them to adopt unpopular stances for what they perceived as the Nation's larger good.
Fifty-one years ago, then-Senator John F. Kennedy Published "Profiles in Courage"--a chronicle of political figures whose convictions prompted them to adopt unpopular stances for what they perceived as the Nation's larger good.
added 2007 Mon Mar 5 17:02:38 by Neophile
The United Nations, in partnership with UK developer Playerthree, have announced Stop Disaster Game, a new web-playable game aimed at teaching children how to 'respond to and mitigate disasters.'
The United Nations, in partnership with UK developer Playerthree, have announced Stop Disaster Game, a new web-playable game aimed at teaching children how to 'respond to and mitigate disasters.'
added 2007 Thu Feb 8 6:55:12 by STONERS
Emerging economies such as China are justified in holding back on fighting greenhouse gas emissions until richer polluters like the United States do more to solve the problem, former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday.
Emerging economies such as China are justified in holding back on fighting greenhouse gas emissions until richer polluters like the United States do more to solve the problem, former Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday.
added 2007 Sun Jan 28 4:43:32 by corey.spring
Iran is currently installing 3,000 centrifuges, a top lawmaker said Saturday in an announcement underlining that the country will continue to develop its nuclear program despite U.N. sanctions.
Iran is currently installing 3,000 centrifuges, a top lawmaker said Saturday in an announcement underlining that the country will continue to develop its nuclear program despite U.N. sanctions.
added 2007 Sat Jan 27 7:25:40 by STONERS
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and his wife have assets of at least $1.2 million, he revealed Friday in a financial statement disclosed in an effort to promote "ethical behavior" at the United Nations.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and his wife have assets of at least $1.2 million, he revealed Friday in a financial statement disclosed in an effort to promote "ethical behavior" at the United Nations.
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 3:41:09 by Neophile
The world is running out of water and needs a radical plan to tackle shortages that threaten the ability of humanity to feed itself.
The world is running out of water and needs a radical plan to tackle shortages that threaten the ability of humanity to feed itself.
added 2007 Mon Jan 15 22:14:03 by Wil
A vast human cull is under way in Zimbabwe and the great majority of deaths are a direct result of deliberate government policies. Ignored by the United Nations, it is a genocide perhaps 10 times greater than Darfur's and more than twice as large as Rwanda's.
A vast human cull is under way in Zimbabwe and the great majority of deaths are a direct result of deliberate government policies. Ignored by the United Nations, it is a genocide perhaps 10 times greater than Darfur's and more than twice as large as Rwanda's.
