Experts Available: UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report
Recommendations downplay role of public finance and rely too much on private finance.
The World Stands with Cuba Against the United States
“The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelming to condemn almost a half-century of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, demanding an end to what member states say is a Cold War anachronism that only hurts ordinary people.” -Anita Snow, Associated Press
Canada on Ice: at the UN
Longtime UN champion Canada’s recent failure to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council speaks volumes about the global community’s reaction to Stephen Harper’s reactionary international positions.
Phyllis Bennis on al-Jazeera & US Trying New Bribes for Settlement Slow-Down
The Obama administration is offering lots of new carrots and a pretty weak stick in hopes of winning just a temporary 60-day extension of Israel’s settlement slow-down.
MDGs: How Far We’ve Come and What Still Has to be Done
A mother cradles her newborn baby girl, with joy where there might have been grief.
We Need Millennium Development RIGHTS – Not Just Goals
Millennium Development Rights would transform the global struggle against poverty and provide accountability for governments, corporations, and others who deny those rights.
Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN
“International law is not an empty promise” — except apparently for Palestinians.
‘Smart Sanctions’ on Iran are Dumb
The Obama administration is tightening its sanctions against Iran — but this is not a smart policy.
Waste at the UN?
A new leaked memo criticizing Ban Ki Moon and UN corruption scores some points but it is largely wide of the mark.
A Break in Israeli-Turkish Relations?
If Turkey and Israel break off relations, the damage will spread throughout the Middle East and beyond.
Main Street Businesses Take On Corporate Tax Havens
When Wall Street dodges taxes, Main Street is left to pick up the slack.
Israel to Let the UN in…or Not?
The country just agreed to let the UN conduct an investigation of the flotilla attack. But don’t get too excited.
So That All May Drink
The United Nations is voting on safe drinking water as a human right.
Turkey, America, and Empire’s Twilight
A new world order is emerging from the wreckage of Afghanistan and Iraq, and Turkey will be a major player in it.
Review: ‘The United Nations and Civil Society’
The United Nations is not just about governments. Civil society has played an increasingly important role in UN deliberations.