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Tag: United Nations

Ear to the Ground: Russia-Sized Obstacle Blocks U.N.’s Syrian Plan

Ear to the Ground: This Utopia Brought to You by the United Nations

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Considers Syria Intervention

Ear to the Ground: Syria on the Verge of Civil War

Ear to the Ground: Arab League Pushes for Progress in Syria

Ear to the Ground: Durban Climate Talks in Tatters

Ear to the Ground: Yemen’s President Signs Off

A/V Booth: ‘Democracy Now!’: Seymour Hersh on the IAEA’s Racket in Iran

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Zeroes In on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Ear to the Ground: Irrational Israel Intimidates Iran

Cartoons: Palestine Becomes a Full Member of UNESCO

Ear to the Ground: NATO Declares Libya Mission Officially Over

Ear to the Ground: Questions About Gadhafi’s Death Delay His Burial

Ear to the Ground: Fidel Castro Surfaces to Criticize Obama

Cartoons: PLO Blunder

A/V Booth: Netanyahu Responds to Palestinian Bid for Statehood

Cartoons: Palestinian Statehood

A/V Booth: Watch Abbas’ Full Speech to the U.N.

Ear to the Ground: Abbas Requests Full U.N. Membership

A/V Booth: Ahmadinejad’s U.N. Speech Prompts Another Delegate Walkout

A/V Booth: Obama’s Contradictory U.N. Speeches

Ear to the Ground: Obama’s Palestine Solution: More Talk

Ear to the Ground: Abbas to Seek Palestinian Statehood at the U.N. Next Week

Ear to the Ground: Turkey Ousts Israeli Ambassador

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Report Mostly Exonerates Israel in Flotilla Raid

Reports: The U.N. in Haiti: Time to Adapt or Time to Go

Ear to the Ground: Suicide Bomber Kills 18 in Attack on United Nations Headquarters in Nigeria

Ear to the Ground: Howard Buffett’s Hope for Africa’s Future

Ear to the Ground: Israel OKs Major Housing Development With More to Come

Cartoons: U.N. Food Agency Crisis Talks

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Declares Famine in Somalia

Ear to the Ground: Return of the Zapatistas

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Report Deems Internet Access a Basic Human Right

Ear to the Ground: Israelis and Palestinians Expect Third Intifada

Cartoons: International Help

Ear to the Ground: Industrial Capitalism Still on Course to Consume the World

Ear to the Ground: NATO Loses Confidence in Libyan Rebels

Ear to the Ground: Western Leaders Say Gadhafi’s Got to Go

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Staffers Killed in Afghan Protest

Ear to the Ground: Showdown Takes Shape in Ivory Coast

Arts and Culture: Land of War and Honey

Ear to the Ground: Libyan No-Fly Zone in Place, U.S. Says

Reports: Obama’s Libyan Quandary

A/V Booth: Obama to Gadhafi: ‘All Attacks Against Civilians Must Stop’

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Approves ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Libyan Civilians

A/V Booth: U.S., U.N. Consider Action in Libya

Cartoons: Pattern

Ear to the Ground: Obama Exploring ‘Full Range of Options’ on Libya

Ear to the Ground: Libyan Rebels Hold Off Pro-Gadhafi Forces

Ear to the Ground: Two U.S. Ships En Route to Libya

Ear to the Ground: Backlash Mounts Against Gadhafi

Ear to the Ground: Libya Brings in the Big Guns Against Protesters

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Condemnation of Israeli Settlements

Ear to the Ground: Climate Deal Is Struck in Cancun

Cartoons: Sombreros

Ear to the Ground: The Rigged Game of Climate Talks

Reports: Hillary Gets Wiki-Served

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Study: Forecast Is Grim for Climate Change

Ear to the Ground: Obama Backs India’s Bid for Security Council Seat

Ear to the Ground: $100 Billion More for Climate Change?

Ear to the Ground: Iran Joins in for Future Talk About Afghanistan

Ear to the Ground: Haitians Protest U.N. ‘Occupation’

Ear to the Ground: U.N.-Backed Congolese Troops Accused of Rape

Ear to the Ground: Unemployment: It Ain’t Over Till It’s ... 2015

Cartoons: U.N.’s Poverty Goals

Cartoons: Ahmadinejad at U.N.

Ear to the Ground: Bracing for a New Food Crisis

Ear to the Ground: Iran May End Uranium Enrichment

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Pitches In for Women and Children

Ear to the Ground: Checking Up on the Millennium Development Goals

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Says Global Hunger Is ‘Unacceptably High’

Ear to the Ground: Russia Set to Power Up Iran Nuclear Plant

Ear to the Ground: Court Finds Khmer Rouge Officer Guilty of War Crimes

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Court Declares Kosovo’s Split-Off Legit

Ear to the Ground: Afghans Plan for Security Takeover By 2014

Ear to the Ground: ‘Climategate’? Not So Much

Ear to the Ground: Israel Tweaks Gaza Blockade List

Ear to the Ground: Iran to Shut Out U.N. Nuke Inspectors

Ear to the Ground: Kyrgyzstan Braces for More Unrest

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Votes in Favor of Imposing ‘Toughest Sanctions Ever’ on Iran

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Leader Wants ‘Credible’ Investigation of Flotilla Raid

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Official: Drone Use May Cause ‘PlayStation Mentality’

Ear to the Ground: Israel: No to Middle East Nuke Talks

Ear to the Ground: Thai Government Rejects Mediation

Ear to the Ground: Dinner at Manouchehr’s

Ear to the Ground: Pakistani Intelligence Gets an ‘F’ on Bhutto

Ear to the Ground: Six Nations Hold U.N. Huddle About Iran

Ear to the Ground: Connecting With Cuba

Ear to the Ground: Karzai Blames U.N. for Election Fraud

Ear to the Ground: Shark Protection Proposals Rejected at U.N. Meeting

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Climate Change Head Resigns

Ear to the Ground: Gaza War Still Stirs Divisions in Israel

Arts and Culture: Adopting From Haiti: Too Soon?

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Puts Bill Clinton in Charge of Haiti Aid

A/V Booth: Iran Launches Rocket, West Looks On With Suspicion

Ear to the Ground: Talking With the Taliban

Ear to the Ground: Food Crisis Grows in Haiti

Reports: War Looms Between Israel and Hezbollah

Ear to the Ground: More Troops From U.S. and U.N. Heading to Haiti

Ear to the Ground: Some of Haiti’s Upper Class Spared Earthquake’s Worst

Ear to the Ground: Thousands of Haitians Flee Port-au-Prince

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Pledges $100 Million in Haiti Quake Aid

Ear to the Ground: Israel to Pay U.N. for Gaza Incident

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Envoy ‘Worried’ About Afghanistan

Ear to the Ground: Forecast Uncertain at Copenhagen Conference’s End

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Tries to Break Copenhagen Deadlock

Ear to the Ground: Naomi Klein to Danes: Ease Off the Controls in ‘Hopenhagen’

Ear to the Ground: U.N. to Investigate Climate E-Mail Controversy

A/V Booth: U.N. Combats Violence Against Women, With Help From Men

Ear to the Ground: Obama to Make a Cameo in Copenhagen

Ear to the Ground: Kudos for Kosovo Elections

Ear to the Ground: IAEA Not Worried About Second Iran Nuclear Site

Ear to the Ground: Danish PM Hopeful About Copenhagen Climate Summit

Ear to the Ground: Taliban Target U.N. Workers in Deadly Kabul Attack

Ear to the Ground: Karadzic Misses First Day of Genocide Trial

Ear to the Ground: Climate Expert to Obama: Come to Copenhagen

Ear to the Ground: Karzai, Abdullah at Odds About Afghan Election Official

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Gets a Look at 2nd Iranian Uranium Plant

Ear to the Ground: United Nations: 1 Billion Going Hungry Worldwide

Ear to the Ground: Gaza War Crimes Report Sparks Conflict

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Official Sees ‘Widespread Fraud’ in Afghan Election

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Calls for Reinforcements in Afghanistan

Ear to the Ground: At Least Six Dead in Bomb Blast at U.N. Office in Pakistan

Ear to the Ground: Ex-U.N. Official Slams Afghan Elections

Ear to the Ground: Under Duress, Palestinians Cave In on Gaza War Report

Ear to the Ground: ‘Spiraling Increases’ in Afghan Police Deaths

Ear to the Ground: Lowered Expectations

Ear to the Ground: Obama Outs Iranian Nuclear Site

Ear to the Ground: Curb Your Nuclear Proliferation

A/V Booth: Turning the Tide on Climate Change

Ear to the Ground: Ousted Honduran President Makes His Return

A/V Booth: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Stopped in Its Tracks?

Ear to the Ground: Investors Against Climate Change

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Condemns Israeli Settlement Expansion

Ear to the Ground: War Is Over! (If You Say So)

Ear to the Ground: Clinton Offers $17M in U.S. Aid to Combat Sex Crimes in Congo

Reports: Gulf War Legacy Flares as Kuwait Puts the Squeeze on Iraq

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Faces Nearly $5 Billion Shortfall in Aid

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Investigating Bhutto Murder

Ear to the Ground: Drugs Are Sick

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Says North Korea Will ‘Pay a Price’

Ear to the Ground: Gaza Probe Gets No Help From Israel

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Denounces ‘Blood Bath’ in Sri Lanka

A/V Booth: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Incredible Shrinking Audience

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Warns of Sri Lankan War Crimes

Ear to the Ground: The ICC’s First Tooth

Ear to the Ground: Rich Nations Truant on Climate Pledges

Ear to the Ground: Halt! Who Goes There? Well, Not Aid

Reports: When Did We Stop Caring About Civilian Deaths During Wartime?

Ear to the Ground: Israel Admits It ‘May Have Used’ Chemical Weapon

Ear to the Ground: Ban Ki-Moon Calls for ‘Full Investigation’ of Gaza Bombing

Reports: Time for a War Crimes Tribunal?

Ear to the Ground: Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings

Ear to the Ground: Hamas Official Killed, U.N. Compound Hit in Gaza

Ear to the Ground: Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza City

Ear to the Ground: Israel Resumes Attack

Reports: Bring In the Peacekeepers?

Ear to the Ground: Israel Begins Ground War in Gaza

Ear to the Ground: Gaza’s ‘Critical Emergency’

A/V Booth: Mosaic: Palestine, Israel Waiting for Obama

Reports: One Missing Word Sowed the Seeds of Catastrophe

Ear to the Ground: U.S. Refuses to Back U.N. Gay Rights Measure

Ear to the Ground: Israel Blocks U.N. Envoy at Airport

Ear to the Ground: And Commerce Secretary Goes to ...

Ear to the Ground: Cluster Bomb Treaty Steps Forward

Ear to the Ground: Congolese Ethnic Violence Worsens

Ear to the Ground: Thousands of Iraqis Protest U.S. Occupation

Ear to the Ground: Fatwa Issued Against Pakistani President for ‘Flirting’ With Palin

A/V Booth: Fey Takes On Palin, Take Two

Ear to the Ground: Palin Enrolls in International Relations 101

Ear to the Ground: Footage of Slain Afghan Civilians Revives Inquiry Into U.S. Raid

Ear to the Ground: Crisis Mounts in Georgia as Russian Bombing Intensifies

Ear to the Ground: Serb War Crimes Suspect Arrested

Ear to the Ground: Zimbabwe Leaders Inch Toward Talks

Ear to the Ground: Bush Considering ‘General’ Withdrawal Timetable

Reports: Dramatic Return for the Living and the Dead

Ear to the Ground: World Court Fights U.S. Executions

Ear to the Ground: Sudanese President Rejects Genocide Claims

Ear to the Ground: Africa Summit Plays Nice With Mugabe

Ear to the Ground: Food, Not Bombs

A/V Booth: Bush’s ‘All Options on the Table’ Means Only One Thing

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Agency: Iran ‘Stonewalling’ Nuclear Inspectors

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Head Surveys Burma Damage

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Envoy Heads to Burma With Urgent Relief Message

Ear to the Ground: Crisis Deepens in Burma as Cyclone Toll Passes 22,000

Ear to the Ground: Top Al-Qaida Operative Killed in Somalia

Ear to the Ground: A Papal Primer on Global Diplomacy

Ear to the Ground: Iran, U.S. in ‘Secret’ Nuke Talks

A/V Booth: Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Ear to the Ground: Put Up Your Nukes

Ear to the Ground: British Lawmakers Strike Down Blasphemy Law

Ear to the Ground: Protesters Set Fire to U.S. Embassy in Belgrade

Ear to the Ground: Bloomberg: Climate Threat Deadlier Than Terrorism

Reports: The Lessons of Violence

A/V Booth: Scott Ritter’s Iran 101 Primer

Ear to the Ground: Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Ear to the Ground: Hillary Clinton:  ‘Bush Lite’?

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Downsizes AIDS Estimate

Ear to the Ground: U.N. Gives Mixed Reviews to Iran’s Nuclear Program

Ear to the Ground: Bush Warns of “WW III” If Iran Gets Nukes

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