More Troops From U.S. and U.N. Heading to Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 It's been a long and agonizing week for survivors and aid workers since last Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, and containing the chaos is seemingly impossible when as many as 15 million Haitians are homeless, 200,000 or more have died and supplies are in desperate demand (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoy ‘Worried’ About Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2010 His term as the United Nations' official envoy to Afghanistan is up in March, and in his last address to the world body Kai Eide didn't sound especially optimistic about the state of the country. In fact, Eide said Wednesday, if certain "negative trends" he sees at work "are not reversed," the situation in Afghanistan could "become unmanageable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza War Crimes Report Sparks Conflict

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2009 A controversial report about last winter's war in Gaza, generated by the United Nations and headed up by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, was the subject of debate at the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, largely owing to the fact that the report accuses both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Calls for Reinforcements in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2009 While the Obama administration continues to mull over its options regarding America's commitment to the war in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council has voted to urge "member states to contribute personnel, equipment and other resources" to the ongoing conflict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Curb Your Nuclear Proliferation

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2009 A U.N. Security Council session led by President Obama has adopted a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament, focusing largely on measures aimed at halting weapons proliferation and lowering the risk of "nuclear terrorism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Reacts to North Korean Launch

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting following what North Korea described as a satellite launch but what the US and South Korea said was actually a long-range missile test The U, the European Union, Japan and South Korea have all weighed in with varying degrees of concern, while China and Russia have urged calm and restraint. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Begins Ground War in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2009 Israeli forces crossed into Gaza on Saturday night, launching ground attacks and seriously ratcheting up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following a week of bombardment from intensive airstrikes. The United Nations Security Council met that evening in New York about the mounting Mideast crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: Palestine, Israel Waiting for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 Once again, the cease-fire is off between the Israelis and Palestinians, and even though the United Nations has again weighed in with Security Council Resolution 1850, which supports a two-state solution, the new measure is not likely to change things in the near future. Over to you, Mr. President-elect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Missing Word Sowed the Seeds of Catastrophe

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 No one in 1967 dreamed that the Israeli-Arab conflict would still be in ferocious progress 41 years later, but the wording in United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 has something to do with this ongoing clash. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Crisis Mounts in Georgia as Russian Bombing Intensifies

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2008 Despite calls from international officials late in the week urging Russia to hold its fire against neighboring Georgia, Russian forces showed no sign of backing off over the weekend, nor had the United Nations managed to make headway in curbing the conflict. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sudanese President Rejects Genocide Claims

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 Although an International Criminal Court prosecutor has accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur, Bashir begs to differ and Sudan is refusing to cooperate with the court. Meanwhile, some United Nations representatives are preparing to leave Sudan as concerns build about a potential violent backlash to the charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Agency: Iran ‘Stonewalling’ Nuclear Inspectors

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2008 Iran's nuclear program is once again raising concerns among members of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who claim in a new report that, despite earlier signs of cooperation this year, Tehran is leaving key questions unanswered about possible plans to ramp up its uranium enrichment capabilities by the end of this summer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )