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Nepal to hold cabinet meeting at base of Everest

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 2, 2009 - 2:09 pm
Climate - Climate Change
First, the Maldives held a cabinet meeting underwater, now the Nepalese government will show the perils of climate change to the Himalayan glaciers by holding a meeting at 17,500 feet.

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Ban arrives in Kabul

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 2, 2009 - 11:15 am
UN Direct - Afghanistan
Ban Ki Moon makes a surprise trip to Kabul to help manage the election fallout and pay respect to fallen collages

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Barcelona: Last stop before Copenhagen

Mark Leon Goldberg - Nov 2, 2009 - 9:29 am
Climate - COP 15
In Barcelona this week, the UN will attempt to decrease the growing rift between the developed and the developing nations that threatens to sabotage reaching an interim agreement at Copenhagen.

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Exclusive: UN responds to ProPublica story about alleged corruption of UN Afghan funds

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 30, 2009 - 12:41 pm
Security - Afghanistan
Exclusive to UN Dispatch, the UN Development Program responds to a ProPublica story on unaccounted UN funds in Afghanistan

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If Iran deal falters, then what?

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 30, 2009 - 12:16 pm
Security - Non-Proliferation
Bad and worse options follow should this Vienna nuclear deal falter.

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United States joins General Assembly in vote on small arms trade

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 30, 2009 - 9:01 am
Security - Arms Control
The General Assembly today will endorse a landmark agreement to fight the illegal and irresponsible trade of small arms and conventional weapons.

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Mir Hussein Moussavi coming out against the IAEA nuclear deal

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 29, 2009 - 1:04 pm
Security - Non-Proliferation
It would seem that the man for whom we tinted our Twitter feeds green is coming out against the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.

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U.N. official deported from Zimbabwe

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 29, 2009 - 9:59 am
Rights - UN Direct
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak was deported from the airport in Harare yesterday.

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Susan Rice on Cuba vote: "Here we go again."

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 28, 2009 - 2:29 pm
Security - General Assembly
The General Assembly votes to condemn the American embargo of Cuba. The resolution passes 187-3. The Cold War rages on in the Caribbean.

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