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What the future might look like

Matthew Cordell - Oct 20, 2009 - 10:54 am
Climate
In a very clever publicity stunt, ministers from the Maldives held a cabinet meeting at a table bolted to the floor of the Indian Ocean. Are they being heard?

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Getting real about the conventional arms treaty

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 19, 2009 - 6:46 pm
Security - Critic Watch
The United States will be joining a treaty process to regulate the trade of conventional weapons. Peter Yeo says conflating this with a discussion about the Second Amendment is disingenuous and dangerous.

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Activists: Sudan policy review good on paper. Now what?

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 19, 2009 - 12:59 pm
Security
Activists are reviewing the Sudan policy review. They say it looks good on paper. The big lift, however, is building a broad multi-lateral coalition to implement the policy.

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U.S. Sudan policy review finally completed

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 19, 2009 - 10:50 am
Security - Sudan
The Obama administration's contentious review of U.S. Sudan policy comes to an end, as Hillary Clinton laid out the results at the State Department this morning.

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Food insecurity and drought in Kenya

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 19, 2009 - 9:53 am
Security
With the failure of four consecutive rainy seasons, the impact of drought, hunger and disease is felt throughout the Horn of Africa. A UNICEF video from Kenya.

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Stand Up Against Poverty

Matthew Cordell - Oct 17, 2009 - 11:30 am
Development
Last year, over 116 million people – nearly two percent of the world population – took action in the Stand-UP.

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Ban Ki-moon Stands Up against poverty

Matthew Cordell - Oct 17, 2009 - 11:24 am
Development
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon got full rock star treatment when he visited the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York to lead the students in a Stand Up Action.

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Human Rights Council endorses Goldstone Report

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 16, 2009 - 11:43 am
Rights - Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution endorsing the Goldstone Report. What does this mean for U.S. engagement at the Council?

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Thievery Corporation in Nepal

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 16, 2009 - 10:45 am
Climate - World Food Programme
Rob Garza of the group Thievery Corporation visits Nepal with the World Food Programme and sees how climate change is impacting the hungry.

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Welcome to the Security Council

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 16, 2009 - 9:46 am
Security - Security Council
The General Assembly chose five new countries to take rotating seats on the Security Council.

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