A federal appeals court in New York has upheld the U.N.’s claim of immunity in a lawsuit brought by Haitians seeking compensation for a cholera … Court Upholds Immunity for U.N. in Haiti Cholera Reparations CaseRead more
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UN Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak for First Time Ever
The United Nations has admitted for the first time that its peacekeepers in Haiti played a role in the outbreak of the cholera epidemic in … UN Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak for First Time EverRead more
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U.N. Peacekeeping Forces Did Nothing To Stop Nearby Rapes And Killing
On July 11, South Sudanese forces beat opposition forces to take over the capital, Juba, of the youngest country on earth. To celebrate, they went … U.N. Peacekeeping Forces Did Nothing To Stop Nearby Rapes And KillingRead more
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U.N. Admits Saudi Financial Pressure Led to Removing Kingdom from List of Child Killers
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged he was coerced into removing Saudi Arabia from a blacklist of forces responsible for killing children, after the … U.N. Admits Saudi Financial Pressure Led to Removing Kingdom from List of Child KillersRead more
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The politics of the UN tragedy
24.08.2003 The bombing of the United Nations compound in Iraq has provoked anger, sorrow, bombastic bluster from the Bush Administration and unreflective promises to \”carry … The politics of the UN tragedyRead more
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 1st U.N. Secretary-General from Africa, Dies at 93
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the first United Nations secretary-general from Africa and the first Arab to hold the post, has died in Egypt at the age of … Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 1st U.N. Secretary-General from Africa, Dies at 93Read more
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Criminal UN Peacekeepers
The United Nations is coming under criticism for failing to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation of children by French peacekeeping troops in the Central African … Criminal UN PeacekeepersRead more
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U.N. is silencing dissent
As the Cancún climate talks headed toward a conclusion Friday, civil society groups protested against what they said was a flawed U.N. process. The umbrella … U.N. is silencing dissentRead more