Subscribe to this tag Delegates Discuss Way Forward in UN Climate Talks
Nation & World - November 6, 2009
A rift amongst industrial nations and developing economies is endangering meaningful progress.
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Negotiators Scale Back UN Climate Pact Ambitions
Nation & World - November 5, 2009
Negotiators now believe a political agreement is likeliest, rather than a legally binding treaty.
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African Countries Boycott UN Climate Talks
Science - November 3, 2009
Though they are the most vulnerable to global warming, Africans argue they are least responsible.
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UN Chief Optimistic About Climate Agreement
Science - October 29, 2009
September's summit will convene in the hopes of negotiating a replacement to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
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Why the U.N. Security Council is Still Important
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Jessica Rettig
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Opinion - October 9, 2009
David Bosco discusses Five to Rule Them All.
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On Gaza, the UN Targets Israel Again
By
Harold Evans
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Opinion - September 28, 2009
A new report is the gold standard of moral equivalence between killer and victim.
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At U.N., Obama Brings God Into Mideast Peace Process
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - September 23, 2009
In his U.N. speech, Obama says restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is about "God's children."
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Obama Urges 'New Era of Engagement' for World Leaders
Nation & World - September 23, 2009
The president urges a "new era of engagement" for world leaders.
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North Korea Tests Short-Range Missiles
Nation & World - May 26, 2009
North Korea launches missiles a day after firing a nuclear bomb underground.
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Darfur Makes Sudan's Omar al-Bashir Barack Obama's Biggest African Foe
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William J. Dobson
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Opinion - May 22, 2009
As Darfur cries, Sudanese strongman thumbs his nose at humanity. Obama must act swiftly.
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U.N.'s Top Climate Change Official: A New Willingness to Tackle Emissions
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Kent Garber
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Nation & World - April 29, 2009
His comments come after officials from the world's biggest economies met to discuss global warming.
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Obama Faces Long Odds on Iran Diplomacy
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - April 29, 2009
The president is trying to reach out to Iran, but it's hard to figure out what the regime really wants.
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Is Washington Keeping Usher From the Cleveland Cavaliers?
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - April 22, 2009
Singer Usher has been so busy with his volunteering that he has ignored his hoops team.
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North Korea Plans to Restart Its Nuclear Weapons Production
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - April 14, 2009
After U.N. criticism for missile test, North Korea withdraws from stalled nuclear disarmament talks.
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Obama-Clinton Human Rights Bid Faces Anti-Israel Bias at U.N. Agency
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Abraham Cooper
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Harold Brackman
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Opinion - April 14, 2009
Can Obama's new gambit fix what's wrong with the human rights council?
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Explaining Obama's Mild Reaction to North Korea's Missile Launch
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - April 6, 2009
Obama's restrained condemnation of the missile launch may be part of an effort to revive stalled talks.
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International Court Charges Sudan's President With War Crimes in Darfur
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - March 4, 2009
Omar Hassan al-Bashir faces war crimes charges in the Darfur conflict, but his arrest is unlikely.
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Israel Asks Clinton to Boycott U.N. Conference
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Larry Derfner
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Mideast Watch - February 25, 2009
Concerns that the antiracism conference will become a forum for denunciations of the Jewish state
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The U.N. Shares Blame for Darfur Atrocities
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Sam Dealey
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Sam Dealey - January 26, 2009
International organizations are too timid to do all they can.
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U.S. Envoy Predicts 'Direct Diplomacy' with Iran
Nation & World - January 26, 2009
President Obama's New Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, signals a major policy shift towards Tehran.
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In the Battle Against Modern-Day Pirates, the Pentagon Eyes Its Role Warily
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Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - December 23, 2008
Some want the U.S. military to go ashore in Somalia to hunt pirates, commanders aren't enthusiastic.
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'Reasonable' Progress on Climate Change Talks but Long Road Ahead, Says U.N. Official
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Kent Garber
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Nation & World - December 15, 2008
A key United Nations official calls for more political engagement in global effort to reduce emissions.
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