Op-Ed: Scourging Yemen
On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that…
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Peace Activists Blockade Yemen’s Blockaders at U.N.
On Dec. 11, in response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, more than 50 concerned people, including representatives…
Security Council Threats Fail to Halt Continued North Korea Missile Tests
United Nations, New York — The 15-member United Nations Security Council has passed a series of resolutions seeking to…
In Rare Act of Democracy, UN Moves to Ban the Bomb
On July 7, 2017, at a UN Conference mandated by the UN General Assembly to negotiate a treaty to…
Climate March Insider Looks Back: An Interview With Leslie Cagan
The People’s Climate March was a sprawling enterprise with more than 1,000 endorsing organizations, dozens of working groups, three…
Is It Time to Celebrate With Palestine?
After the overwhelming “yes” vote on Mahmoud Abbas’ bid for Palestinian non-member observer state status at the United Nations…
“If Cancún delivers nothing, or not much, then the UN process is in danger.” So said Connie Hedegaard, the…
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival Celebrates Filmmakers From Across the Globe
Several young filmmakers were honored on Nov. 12 at the 2010 PLURAL + Youth Video Festival Awards Ceremony. The…
Cancun: The Next Chance for Democratic Solutions to the Climate Crisis
This article was originally posted on CommonDreams.org from the Miami Herald. When I lived in Bar Harbor, Maine, the…
Avigdor Lieberman’s UN Speech Shows the True Face of Israel
Yisrael Beiteinu’s strong third-place showing in Israel’s February 2009 elections for the Knesset was met with dread and disgust…