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“Merchants of Death” Fly under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
George Gao – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on “Merchants of Death” Fly under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty)
Muslim and Western Nations Agree on UN Landmark Code to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls
MercoPress – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Muslim and Western Nations Agree on UN Landmark Code to Combat Violence Against Women and Girls)
International Day of Happiness, 20 March 2013
United Nations Academic Impact – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on International Day of Happiness, 20 March 2013)
Korea: Crisis and Opportunity
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
The Green Light for Zionism’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Alan Hart – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Green Light for Zionism’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine)
What’s The Problem With Iran?
Transnational Foundation-TFF – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on What’s The Problem With Iran?)
Man-Made Chemicals Cited in Health Scourges: UN Report
Robert Evans, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Man-Made Chemicals Cited in Health Scourges: UN Report)
(Castellano) UNICEF Confirma que Cuba Es el Único País de América Latina sin Desnutrición Infantil
Politica & Medios – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) UNICEF Confirma que Cuba Es el Único País de América Latina sin Desnutrición Infantil)
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony)
[Tragicomic] French President François Hollande Awarded UNESCO Peace Prize
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on [Tragicomic] French President François Hollande Awarded UNESCO Peace Prize)
U.N.’s Water Agenda at Risk of Being Hijacked by Big Business
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 18th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
UN Kicks Off Year Promoting International Cooperation on Water Management
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on UN Kicks Off Year Promoting International Cooperation on Water Management)
Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now)
Assisting in Lankan Genocide and UNdoing the UN: A Chronological Account
Dr. S.P. Udayakumar – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Assisting in Lankan Genocide and UNdoing the UN: A Chronological Account)
UN Body “Alarmed” by US Killings of Afghan Children
Channel News Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
NATO Rejects UN Report on Death of Afghan Children
Kim Gamel, Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
UNHCHR Welcomes Enabling Individual Complaints on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on a Draft United Nations Declaration on the Right to Peace
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( 5 Comments »)
Israel Must Remove All Jewish Settlers from Occupied West Bank – UN Inquiry
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Israel Boycotts UN Human Rights Council
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Israel Boycotts UN Human Rights Council)
On a Draft UN Declaration on the Right to Peace
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on On a Draft UN Declaration on the Right to Peace)
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony)
UNESCO Recognizes Brazilian Friar’s Contribution to Social Justice in Latin America and Caribbean
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on UNESCO Recognizes Brazilian Friar’s Contribution to Social Justice in Latin America and Caribbean)
(Castellano) La Amenaza Haitiana
Eduardo Galeano, Antimilitarizacion – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) La Amenaza Haitiana)
Dec 10, 2012 – Human Rights Day
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2012 ( 2 Comments »)
Visit to Gaza: UN Press Release
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Visit to Gaza: UN Press Release)
UNHCR Welcomes Brazilian Residency for Angolan and Liberian Refugees
UN High Commission for Refugees – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UNHCR Welcomes Brazilian Residency for Angolan and Liberian Refugees)
The Silent Violence against Women Worldwide
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Silent Violence against Women Worldwide)
In-Depth: Top 10 Neglected Refugee Crises
UN-IRIN, ReliefWeb – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
The United Nations’ Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Lauren Carasik – Al Jazeera
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The United Nations’ Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak)
UN Urges End to U.S. Cuba Embargo for 21st Year
Louis Charbonneau, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Urges End to U.S. Cuba Embargo for 21st Year)
US Denies Visas to Iranian UN Delegates
Reuters – The Guardian
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on US Denies Visas to Iranian UN Delegates)
2012 – International Year of Cooperatives
United Nations – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on 2012 – International Year of Cooperatives)
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
UN General Assembly – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
UN Relief Agency Estimates 1.8 Million Haitians Have Been Affected By Hurricane Sandy
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Relief Agency Estimates 1.8 Million Haitians Have Been Affected By Hurricane Sandy)
‘Recipe for Disaster’: Group Says No Financialization of Nature!
Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on ‘Recipe for Disaster’: Group Says No Financialization of Nature!)
UNHCR Issues Guidelines on Protection of Male Rape Victims
UN Refugee Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Former UN Envoy Jean Ziegler on Third World Hunger: “We Let Them Starve”
Thomas M Blaser, Africa is a Country – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Former UN Envoy Jean Ziegler on Third World Hunger: “We Let Them Starve”)
10 October: Abolition of the Death Penalty
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2012 ( Comments Off on 10 October: Abolition of the Death Penalty)
Asylum Seeking Not Criminal – UNHCR
Africa news – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 1st, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
UN: The 1503 Procedure
Satoshi Ashikaga – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN: The 1503 Procedure)
UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti
Mark Weisbrot – Center for Economic and Policy Research
August 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti)
The Nuremberg Principles and Individual Responsibility
John Scales Avery – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Nuremberg Principles and Individual Responsibility)
U.S., Russia and China Stick to Their Guns
Coralie Tripier – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 6th, 2012 ( Comments Off on U.S., Russia and China Stick to Their Guns)
U.N. Showcases South-South Successes
Lawrence Del Gigante – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on U.N. Showcases South-South Successes)
Human Rights Council Establishes Working Group to Negotiate a Draft Declaration on the Right to Peace
The UN Office at Geneva – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
New Report to Expose How Corporations ‘Capture’ the U.N.
Friends of the Earth International – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on New Report to Expose How Corporations ‘Capture’ the U.N.)
Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future
United Nations Development Programme – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future)
UN Rights Expert Raises Alarm Over Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 7th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Rights Expert Raises Alarm Over Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons)
World Bank Supports Harmful Water Corporations, Report Finds
Johanna Treblin – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on World Bank Supports Harmful Water Corporations, Report Finds)
The Battle over Development-Led Globalisation
Ravi Kanth Deverakonda – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Battle over Development-Led Globalisation)
The UN Embraces the Economics of Happiness
Laura Musikanski – YES! Magazine
April 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The UN Embraces the Economics of Happiness)
ICC Rejects Palestinian Bid to Investigate Israeli War Crimes during ‘Cast Lead’ Gaza Operation
Barak Ravid - Haaretz
April 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on ICC Rejects Palestinian Bid to Investigate Israeli War Crimes during ‘Cast Lead’ Gaza Operation)
The UN’s Chequered Record in West Papua
Jennifer Robinson – Al Jazeera
March 26th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Sri Lanka Angered By U.N. Vote to Investigate War Abuses
Emily Alpert – Los Angeles Times
March 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Sri Lanka Angered By U.N. Vote to Investigate War Abuses)
Global Financial Crisis as a Human Rights Issue
Danny Schechter – Al Jazeera
March 19th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Millennium Development Goal Drinking Water Target Met
Danny Schechter – Al Jazeera
March 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Millennium Development Goal Drinking Water Target Met)
U.N. Chastises Mexico’s Support for Agribusiness
Emilio Godoy – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on U.N. Chastises Mexico’s Support for Agribusiness)
The Continuing Saga of UN Impunity
Kristen Saloomey – Al Jazeera
March 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Continuing Saga of UN Impunity)
UN Official Slams WikiLeaks Suspect Manning’s Treatment
Agence France Press-AFP – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on UN Official Slams WikiLeaks Suspect Manning’s Treatment)
8 March: International Day of Women – Women as Peacemakers
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on 8 March: International Day of Women – Women as Peacemakers)
WikiLeaks Banned From UN Conference on WikiLeaks
Common Dreams staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Banned From UN Conference on WikiLeaks)
World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is On the March
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is On the March)
With Arabs Taking Control of Their Fate, Is the UN Still Relevant?
Sarah Mousa – Al Jazeera
February 13th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Practice What You Preach
Fran Quigley - Truthout
February 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Practice What You Preach)
How the U.S. Manipulates Key U.N. Appointments
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on How the U.S. Manipulates Key U.N. Appointments)
The Cooperative Spirit and Its Many Manifestations
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Cooperative Spirit and Its Many Manifestations)
Security Council Remains Grounded by Political Manipulation
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Security Council Remains Grounded by Political Manipulation)
Palestinian Flag Flies at UN Agency
A.D.McKenzie – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestinian Flag Flies at UN Agency)
Stateless Finally Arrive On the World Political Map
Davinder Kumar – Al Jazeera
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Stateless Finally Arrive On the World Political Map)
Native Peoples under Siege around the Globe
Elizabeth Whitman – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Native Peoples under Siege around the Globe)
Canada Should Push For A UN Parliamentary Assembly
Warren Allmand – Embassy Magazine
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Canada Should Push For A UN Parliamentary Assembly)
Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”)
UN and Brazil Launch Initiative to Combat Hunger Among School Children
UN News Service – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UN and Brazil Launch Initiative to Combat Hunger Among School Children)
World Bank Partners With Nestlé to ‘Transform Water Sector’
Corporate Accountability International – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Alarming Rise in Mercenary Activities Calls for Attention
UN Human Rights Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Alarming Rise in Mercenary Activities Calls for Attention)
Long Overlooked, Cooperatives Get Their Due at United Nations
Elizabeth Whitman – TerraViva Europe
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Long Overlooked, Cooperatives Get Their Due at United Nations)
The UNESCO Mess
MJ Rosenberg – Political Correction
November 7th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Palestine’s Time
Michel Rocard – Project Syndicate
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestine’s Time)
UNESCO Membership and Palestinian Self-Determination
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UNESCO Membership and Palestinian Self-Determination)
Palestine Approved for Full UNESCO Membership
Brian Walker – Nation of Change
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestine Approved for Full UNESCO Membership)
US Condemns UNESCO over Palestine Vote
Gregg Carlstrom – Al Jazeera
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on US Condemns UNESCO over Palestine Vote)
Palestine: UNESCO Becomes a New Battleground
A.D.McKenzie – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 31st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
UN: Despite Western Boycott, Racism Meeting Gets Overwhelming Support
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UN: Despite Western Boycott, Racism Meeting Gets Overwhelming Support)
Disintegrating European Diplomacy and the Necessary Rise of NGO Mediators
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Disintegrating European Diplomacy and the Necessary Rise of NGO Mediators)
The Legal Flaws of the Palmer Commission Flotilla Report
Richard Falk & Phyllis Bennis – TRANSCEND Media Serivce
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Legal Flaws of the Palmer Commission Flotilla Report)
UNHCR Launches Campaign to Combat Statelessness
UN High Commissioner for Refugees – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UNHCR Launches Campaign to Combat Statelessness)
Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010)
UN Challenges Slavery Conditions for Domestic Workers
Dick Meister - Truthout
August 8th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UN Challenges Slavery Conditions for Domestic Workers)
Concern about U.S. Plan to Cut UN Funding
S J Chandler - InDepth News
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Concern about U.S. Plan to Cut UN Funding)
South Sudan Becomes Newest U.N. Member State
Faith Karimi - CNN
July 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on South Sudan Becomes Newest U.N. Member State)
World Population to Hit Seven Billion by October
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 11th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Palestinian Status at the UN: Breaking the Logjam
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Palestinian Status at the UN: Breaking the Logjam)
ICC Urged to Accept ‘Ecocide’ as an International Crime
Ido Liven – TerraViva Europe
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on ICC Urged to Accept ‘Ecocide’ as an International Crime)
“The U.N. Overlooks Native Rights in Developed Countries”
Crystal Lee interviewing Verena Schaelter – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 13th, 2011 ( Comments Off on “The U.N. Overlooks Native Rights in Developed Countries”)
8 June: Day of the Oceans
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
U.N. to Launch International Year of Cooperatives
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on U.N. to Launch International Year of Cooperatives)
Press Release-UN High Commission for Human Rights: Palestinian Nakba
Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Press Release-UN High Commission for Human Rights: Palestinian Nakba)
Translating Southern Successes into LDC Solutions
Rousbeh Legatis interviewing Josephine Ojiambo, Ambassador of Kenya – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 9th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Translating Southern Successes into LDC Solutions)
Child Victims Have ‘Leading Role’ in Creating a Nonviolent Society
Marcela Valente – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 9th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Child Victims Have ‘Leading Role’ in Creating a Nonviolent Society)
Fukushima, Chernobyl Raise Questions about WHO’s Role
Gustavo Capdevila – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 2nd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Fukushima, Chernobyl Raise Questions about WHO’s Role)
Syria: The Downward Spiral
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
World Citizens Call For a Thai-Cambodian Peace Zone: From Periodic Flair-Ups to Permanent Cooperation
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on World Citizens Call For a Thai-Cambodian Peace Zone: From Periodic Flair-Ups to Permanent Cooperation)
Russia: NATO Has Overstepped UN Mandate on Libya
Yevgeny Shestakov, Special to Russia Now – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Russia: NATO Has Overstepped UN Mandate on Libya)
Libya: Use of Depleted Uranium, Partition and Regional Risks
Farouk James – Pambazuka News
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Libya: Use of Depleted Uranium, Partition and Regional Risks)
WikiLeaks: Great Power Rivalry at the UN
Nikolas Kozloff – Al Jazeera
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks: Great Power Rivalry at the UN)
World Citizens Call For a Cease Fire in Libya and Start of Negotiations on a Broadly-Based New Libyan Republic
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 21st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World’s Hungry: Ditch Corporate-Controlled Agriculture
Jill Richardson - AlterNet
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World’s Hungry: Ditch Corporate-Controlled Agriculture)
Women’s Day: A Historic Opportunity Unveiled
Kanya D'Almeida – TerraViva Europe
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Women’s Day: A Historic Opportunity Unveiled)
March 8: Women and the People’s Revolution
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on March 8: Women and the People’s Revolution)
Restorative Justice after Mass Violence: Opportunities and Risks for Children and Youth
Laura Stovel and Marta Valiñas – UNICEF
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Restorative Justice after Mass Violence: Opportunities and Risks for Children and Youth)
United Nations, an Organisation on Life-Support?
Kanya D'Almeida – TerraViva Europe
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on United Nations, an Organisation on Life-Support?)
Report of Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council on Occupied Palestinian Territories
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 21st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
UN Falling Apart Under ‘Ban Ki-Who’
Ida Karlsson – IPS News
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on UN Falling Apart Under ‘Ban Ki-Who’)
Earth is Our Common Home: The Forest Year
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Earth is Our Common Home: The Forest Year)
2011 Higher Prices for Food: World Citizens Call for Coordinated World Food Policy
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 10th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality a Human Rights Imperative — Ban Ki-moon
ILGA – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality a Human Rights Imperative — Ban Ki-moon)
‘War Criminal’ Gets a UN Job
Brad Hamilton – New York Post
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on ‘War Criminal’ Gets a UN Job)
UN: Defining Terrorism
Thalif Deen – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on UN: Defining Terrorism)
The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
Jose L. Gomez del Prado – UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
November 15th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC))
Moldova Becomes Latest State Party to International Criminal Court
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Moldova Becomes Latest State Party to International Criminal Court)
UN Warns of Global Refugee Crisis
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 11th, 2010 ( Comments Off on UN Warns of Global Refugee Crisis)
On UN World Habitat Day, Oct 4: One Billion Slum Dwellers Cannot Be Ignored
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 4th, 2010 ( Comments Off on On UN World Habitat Day, Oct 4: One Billion Slum Dwellers Cannot Be Ignored)
UN-Backed Anti-Corruption Academy Inaugurated in Austria
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 4th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907): The Buddhist Bridge
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 13th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907): The Buddhist Bridge)
Fractured Justice: The UN Secretary-General’s Gaza Flotilla Enquiry
Bob Rigg – Open Democracy
September 13th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Fractured Justice: The UN Secretary-General’s Gaza Flotilla Enquiry)
Jean Giono (1895-1970): The Energies of the Earth
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Jean Giono (1895-1970): The Energies of the Earth)
United Nations Emits Report of “Harmony with Nature” Bolivia’s Initiative
Pía Figueroa – Pressenza International Press Agency
September 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on United Nations Emits Report of “Harmony with Nature” Bolivia’s Initiative)
Earth is Our Common Home: UN Desert Decade
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 30th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Earth is Our Common Home: UN Desert Decade)
U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human Right
Thalif Deen – IPS
August 2nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human Right)
Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906-2001) – Who will teach rhythm to the world laid low?
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Leopold Sedar Senghor (1906-2001) – Who will teach rhythm to the world laid low?)
Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body
Thalif Deen – IPS
July 19th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body)
James H. Cousins (1873-1956)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on James H. Cousins (1873-1956))
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888—1975)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 5th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Scrap Dollar as Sole Reserve Currency: U.N. Report
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 5th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Scrap Dollar as Sole Reserve Currency: U.N. Report)
Lalon Shah (? – 1890) Men are vessels made for holy uses
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 28th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Lalon Shah (? – 1890) Men are vessels made for holy uses)
Icons, of Peace
David Inkey – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 28th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Icons, of Peace)
Aimé Césaire: (1913 – 2008) A Black Orpheus
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 21st, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
ICC Adds Aggression to List of Crimes Despite US Opposition
Jenna Greene – Legal Times
June 21st, 2010 ( Comments Off on ICC Adds Aggression to List of Crimes Despite US Opposition)
W.H. Auden: (1907-1973) Poet of the Age of Anxiety
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 14th, 2010 ( Comments Off on W.H. Auden: (1907-1973) Poet of the Age of Anxiety)
UN orders Israel to lift Gaza blockade
NineMSN – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2010 ( Comments Off on UN orders Israel to lift Gaza blockade)
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) The Highest mountains stand as the witnesses of the Great Reality
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) The Highest mountains stand as the witnesses of the Great Reality)
Israel Averts International Probe on Gaza Atrocities
Thalif Deen - IPS
June 7th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Israel Averts International Probe on Gaza Atrocities)
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950) The World stands out on either side, no wider than the heart is wide
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 31st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950) The World stands out on either side, no wider than the heart is wide)
Alliance of Civilisations “Bridging Cultures” for Peace
Beatriz Bissio – TerraViva Europe
May 31st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Alliance of Civilisations “Bridging Cultures” for Peace)
Gary Snyder: (1930- ) A Zen View of Nature
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 24th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Velimir Khlebnikov: The Futurian (1895-1922)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 17th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Velimir Khlebnikov: The Futurian (1895-1922))
G.W. Russell (1867-1935): “The highest minds building one upon another”
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on G.W. Russell (1867-1935): “The highest minds building one upon another”)
Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982): The Poetry of Relevance
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 3rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982): The Poetry of Relevance)
U.N. Blasted for Sequestering NGOs and Media
Thalif Deen – TerraViva Europe
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on U.N. Blasted for Sequestering NGOs and Media)
Ondra Lysohorsky (1905—1989)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Ondra Lysohorsky (1905—1989))
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 19th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941))
JALAL AL-DIN RUMI (1207-1273)
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on JALAL AL-DIN RUMI (1207-1273))
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