We the Peoples: The Nobel Lecture Given by the 2001 Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan
Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The crisis in Sri Lanka still demands international attention. Here’s the latest statement by an influential group of people: The Elders – a group of eminent global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela – have made a direct appeal to the President of Sri Lanka to protect the rights of civilians displaced after the government’s defeat [...]
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s first official visit to Qatar (November 17 and 18, 2009) While her husband was on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy travelled to Qatar for a meeting with Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned, the Emir’s second wife. As founder of a Foundation dedicated to the promotion of ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The WTO riots and "Seattle People": They succeeded in making noise, not causing change.
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, is usually an Iran apologist , but even ElBaradei has had it up to here with the rogue regime.The United Nations nuclear watchdog said today that his probe into allegations Iran tried to make nuclear arms has reached a dead end because Tehran is not cooperating. He was also critical of Iran for trying to change a plan endorsed by six world...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Richard Grenell, former spokesman for the US Ambassador to the UN: I certainly don't expect the New York Times to admit that one of their greatest bogeymen turned out to be correct about Iran's nuclear game-playing. However, the Times Editorial Board did once say "John Bolton is right. Kofi Annan is wrong." Unfortunately it wasn't about the Iran nuclear issue they were talking about - it...
Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Omar Bin Laden, news reports tell us, would like a job at the U.N. This isn't a case of someone wishing to further terrorism. By all accounts, he does not approve of his famous father. But that is not the only reason to give Omar Bin Laden a job at...
The Journey (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Today, in Australia, it is National Swear Day. I consider it my responsibility to swear today. Men across Australia are being asked to swear an oath that commits them to never commit or excuse violence against women. The My Oath website has full details on why we shold swear and lets men take part in the [...]
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
This Bahraini government newspaper published what it said was a picture of Kofi Annan meeting with its correspondent in New York City. But the picture was doctored, or photoshopped from this picture of Annan. (thanks anonymous)
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
OPINION/ANALYSIS: What international agreement produced 10 times the climate benefits of Kyoto and could produce several times more greenhouse-gas reductions than any post-2012 climate agreement? The answer: the Montreal Protocol, which former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan described as "perhaps the most successful international agreement to date." Because a new climate agreement is unlikely...
Israelated (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Read this article on the community site Michael Rubin Middle East Quarterly Winter 2010 http://www.meforum.org/2513/syria-islamist-terrorism While the Obama administration and congressional leaders may justify renewed engagement with Syria with their desire to jumpstart the Middle East peace process, they ignore the very issue that lies at the heart of the Syrian threat to U.S. national security: Syrian...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
[JURIST] The Kenyan Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review unveiled the initial Harmonized Draft Constitution last week. The changes are intended to reduce the widespread injustice throughout the country, and specifically address issues that led to the violence following the 2007 presidential elections. Following the issuance of the draft, the Kenyan public has one month to review and express...
iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
When you think of world peace, besides the obvious response by Miss Universe contestants, worthy Laureates come to mind such as Kofi Annan, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Mo Ibrahim Award for excellence in African leadership has in its short lifetime become one of the world's most talked about honours.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Kofi Annan when he was the leader of the United Nations predicted the world was entering the second phase of the Globalisation and called it the "Age of International Mobility". He could not have been further from the truth and little could he foresee the dramatic down turn in Global Mobility since he spoke those famous words. As Governments in the UK,...
UNITYblogNZ.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
by David Sprattfrom , AustraliaCan we expect decent climate policy when most of the decision-making elite are ignorant of the real scientific imperatives, or believe they can negotiate with the laws of physics and chemistry? The answer is bleak, judging by the lead-up talks to the climate summit in Copenhagen in December.The conference is slated to sign a new global deal on greenhouse gas reductions,...
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