Remembering Kofi Annan
He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.
Disability Treaty Opponents Succumb to UN Black Helicopter Conspiracy Theories
The Senate hasn’t approved any major multilateral treaties since 1997.
A Tale of Two Speeches
Palestinian Chairman Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the United Nations, told of the worst of times
We Experienced and We Learned: My Journey through Rio+20
So Rio+20 wasn’t a success.
Key Countries, Organizations Call For Innovative Sources of Finance
At a press conference in Durban, South Africa, officials from a diverse set of countries will join civil society leaders to call for innovative sources of finance, including a tax on financial transactions and a fee on emissions from maritime shipping, to be part of a deal in Durban which raises billions of dollars to help fill the Green Climate Fund.
Durban Diary: Dispatch from the Ground
As UN climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, go into their final week, Janet Redman, co-director of IPS’s Sustainable Energy & Economy Network, provides a quick update on the talks.
Developed nations, led by the United States, the UK, and Japan, try to turn Green Climate Fund into “Greedy Corporate Fund”
Janet Redman, IPS, joins 163 civil society organizations from 39 countries in denouncing a proposed scheme to give corporations direct access to UN Global Climate Fund financing.
The Politics Behind the Prisoner Swap
The deal has been discussed since Shalit was captured in 2006, now the time has come for 1028 families to be reunited.
Abbas at the United Nations a Game Changer? Maybe.
With the bid for Member State status at the UN, no longer is the failed U.S.-controlled “peace process” the only diplomatic game in town.
Expert Available: Phyllis Bennis on Libya’s Future
“The success of Libya’s uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO,” said Bennis in an article on Alternet. She asks, “whether events so far are ultimately a victory for the Libyan people, or for NATO. Given recent models of U.S. and NATO involvement in overthrowing dictatorships, we don’t have a lot of examples of how it can be both.”
Libya: Too Soon to Declare Victory
The success of Libya’s uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO.
Wikileaks Shows No “New Mind-Set” in US Foreign Policy
IPS expert Phyllis Bennis says that with Hillary Clinton ordering spying on UN leaders, Bush style politics are still around.
Review: ‘The United Nations and Civil Society’
The United Nations is not just about governments. Civil society has played an increasingly important role in UN deliberations.
What To Do Now in Georgia
It’s time for the UN to step up to the plate and help resolve the conflict.