Today, Reliefweb shared the statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Speaking on Palestinian Prisoners day, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Maxwell Gaylard called for protection of rights of Palestinians in…
Read more »Today, we celebrate the Global Day of Action Against Military Spending. The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations has joined with ecumenical partners to begin a conversation on the topic of global military spending. According to Stockholm International Peace Research…
Read more »From the Human Security Report Project The Conflict Monitors provide concise and current information on peace and security issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Each Monitor contains news, research, and data. The Conflict Monitors also provide interactive charts and maps illustrating…
Read more »Today, the world celebrates international mines awareness day. In recognition of today, Jordan Ryan, Director of the UNDP Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery said, “Landmines and explosive remnants of war take a heavy toll on people’s livelihoods, countries’ economic…
Read more »UN News Reported, “The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have strongly condemned today’s [April 1, 2011] attack in Afghanistan in which a large crowd of demonstrators angry at the burning of a copy of the Koran by a United…
Read more »The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), issued the following statement in response to the bombing in Jerusalem today: We have received word today of the detonation of a bomb near a…
Read more »Last month, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice spoke at the World Affairs Council of Oregon on Facing 21st Century Threats: Why America Needs the UN. This speech came at a time when some in Congress were…
Read more »Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator has said that over a million individuals in Libya are in need of aid. This announcement comes as some states call for a no-fly zone. To read more,…
Read more »Free ICNC webinar on the Egyptian uprising this Thursday / Waging Nonviolence. Today, Sherif Mansour, the Senior Program Officer for Freedom House’s Middle East North Africa programs, will be giving what looks to be a very interesting and informative webinar,…
Read more »Tonight – Thursday, February 10, 2011 – the Committee on Global Thought of Columbia University is sponsoring Egypt Arising – a panel discussion on the current unrest in Egypt and the Middle East. Watch a live Web-stream of the discussion….
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