On Monday October 16 the U.N. General Assembly will choose five new non-permanent members of the Council to replace Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania. New members will take up their seats on January 1, 2007. Eight countries are contesting the five seats, which are being allocated according to geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean: Asia; Africa; and Western Europe and Others (to which two seats have been allocated). Guatemala and Venezuela are vying for the Latin American...
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UNITED NATIONS APPOINTS REPUBLIC OF KOREA’S BAN KI-MOON AS NEXT SECRETARY-GENERAL;
BAN, DEEPLY TOUCHED AND INSPIRED, VOWS TO ‘BUILD BRIDGES, BRIDGE DIVIDES’ Secretary-General Praises Ban as ‘Exceptionally Attuned’ to All Countries, Peoples The General Assembly today appointed Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as the next United Nations Secretary-General, giving him a two-and-one-half-month transition before taking over the helm of the world body from Kofi Annan on 1 January. Acting on the Security Council’s recommendation, the Assembly adopted a resolution formally appointing Mr. Ban to a five-year...
STAND UP
I got an email about this, so here i am raising awareness! Launched by the United Nations Millennium Campaign, STAND UP is an exciting challenge to set an official Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people ever to Stand Up Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. On October 15&16, the world will come together and STAND UP and remind their governments that promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and help the billions living in...
Fine Gael calls for clarification on recall of Dáil for new UN force
Billy Timmins TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Defence, and Bernard Allen TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, have today (Thursday) reiterated their support for a new UN peace keeping force in Lebanon, and have called on the Government to clarify if the Dáil will be recalled on this issue. Deputy Timmins said:“Fine Gael supports the involvement of members of the Defence Forces in an expanded United Nations (UN) force in Lebanon. Ireland has a long and distinguished record...
Dail may need to be recalled to approve Irish role in Lebanon mission – Timmins
Fine Gael Defence Spokesman Billy Timmins TD has said the Dail may need to approve Irish participation in a UN peacekeeping force because it is subject to a new mandate from the Security Council. Deputy Timmins said Fine Gael would support any move to recall the Dail in order to facilitate an Irish role in the new mission. “The acceptance of the UN Security Council resolution by Lebanon and Israel is very welcome and will hopefully pave the way...
Aung San Suu Kyi Detention Extended UN must act
27 May 2006 Burma¹s brutal military dictatorship today extended Aung San Suu Kyi¹sdetention, sending a strong signal to the international community that ithas no intention of relinquishing power. The extension comes despite callsfor her release from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Burma¹s Asianneighbours. It is also an embarrassment for UN Under-Secretary IbrahimGambari, who was duped by the regime¹s lies and propaganda during his visitto Burma last week. ³We are disappointed but not surprised. This regime has no interest...
“Democratic Deficit” at the United Nations?
Is there a need for a second assembly? This is a major hurdle that the UN must over come in its discussions on UN reform, how do we make it accountable to the ‘peoples of the United Nations’? The UN at present is an IGO that has no inpot form elected officals only those appointed by governments. Would a second assembly help, hinder or legitimise more UN decisions as they will have the backing of the elected representatives of...
United Nations, Security Council Reform: Plan A or Plan B??
The United Nations summit in New York, this September, faces a difficult choice A or B? In his recent report, In Larger Freedom, Kofi Annan, secretary-General of the UN outlined two proposals for reform of the Security Council. Model A provides for six new permanent seats, with no veto being created, and three new two-year term non-permanent seats, divided among the major regional areas. Under Model A Europe will get another permanent seat, but who will get it? It...
What more should be done to protect the environment?
For the environment of this planet to be protected international agreements like the Kyoto Protocol should be honoured by the major polluters. Developing countries should be given the technology to develop industry to the level of the developed world without producing as much pollution. In general every country should develop effective and cheap methods of recycling. The price of recycling some products is more expensive and, therefore, less appealing to producers/industry. This is a major obstacle that must be...
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