Security Sector Reform in Nepal:With reference to UNSCR 1325
Krishna Hari Pushkar 1. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, on women, peace and security was passed unanimously on 31 October 2000. Resolution (S/RES/1325) is the first resolution ever passed by the Security Council that specifically...
The Ever-Growing Deserts of the World! Is the earth about to die?
By, Uwe Paschen. An Old saying states, “that forests came before human beings, deserts followed them.” Desertification is becoming a major problem as more and more of the world's land surface is...
Desperate Farmers of a dying environment.
By, Uwe Paschen. Desperate Farmers. For decades now Farm communities around the globe have been bleeding by several factors. Politics comes to mind as well as Industry and mismanagement by the WTO, the...
Japan does now jail polluters.
By, Uwe Paschen. Japan is serious, when it comes to the environment. New legislation right in time for Earth day was passed and has been made law. Those laws are effective has of now with harsh Fines and even...
Nepal: Polity for Peace
Nepal: Polity for Peace Krishna Hari Pushkar The article deals with the political dilemmas of ongoing peace and constitution building process of Nepal and it provides possible ways out of the topsy-turvydom. It...
A "Necessary War" -- for a Gas Pipeline?
What if the the war in Afghanistan was not a war on terror, but a war to protect the European and United States Strategic Interests? In 1998, Dick Cheney, former US vice-president but then chief...
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1/12/2009 World HIV/AIDS Day
Today is 1. December. The World HIV/AIDS day by the UN. The day when it needed/must to remember to those who died in AIDS caused illnesses. But for me beside the memories of a lost love, it's the day to look around...
North Korea Crisis provoked to create fear in Japan and S-Korea.
By, Uwe Paschen. The North Korean Crisis may be blown out of proportion to get Japan and South Korea to side with the US against China and Russia. More and more articles from Asia start suggesting that...
'Softcore' Europe
The European Union’s leaders yesterday has made a decision. They formally elected the first president of the EU and its ‘secretary of state’ too.Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, an unknown Christian...
After Maastricht now Lisbon, the future of the EU is at stake
By, Uwe Paschen.The E.U. and its future. I have always been a strong supporter of the EU and even of a European Central Government, however lately I started having my doubt about the whole matter and mainly...
The return of wild oysters!
'Extinct' oysters return to ForthDeclared extinct in 1957, wild oysters are back in the Firth of ForthDr Ashton said: "The Firth of Forth was once the major oyster fishery in Scotland and at its peak produced over...
Worldfocus: State of Gay Marriage in Greece
Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine the state of gay marriage in Greece. "Homosexuality dates back thousands of years in Ancient Greece, where same-sex relationships were well...
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