Gisele Bundchen Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador

Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. Her role as Ambassador is to "raise awareness and inspire action to protect the...

President Zelaya is back in Honduras

The deposed president is definitely back in Honduras. Originally, it was said that Zelaya was inside a UN building in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, but the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras rectified the...

International Day of Peace Celebrated On September 21

Today, the world celebrates the International Day of Peace for the 27th time. The day, which is dedicated to the celebration of global ceasefire and non-violence, is celebrated in all UN member states.The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United...

Post 9/11: What is NATO doing in Afghanistan?

The world is remembering the eight anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, which killed nearly 3,000 people, but tens of thousands of others now mourn the deaths of those who unvoluntarily paid...

Britain Worst For Underage Drinking: Study

Minors are more likely to get drunk in Britain than anywhere else in the industrialized world, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Britain also has the highest proportion of teenage mothers, young people without jobs or...

Dalai Lama celebrates 74th birthday, promises to live to 100

On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...

Nepal child soldiers being freed

A great move to help these children grow up to be peaceful non -violent human beings. i wish every nation that has similar problems could do something like these for the young boys and free them from such burdens, and show them a better way into their future.. Kudos to the...

Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures

After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of...

Suu Kyi Trial Adjourned for a Week

The fate of Nobel peace prize winner peace and democracy activist Aang Sang Suu Kyi of Myanmar is in the hands of the junta.The latest development from the myanmar suggests that the ongoing trial ahs been postponed citing the reasons of administrative error.UN chief is on...

U.S. can't sway Canada on Afghan pullout: Cannon

Canada's foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon had stated that Canada will not extend its stay in Afghanistan beyond 2011. "Let me be perfectly clear: Canada is abiding by the motion that was adopted in our...

China to Back North Korea Sanctions

China is believed to be on board with U.S.'s attempt to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test and missile launches."“I believe China is on board, together with the major countries of...

UN rights chief calls for investigation in Sri Lanka

This call from UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay has repeatedly called for investigation into war crimes committed by both sides. However, the highly politicized UN Human Rights Council voted in favor (27 in...

Ireland's rugby squad will return home to a heroes' welcome today

"Sunday, 22 March 2009 09:59 Ireland's rugby squad will return home to a heroes' welcome today after their historic Six Nations win in which they clinched their first Grand Slam in 61 years. Declan Kidney's men...

LTTE forcibly recruits UN staff member, 3 dependents

Well, this is not the first time this has happened. LTTE has done it yet again ! Forcing UN staff and their family members to work for them? Are they out of their minds? " COLOMBO: United Nations on Monday said...

Sustainable logging could create millions of green jobs says UN

In this current economic climate, the United Nations is urging all countries to develop 'green' jobs, as this could not only help the economy, but also help the environment as well. The key to this is sustainable...

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