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The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of Myanmar government officials in order to pressure the government to stop its violence against peaceful demonstrators.

On United Nations Day, thanks to the internet, you can join Amnesty International, in calling for Peace Keeping forces in Darfour. It's a small but practical and effective way to bring the principles of the United Nations to life.

A large number of Rabbis gathered in protest outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, against what they told me was a violation of basic human rights in Israel.

"Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world." -Chavez

UNEP/Brazil - Water Pollution

UNEP/Brazil - Overpopulation and the Environment - Position Paper

Construction of a Palestinian State (Botswana/6th Committee: Legal) - MUN

It almost seemed surrealistic when the President of the United States and the President of Iran made their cases heard before the full assembly of the United Nations today.

Rice answered questions on Sunday in a press briefing held while she was flying to the Middle East

Exploring the welfare system and how it fails to provide basic economic rights to our citizens

The UN continues to try to persuade the military junta to honor its people's human rights.

Thought provoking look at the current social and economic trends in America.

Nicaragua and the DPRK are forging close ties, as evidenced by a meeting between Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and a high-ranking North Korean official. This article provides some background on the regional and global ideological and political dynamics involved.

U.N. Human Rights Council has been described as not credible by United States who have refused to join or hold a seat on the newly formed Human Rights Council

The United Nations urges the Myanmar government to exercise restraint, after government forces there used violence against peaceful protestors,

The view of the Russian Federation's delegate at a local Model United Nations conference regarding the NPT

In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Bush called on the nations of the world to unite against terrorism.

United Nations Day is celebrated all over the United States but in our nation's capital, the observance is carried on throughout an entire week.

This year Oakland might not have a football or a baseball team to celebrate, but citizens here can get behind the annual celebration of United Nations Day in 2007.

The United Nations Association of Greater Boston is a Massachusetts based organization that offers educational and informational programs about the U. N. and its organizations to help link local groups to global affairs.

The United Nations was constructed as an international insturment to maintain world peace. That certainly should be worth celebrating with your children.

Here are some sample topics at a Model United Nations conference for the GA 6th Committee.

At the United Nations General Assembly last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had harsh words for United States President George W. Bush. In the aftermath, the U.S. mainstream regarded the entire event as a joke.

When Israel has had enough and goes on an all out butt whooping rampage against the terrorists and those that support them, the United Nations under the ever decisive leadership of Kofi Annan leaps into action like Superman!

For six years the international community has witness the failure of every peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians

A look at the history of the United Nations and it's responsibility for the chaos in the Middle East and Africa, as well as a discussion of some of the scandals in which U.N. peacekeepers have been involved.

The United Nations has failed to live up to the expectations of FDR or anyone seeking peace. It has been a successful venture for the evil and greedy leaders of the world. It's time to begin anew, hopefully for the better this time.

24 Hours for Darfur is a brilliant new campaign to connect activists with people in power. The aim is to show 24 hours of footage with people asking, questioning, and demanding the United Nations and others to make a difference in Darfur.

The Iranian President cancels his trip to the United States after Iranian forces capture 15 British Navy personnel. Should we be worried?

The United Nation holds the gold standard on excellence and honor for the world and therefore would not one-member bad apples spoil their undisputed reputation for the rest? Well, it only takes just the one to lower the standards of all.

Amnesty International today condemned both Hezbollah and Israel for not taking any steps to prosecute war crimes and other grave violations that occurred during the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel.

Giuliani's speech, though not always obvious, utilizes three rhetorical strategies that are especially effective in spoken rhetoric: ethos, repetition, and rhetorical questions to "interact" with the audience.

Chavez established credibility using solid statistics to back up his proposal, criticizing U.S policies and siding with mainstream world opinion, and displaying his accomplishments in his own country.

People were concerned about educating the children of Nazi-occupied countries during WWII and wanted to rebuild the system entirely, a challenge that in turn created UNESCO (Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2005).

The problem and possible solutions within the U.N. for violence against women.

My comments about UN Watch's speech on August 17, 2006 at the UN assembly.

Drought, food shortages and an ousted president make for a very bad place to live. Somalia, especially in the 1990s, needed help. This research paper explains why Operation Restore Hope was a hopeless mission.

Two major IGOs exist for the prevention of war - the UN and the EU. Their systems have different focuses - the EU on economic integration and the UN on diplomacy. The EU's system links Europe's states so heavily that war is a virtual impossibility.

This lesson offers an introduction to the organization, why it exists, what it's goals are, where it meets, and who makes up the group. It's written in lesson plan format, complete with student study packet.

Thirty new public service announcements depicting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights premiered at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The PSAs were then shown at a free outdoor concert to an audience of 2000 at Union Square Park.

Children are often unable or not permitted to speak up for themselves. Like any adult, they have their own particular needs and rights as human beings, which have too often been ignored or overlooked.

If you've been disturbed by those "Bodies" exhibits touring around the United States, it might bother you more now knowing that those cadavers were once tortured prisoners in China. However, this exhibit has a chance to redeem itself in a human rights argument...

This article examines the issue of trading with nations that practice human rights violations.

A brief essay on the role of Taiwan in International Politics.

President derides "powerful nations" for failure to address important issues and only responding to narrow interests.

The Bush administration's approach to the "War on Terror"-namely the situation in Iraq-has tarnished the global image of the United States of America and increased ill-will towards the country, especially from the people in the Middle East.

An overview of human trafficking with special emphasis of the status within the United States and efforts to combat this criminal enterprise.

Did you know that the United States Armed Services committee voted last week to allow the research and development and possible use of Low Yield Nuclear weapons?

Republican Presidential candidate Sam Brownbeck, a United States Senator from Kansas, said Iran might one day attack America or Israel with a nuclear bomb. He said everything possible should be done to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

tensions between Israel and Middle East Arab Nations and how the U.S. got involved in the situation

This article shows how everyone in the world, but especially in the United States deserves access to healthcare. Through research and dedication, this article lays out just how important this issue is to all Americans.

This article explores human rights, their past, and what role they will have in the future, as well as the difference between the Western and Eastern conception of human rights.

The transatlantic slave trade which began in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries forever changed the demographic structure of the United States.

These are the ten worst Vice Presidents in United States history

Over four-hundred high school students participated in a Model UN conference at Northwestern University over the weekend.

The U.N. adviser, who returned from the region less than two weeks ago, is going back.

All the members of the Security Council, even including China, consented to the statement.

CURE is working to educate and change the attitudes of White people in America towards Reparations for the ancestors of enslaved Africans

This Thursday, September 21 2006, is the International Day of Peace, adopted back in 1981 by the United Nations. There are lots of events going on and you can be a part of the festivities to create a more peaceful world.

When President Roosevelt helped start the United Nations 67 years ago, he spoke of "Four Freedoms" that The United States sought for the world. This article looks back at those initial United Nations Four Freedoms and sees how far we have come.

Andrew Feldmar, a well-known Vancouver psychotherapist, was banned from the U.S. after a Google search uncovered that the doctor had experimented with psychoactive drugs in the 1970's.

Kathy Ireland will be addressing young global leaders in the United Nations at the 4th Annual International Youth Assembly.

Prostitution is a growing problem that is destroying the moral character and fabric of America.

A look at the history and current involvement of the factions that separate and unite Lebanon as a single democratic entity

The defense of our nation is a progressive, contructive, vital, dynamic and crucial aspect of the survival of our doctrines ... port security is essential for the defense of our nation.

A historic analysis of the development of papermaking in Wisconsin's Fox River Valley, its environmental effects, and in general paper politics in the US and the world.

The opinion of the Russian Federation delegate at a Model United Nations Conference

I believe that it can be demonstrated that international institutions do matter. They are not simply endogenous to the international system.

International Terrorism (Botswana/6th Committee: Legal) - Model United Nations

Nervous about your upcoming nuptials? Think your seating chart will take longer to craft than the pyramids of Egypt? Take a few tips from this former bride for a smoother and less stressful wedding day.

There is a little-known battle for survival going in some parts of the world. Those at risk are baby girls, and the casualties are in the millions each year.

The "United States" vs. "America" - a Structural Political Analysis examines fundamental issues of the U.S. Constitution intent, the extent of Federal power vs. that of the States, and the effects of consolidated government in the United States.

These quotes are examples of the public's disdain for politics and politicians.

An analysis of ethics from the perspectives of politics (Machiavelli), humanism (Kurtz), and christian morality (Aquinas).

The United States is one of the youngest nations in the world even though it has reached economic maturity and earned the status of a giant among other nations it is in its puberty socially and politically.

This paper details the global changes caused by World War I and II. It looks specifically at England and the United States, and it uses exclusively the editorials found in the English publication "The Spectator."

This is a piece that reviews and offers criticism of Toyin Falola and Ann Genova's "The Politics of the Global Oil Industry: An Introduction"

Why, in politics, do we throw out the common sense our parents instilled in us?

Details the year-long psychological preparation of the people in the United States for the idea of war in Iraq - through the daily news and mass-media that speculated with the government and slandered the few politically active citizens as "dissenters".

With the rise of women into the upper echelons of national politics, the topic of feminism in politics is extremely timely. This paper discusses the topic in detail.

Last month Iran broke United Nations seals on the uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz, triggering a diplomatic crisis that most believe almost certainly will lead to a standoff with United States, Britain and the European Union.

Lecture notes on Ambler's The French Army in Politics: 1945-62 and its relation to North African independence.

Being successful in the office environment is very dependent on how good you are at office politics.

If the U.S. doesn't come together and put partisan politics aside, the nation will face further political division. Critical legislation needs to be passed in order to ensure that we, as a nation, are adequately protected.

The process of clearing the phony pillars of power politics from the face of the earth may take a few more decades to accomplish according to "The Penny King", the former Chairman and CEO of Penny King Holdings Corporation!

China as a emerging nation has consolidated industries, developed manufacturing power, organized global commerce and tapped domestic retail and consumer markets. U. S. Consumers are now prisoners of their own checkbooks as jobs fade, and markets dwindle.

Throughout history Pluto has caused both wondrous and catastrophic changes in our political systems.

With death tolls soaring into the 10,000's, authorities in Myanmar, Burma are refusing to let some relief workers and transports into the devasted country. International Aid in Spring Lake, Michigan is preparing a mass shipment with mobile medical facility.

MId Town New York covers alotof territory and will take alotof time to see everything

UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who has been traveling around Asia to consult on the situation in Myanmar, spoke from Tokyo on Friday.

The U.S. is a glorious experiment in diversity and the checks and balances of government. But do we have something to learn from other nations in the world? Are we actually as superior as some of us think?

The Museum of Science and Industry features a holiday display of Christmas Trees Around the World, Spirit of Travel, during the Christmas season.

The International Crisis Group is calling on the United Nations to take international action to resolve the political disputes in Myanmar.