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Water Is a Human Right: Detroit Residents Seek UN Intervention as City Shuts Off Taps to Thousands
Activists in Detroit have appealed to the United Nations over the cityu2019s move to shut off the water of thousands of residents.
No Solution to Record Number of Homeless Families in San Francisco
Homelessness in San Francisco has reached record highs, but the city provides multimillion-dollar tax breaks to companies like Twitter as it deems permanent supportive housing for the homeless too …
Keeping the Peace in Frightening New Arena: The UN’s Cyber Options
It's essential that the United Nations take serious steps to regulate the cyber domain and reduce cyberwarfare with frameworks that could help address this grey area and avoid dangerous …
UN Climate Panel Issues Dire Warning of Threat to Global Food Supply, Calls for Action and Adaption
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its most dire warning yet about how greenhouse gases have driven up global temperatures and extreme weather, while threatening …
Lies About Rwanda Mean More Wars If Not Corrected
Urge the ending of war these days and you'll very quickly hear the brutal 1994 massacre in Rwanda invoked.
US Rejected Israeli Demand for Iran Nuclear Confession
The Barack Obama administration appears to have rejected a deal-breaking demand by Israel for an Iranian confession to having had a covert nuclear weapons program as a condition for …
Accounting for a Decade of Global War
The United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes violations that must be sanctioned.
Resolving Nuclear Arms Claims Hinges on Iran’s Demand for Documents
The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve “past and present concerns” about the “possible military dimensions” of its nuclear program.
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Refugees Struggle in Ruined Camp
As the Syrian war intensifies sectarian clashes in Lebanonu2019s northern coastal city Tripoli, Palestinians in the area worriedly watch the violence from the sidelines.
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More UN States Quietly Say No to Drug War
An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of UN drug policy.