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The Right to Food: An Interview With Hilal Elver
And interview with Hilal Elver is the United Nationsu2019 Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.
Many Hurdles Ahead Before Countries Can Sign a New World Climate Agreement
The the world's nations will have to overcome serious hurdles if they are to sign a binding climate deal by the end of 2015.
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For Moment, the World Embraces the Cuba Model – and Slaps the Empire
This week the nations of the world rebuked the United States' 54-year embargo against Cuba.
Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates
Water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, targeting the “most vulnerable and poorest” of the city's population, according to UN observers.
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Noam Chomsky at United Nations: It Would Be Nice if the United States Lived up to International Law
Chomsky spoke at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
In UN Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State
Noam Chomsky recently spoke in the hall of the UN General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of …
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Documents Show US Siding With Israel in Death of Its Own Citizen
The US was complicit in hindering investigation of Israel's execution of a US citizen and other crimes in halting the 2010 Gaza Freedom flotilla, according to documents.
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MINUSTAH Fact Sheet: Highlights of a Decade of Success in Haiti
With MINUSTAHu2019s mandate renewed on October 14, 2014, it is opportune to review the mission's accomplishments during its ten-year presence in Haiti.
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On October 15, the United Nations Will Fail Haiti Once Again
We have a moral and political obligation to support the struggle for self-determination by the popular classes in Haiti.
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High-Level Donor Conference on Cholera in Haiti Fails to Secure Much Needed Funding
Despite the support, actors have thus far failed to raise an adequate amount of funds for the eradication plan.