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	The challenge by Thanos Kalamidas Living in the EU I have seen refugees for decades coming not only for a better future but for the simple reason to save their and their children's lives and the bitter truth is that in the beginning of the twenty-first century the refugee real
	Let My Children Go: World Efforts to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour by René Wadlow June 12 is a red letter day on the UN agenda of events as the World Day Against Child Labour. It marks the June arrival in 1998 of hundreds of children in Geneva, part of the Global March against Child Labour that had crossed 100 countries to pre
	URCE urges UN to secure release of Suu Kyi by Rohingya Human Rights The secretary general of the Union of Rohingya Communities in Europe(URCE), Hamdan Mg Kyaw Naing has urged the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take personal

	Don't let it be by Thanos Kalamidas Kids live their darkest times, not that they ever lived any better times since they have been the victims all through human history, but what they have to deal with today in the beginning of the 21st century with all this social and scientific adv
	Why the Poor Stay Hungry by René Wadlow As the United Nations Secretary-General said on 29 April 2008 at the end of a high-level meeting of UN Agencies in Bern, Switzerland devoted to the world food crisis “The food crisis threatens to undo all ou
	1969: Earth's Epic Year by Thanos Kalamidas You could say that 1969 was an epic year for modern human history. By July humanity had conquered space with man landing on the Moon and the Soviet Union sent a space probe to Venus; back on Earth John Lennon, with Yoko Ono, sang “Give peace
	World peace model #2: UN reform by Akli Hadid The UN was created in 1945 to promote world peace through mutual cooperation. If Pax UN is to be achieved, the UN should change its form of governance, and be transformed into a more democratic body.In a July 2007 estimate, th
	Tchad: Veritable Test Pour L'union Europeenne by Europe & Us On a appris hier que la mission pour le Tchad allait être reportée de quatre semaines à cause des combats à N’Djamena.
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Meeting the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsMinister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. They talked mainly about the situation of human rights in the world, and in t
	When they were blind by Thanos Kalamidas Perhaps it is just me, but every time I read a new report about the former General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan I get really angry. In a latest visit to Kenya, the former General Secretary witnessed “gross and systematic abuses
	Take UN military interventions by Rohingya Human Rights Dear Mr. Ban Ki-moon and International Governments, We are writing in order to urge you to take UN military interventions on the situation of human rights and political crisis in Burma, and to implement them immediately. The UNSC must
	Elimination of Violence against Women by Jack Wellman Violence and abuse affect all kinds of people every day. It doesn't matter what race or culture you come from, how much money you have, how old you are, or if you have a disability. Violence does not discriminate. However, women are victims
	Ki-moon, you failed by Thanos Kalamidas For nearly a year I have been writing and screaming that when the UN finally arrives in Darfur it will be just too late. Unfortunately a top UN official, using the old 'lack of logistics' excuse, announced that the joint UN-African Union p
	Free Rice by Asa Butcher Earlier this week I saw a 'Free Rice' headline on the BBC website and my immediate response was how the hell did somebody manage to kidnap the United States' Secretary of State? A few moments later I realis
	Banning dignity by Thanos Kalamidas I know, I know, I’m going to be my usual cynical self but it was about time for the General Secretary of the United Nations to remember why he’s actually there and move from the fancy New York receptions to Darfur. Really, has anybody
	What's up Mr. Annan? by Thanos Kalamidas The best way to start this is with a scream! But let me rephrase it: the former General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan warns that the aid targets for Africa “will be missed” unless more is done. This is the part you start s
	Resolution on Burma by Amin George Forji The USA has introduced a draft resolution before the UN on the crisis in Myanmar, also known as Burma, describing the situation there as deteriorating and a serious risk to regional peace. In the draft resolution, copies of wh
	Robert Mugabe's brutal destiny by Thanos Kalamidas You don’t need to go far to hear all the horror stories of a terrifying dictatorship. You just have to stop in Johannesburg, the place where most Zimbabwe refugees have fled. Robert Mugabe is Africa’s nightmare and has brought rise to
	Born free by Asa Butcher It is common knowledge that UN Resolution 55/93 proclaimed December 18th International Migrants Day and we have all been busily planning events to celebrate the aforementioned day, but what exactly is the day supposed to encourage or highlight? Ca
	Thought of the Day: Military Occupation by Christopher Wilkinson The United Nations is supposed to represent a common ground where the nations of the world can work things out and prevent conflict. The Chair of the Security Counc
	Darfur does not apply by Amin George Forji Delegates from the 70-member Executive Committee of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) ended their week-long conference on Friday with deep concern about the ongoing humanitarian crises in Darfur, Sudan, tha
	Latvian President in race for Annan’s Job by Amin George Forji Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia at a press conference on Saturday announced that she will be running for the post of UN Secretary General, "Upon the invitation of the governments of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, I wish