Tag: United Nations
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Both China & U.S. need to improve the human rights of women
Yesterday, at a U.N. summit meeting on women’s rights hosted by, of all nations, China and its president, Xi Jinping, we learned that China will “reaffirm our commitment to gender equality and women’s development,” according to Xi. So far, that reaffirmation has failed to recover the human rights of five Chinese female/feminist activists who were imprisoned […]
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The Right to Peace on the International Day of Peace
On this International Day of Peace , as the United States and other nations have returned to war in the Middle East, it is appropriate to read again the United Nations’ document “Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace”, this year celebrating its 30th anniversary. The United Nations Security Council has itself approved war […]
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No Joke: Pres. Obama Sends WI Sen. Ron Johnson to the U.N.
Showing the nation that he still has a sense of humor, Pres. Obama nominated Wisconsin’s foreign policy firebrand , Sen. Ron Johnson, to attend the 69th United Nations General Assembly. Johnson, who is not a great fan of what the United Nations does, accepted graciously and issued a statement: “I intend to use this opportunity to gain insight […]
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