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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 5, 2009

  Cuba hails 'victory' on OAS vote, declines to rejoin

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The Cuban government on Thursday declined to return to the Organization of American States (OAS), despite hailing a landmark decision to lift the body's 47-year ban on Havana as a "major victory." The OAS vote is "a major victory for Latin America and the Caribbean and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 20, 2009

  The world needs peace, social justice and health in the face of the crisis

GENEVA, May 19.— Cuba stated today at the World Health Assembly that the crises currently affecting the world require a system of peace based on social justice and the guarantee of access to health as a fundamental right for all. Speaking in this Swiss city at the 62nd session of the annual...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 26, 2009

  CARICOM countries to make representation on behalf of Turks and Caicos, says Bahamas PM

By Sharon Turner: NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS): Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) propose to make representation to the British Government regarding recommendations in the Interim Report of the Turks and Caicos Commission of Inquiry, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham, told...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 23, 2009

  Guyana health minister says Pope Benedict 'wrong'

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP): World Health Assembly President, Guyana's Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy, has condemned Pope Benedict's call for ending condom use in the fights against AIDS, saying he was trying to sow confusion. "The statement by the Pope is inconsistent with science, it's...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 15, 2009

  Haiti and the slave route

A UNESCO agreement calls on culture ministers to promote the abolition of slavery every August 23 • France and the international community urged to honor the date in this 2009 full of significant anniversaries Gabriel Molina • THE 205th anniversary of the emancipation of Haiti...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 30, 2008

  Massive UN vote in favor of lifting US embargo on Cuba

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the 17th year in a row Wednesday to demand an end to the 46-year-old US trade embargo on communist-ruled Cuba, with only three countries saying no. Some 185 of the assembly's 192 members voted in favor of the text which...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand
Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007

  Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - With All Our Strength, Hearts, and Minds - Combating HIV/AIDS

The session started with a moment of silence for independence, in honour of India’s Independence Day. The first speaker was Dr. Aleksandra Sasha Bodiroza, Technical Specialist for HIV/AIDS at the UNFPA. He describes the various approaches that UN bodies and NGOs have taken to combat and...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand
Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007

  Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - Our Commitment To Our House - Mother Earth - Ensuring Environmental Sustainability

We’ve got a former astronaut speaking on this panel. Woo! This former astronaut is Dr. Brian O’ Leary, who is currently the Director of the Centre of Peace and Sustainability in Ecuador. His speech was basically basic polemics on the importance of good leadership in maintaining...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand
Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007

  Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 3 - A Call For Action II

Ah, colour! Specifically the New Jersey Ghanian Seventh Adventist Youth Choir. Inspiring and so full of life. My favourite performance so far! According to Dr Valdov, it’s the beginning of the closing. To start us off is Rwanda genocide survivor Jacqueline Murkete, who has transformed...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand
Posted On:  Aug 14, 2007

  Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 2 - Model UN Day 2

The Model UN crew has thinned down considerably - I suppose a lot of people are either networking, signing up for things, or being interviewed for UN Radio. Argentina suggests writing a resolution to solve corruption going through the grassroots level - if they don’t get the appropriate...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand
Posted On:  Aug 14, 2007

  Liveblogging: UN Youth Assembly Day 2 - Saving Our Children And Their Mothers

One thing I found a bit odd about this whole MDG business is the constant linking between women as mothers and children. People keep bringing up the need to implement the MDGs “for the children”. Women are said to have power “because they take care of the children”...... [view]

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