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The Greatest Show on Earth: UN General Assembly?

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It is that time of the year again. New York becomes the dream spot for virtually every Foreign Policy Junkie around the World. Every World Leader except for a few venture to the United Nations for the Annual Session of the General Assembly. This year a question on Facebook actually pondered which Leader would give the most off-the-wall speech this… Read More

Uganda Steps Up Security on Expectations of Opposition Protests

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Uganda’s authorities stepped up security amid plans by opposition supporters to stage protests in coming weeks, the East African nation’s police chief said. The Activists for Change group, known as A4C, “intends to begin another spate of disruptive activities” in various cities including Kampala, Major-General Kale Kayihura, the inspector- general of police, said in an e-mailed statement today. The A4C… Read More

Wangari Maathai dies at 71; Kenyan environmentalist

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Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa— Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist who made it her mission to teach her countrywomen to plant trees and became Africa’s first female Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died. She was 71. One of Kenya’s most beloved figures, Maathai died Sunday after a yearlong battle with cancer. Her illness was not widely known until after her… Read More

Burundi Massacre: Learning From Past Genocides

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Gunmen disguised as police led a bar massacre near the Burundian capital of Bujumbura last Sunday, with an estimated 36 people killed one by one. The brazen attack has heightened fears of a civil war in the landlocked, East African country of 8.3 million. Burundi is no stranger to massacres. Genocides and civil wars between Hutus and Tutsis claimed the… Read More

ActionAid urges G20 Ministers to take immediate steps to avert food and finance crises

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For immediate release: Washington D.C. – As Greece edges closer to default, confidence in the Euro and the dollar declines and global food prices soar, ActionAid called on G20 finance and development ministers meeting today to put serious reforms in motion.   Although global food security is among the top agenda items for today’s meeting, there are serious concerns that despite continued hikes in the price of staple foods,… Read More

Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya before the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

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MWAI KIBAKI, President of Kenya, said this session of the General Assembly offered opportunities to promote mediation as a tool for conflict management and peaceful settlement of disputes. The role of regional organizations — the African Union, the East African Community and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) — was increasingly important, including in the continued search for global peace... Read More

Transcript of Ahmadinejad Before the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

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Mr. President,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, I am grateful to the Almighty Allah who granted me, once more, the opportunity to appear before this world assembly. I have the pleasure to express my sincere thanks to H.E. Joseph Deiss, president of the sixty-fifth session for his tremendous efforts during his tenure. I also would like to congratulate H.E Nassir Abdulaziz AI-Nasser on... Read More
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