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British look for a UN makeover

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is expected to call for an overhaul of United Nation bodies during a speech at the General Assembly. Clegg will recommend expansion of the Security Council to include additional permanent members, call for the UN rights council to be given a strengthened mandate and endorse multilateral approaches to security issues. The Guardian (London) (9/24)



Ultimately we also need to solve the political problems of Somalia to ensure there is no impunity and that people cannot simply hijack ships then when they are arrested be released and free to hijack another ship again in two or three weeks' time."

David Cockroft, general secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation. Get the full story.



"President Obama is drawing attention mostly for his remarks on Middle East peace. But lest other elements of his UN speech be forgotten, at a press conference earlier today Samantha Power urged people to examine his pronouncements on good governance."

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  • Obama appeals for Mideast unity
    U.S. President Barack Obama used the occasion of his Thursday speech at the United Nations General Assembly to urge all countries to throw their diplomatic weight behind efforts to forge a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement. Obama hopes to conclude a deal within one year that would create a Palestinian state and enhance the security of Israel. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (9/24) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • U.S. leads walkout during Ahmadinejad UN speech
    Delegations from 32 countries led by the U.S. walked out of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday in protest during a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A theory casting suspicion on the U.S. government for orchestrating the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in a bid to protect Israel prompted the departure of delegations from the European Union, Costa Rica, New Zealand and others. BBC (9/24) , The Toronto Star/The Associated Press (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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  • WFP meeting looks at global food prices
    A meeting to examine rising food prices hosted by the United Nations World Food Programme has called for greater transparency in markets for crops such as wheat and rice, and ways to promote stability in food production. Riots erupted last month in Mozambique over rapidly rising prices, and officials are working to prevent a food crisis the world saw in 2007-2008. Google/The Associated Press (9/24) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Business backs Internet as development tool
    Business leaders highlighted the importance of Internet and communications technology as tools to enhance development efforts during a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday. Poor countries can accelerate growth through the use of the Internet and develop at a faster rate than ever before possible, Cisco chief executive John Chambers told the gathering. AlertNet.org/Reuters (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Urbanites develop immunities to some communicable diseases
    People who live in urban areas develop immunity to disease such as tuberculosis and leprosy, according to a study published in the journal Evolution. Researchers analyzed the DNA of European, African and Asian populations and compared them with urban history reports to find that ancient outbreaks of disease in urban centers left survivors and their descendants with immunity. The Guardian (London) (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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Development Energy and Environment
  • China says it is seeking a binding climate pact
    Chinese authorities will be pushing world leaders to sign an international climate treaty by the end of 2011, ahead of the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Treaty, says Li Gao, a senior Chinese climate negotiator. Li, who blamed U.S. politics for making an agreement impossible in 2010, said China will back efforts to maintain pressure on rich countries to endorse deeper greenhouse-gas emission cuts. AlertNet.org/Reuters (9/24) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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Security and Human Rights
  • DR Congo rapists operate with impunity
    Congolese security forces have failed to act against rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo guilty of carrying out hundreds of rapes against civilians, the United Nations human rights office in Congo says. The failure to prevent or stop a recent incident in which hundreds of women and girls were raped was compounded by the failings of the area's UN peacekeeping mission. AlertNet.org/Reuters (9/24) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • HRW: Vietnam must act on police abuses
    Vietnamese authorities need to investigate the behavior of the country's police forces in response to widespread allegations of brutality and recent deaths in custody, Human Rights Watch says. The rights watchdog says it has documented 19 cases of police abuses in the past year -- 15 of them deadly. BBC (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
Peace and Security
  • Seafarers demand action on piracy threat
    More than 900,000 seafarers from around the world signed a petition delivered to the UN International Maritime Organization on Thursday calling for urgent global action to end piracy. Unions, shipping companies and aid agencies organized the petition in the hopes of raising the piracy issue's profile on the international stage. Dozens of ships have come under attack off the coast of Africa and in the Far East in recent months. BBC (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Japan moves to end standoff with China
    Japanese prosecutors will suspend their investigation of Chinese trawler captain Zhan Qixiong who was arrested two weeks ago near islands claimed by both China and Japan and release him to Chinese authorities. The trawler incident led to a diplomatic standoff between China and Japan, and some observers are criticizing Japan for giving in to China's demands. The New York Times (free registration) (9/24) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Putin: No need to clash over Arctic claims
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin feels Arctic countries can resolve disputes around territorial claims through international legal channels without resorting to clashes over access to the natural resources in the area. The U.S., Russia, Norway, Canada and Denmark have all laid claim to parts of the Arctic region, which is believed to hold massive untapped reserves of oil and gas. The Toronto Star/The Associated Press (9/23) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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