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News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 536
Head of State Who Keeps U.N. Guessing in Annual Ritual
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (IPS) - As part of a politically-amusing annual ritual, the guessing game is on at the United Nations: will he, or will he not, address the General Assembly, along with more than 150 heads of state who are due in New York next month?
Opinion: Look at Nuclear Weapons in a New Way
- Inter Press Service
LUND, Sweden, Aug 07 (IPS) - It's absolutely necessary to remember what happened 70 years ago in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, see the movies from then, listen to the survivors, the hibakusa. But it isn't enough for us to rid the world of these crimes-against-humanity weapons. And that we must.
Amnesty Wants International Criminal Court to Intervene in Libya
- Inter Press Service
THE HAGUE, Aug 07 (IPS) - Calling for an end to "an epidemic of kidnapping blighting" Libya, Amnesty International has faulted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for failing to undertake any investigations into crimes under international law committed by armed groups in the last four years.
No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis, Vows U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - Speaking at a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vociferous advocate of nuclear disarmament, echoed the rallying cry worldwide: "No more Hiroshimas, No more Nagasakis."
Iran Nuclear Deal Could Boost Diplomacy with North Korea, Diplomat Says
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The recent agreement between Iran and six nations on nuclear non-proliferation will likely have a "positive impact" on North Korea, according to a senior South Korean diplomat.
Pakistan One of the World’s First Safe Havens for Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already "the deadliest year" for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries.
Churches Seek to Amplify Echo of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 03 (IPS) - The accounts of survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki will serve as inspiration for leaders of Christian churches grouped in the World Council of Churches (WCC), which advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Partnerships Critical to the SDGs, Reducing Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After two years of negotiations, representatives of the United Nations' 193 member countries have reached agreement on a draft of the ambitious Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for eradicating poverty while ensuring sustainable growth.
Opinion: Security Council Resolution on Airlines Disaster Debases U.N. Charter
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - On July 29 Russia vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight over eastern Ukraine last year - killing all 298 people on board.
Nigeria to Balance GHG Emission Cuts with Development Peculiarities
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Aug 02 (IPS) - Nigeria seems in no haste to unveil its climate pledge with just four months to go before the U.N. Climate Conference scheduled for December in Paris.
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