New York - The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted 114-18 to adopt a controversial report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip earlier this year. The majority voting bloc of Arab and Non-Aligned Movement countries in the 192-nation assemb...
Arab and Non-Aligned Movement countries Wednesday called upon the UN General Assembly to act upon the report and findings of the UN fact finding mission on the Gaza conflict to further prevent "ongoing lack of accountability." The statement came as UN Egyptian Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz introduced a draft resolution to the plenary session of the 64th General Assembly session during the debate...
MANILA, Oct. 25 (PNA) -- The Philippines will push for the deferment in its hosting of the meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), one of the largest and most influential international bodies pushing for world peace.
Manila - The Philippines Saturday postponed the December meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) it was scheduled to host, in order to recover from two devastating tropical storms. The Special NAM Ministerial Meeting on Inter-faith Dialogue and Coo...
The Philippines is asking for a postponement of the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for its pre-occupation with relief and rehabilitation in the wake of two destructive tropical cyclones. "Because of what we are experiencing, and we really need all hands on deck in relief and rehabilitation, that's why the president and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo are studying...
Labour’s online sheep certainly didn’t like it when their line of attack over who the Tories sit with in Europe was fired straight back at them on Sunday. Dan Hamilton over at CentreRight has exposed even more scum who Labour choose to sit with in the Party of European Socialists. Once again how can they dare attack the Conservatives when they are in bed with this lot: The first is the...
Since 1947, India has not fully pledged itself to any camp or global pole during the Cold War and as a result was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.). Since the post-Cold War era that position has eroded. New Delhi has been gradually moving away from its traditional position, relationships, and policies in the international arena for over a decade.
by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS - A U.S. decision to stall Security Council action against Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for war crimes during the 22-day conflict in Gaza last December has come under heavy fire both from inside and outside the United Nations. Addressing the Security Council Wednesday, the chair of the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz...
NAM wants Israel to be responsible for Gaza crimes 115 countries of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) have called on the UN Security Council to hold Israel responsible for atrocities committed in Gaza during its offensive. NAM Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz asked the Security Council on Wednesday to "seriously consider and act upon the recommendations" of the UN Fact Finding Mission headed by Richard...
The Indonesian government on Monday opened a South-South Symposium on Constitutional Design for Diversity and Conflict in Asia in cooperation with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and Non-Aligned Movement Center for South-South Technical Cooperation (NAM CSSTC). The 4-day symposium is being held in the Four Season Hotel in Jakarta. The main goal...
(1949 - 1954) (1955 - 1959) 1960: Three Years of Natural Disasters (三年自然灾害) Drought land led to death of plants. "In 1960, at least some degree of drought and other bad weather affected 55 percent of cultivated land, while an estimated 60% of agricultural land received no rain at all." ( cited from Wikipedia ) The Three Years of Natural Disasters...
India has reiterated that it would continue talking to Pakistan but won't guarantee the resumption of composite dialogue till Islamabad punishes the Mumbai attackers. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said that "Pakistan needs to make constructive efforts on bringing the perpetrators of Nov. 26 to justice before any dialogue can be resumed". Claiming that there won't be a reversal...
Washington has gone all-out to stop Chávez from winning [a Security Council seat]. He's been personally campaigning for months. By Jorge G. Castañeda Newsweek International The summit of nonaligned countries held last week 2in Havana was an occasion for all sorts of things: speculating on Fidel Castro's health, supporting all the "worthwhile" causes in the world—from Iran's...
Volgens sommige berichten zou Iran nu al in staat zijn een atoombom te maken. Holocaust-ontkenner Achmadinejad aan het hoofd van een atoommacht is een schrikbeeld niet alleen voor Israel, maar ook voor de Arabische buren en de VS, zoals Ami Isseroff hieronder terecht opmerkt. Wouter ____________________ WSJ Warns Obama on Iran http://zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2009/09/wsj-warns-obama-on-iran.html...