FROM THE UN In the past decade the world has seen a dangerous escalation of violence against journalists and other media professionals. The year of 2006 was the bloodiest year […]
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The Sachs Report – The Millennium Project
The end of global poverty? An ideal whose time has come? Dr Jeffrey Sachs, world renowned macroeconomist, adviser to Kofi Annan, thinks so. His recent report (Investing in Development: A […]
Protesting the Pending War Against Iraq
On Saturday October 26, 24 members of the Bergen County EthicalCulture Society went to Washington DC to participate in a national day of protesting thepending war against Iraq. The bus […]
Outer Space Should be an Oasis of Peace
In this world of constantly recurring natural and manmade disasters, outer space should be an oasis of peace and service for mankind. Surely, the UN has enough to do in […]
Report on World Violence from the UN
The 20th century has turned out to be one of the most violent periods of conflict in human history. An estimated 190 million people lost their lives directly or indirectly […]
Holocaust Memorial Day at the UN
In a moving ceremony on Jan. 27, 2006, The UN General Assembly commemorated the victims of the holocaust. The date, chosen for its historical significance – the liberation of the […]
