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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

UN- Drug money billions saved Banks during recession

December 14, 2009
The Observer- Drugs money worth billions of dollars kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis, the United Nations’ drugs and crime tsar has told the Observer.
Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said he has seen evidence that the proceeds of organised crime [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

UNHRC endorses Goldstone report, on Israel war crimes against Gaza

October 16, 2009

PressTv- The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution, endorsing the Goldstone report on the Gaza war, despite efforts by Israeli leaders to block the motion.
On Friday, 25 member-states of the council voted for the resolution, six voted against and 11 abstained. The “draft resolution … is therefore adopted,” UNHRC President [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Ahmadinejad UN Speech Transcript, September 23, 2009

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In the ‘Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise Be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, and peace and blessing be upon our Master and Prophet, Mohammad, and his pure “Household, and his noble Companions” “Oh, God, hasten the arrival of Imam [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Obama - Criminalizing smoking and decriminalizing homosexuality

Decriminalizing Homosexuality
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday March 11th 2009, formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.
… According to negotiators, the Bush team had concerns that those sections could commit the federal government on matters that fall [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

UN would seek reparations for damages from Israel in attacks on UN parastatals

A United Nations inquiry into the war in Gaza has found that Israel was to blame for at least seven direct attacks on UN operations - including schools and medical centres.
The UN report, commissioned by Ban Ki-Moon, the UN secretary-general, said the Israeli military intentionally fired at UN facilities and civilians hiding in them during [...]