China: We’ve halted building man-made islands
China caught everyone off guard during the ASEAN Regional Summit by dropping a bomb saying that they have stopped the reclamation work in South China Sea.
‘Women must be at the decision-making table at all levels’ – Ban Ki Moon
The world must unite to end violence and discrimination against women and girls, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged at a high-level event in Chile on women and decision-making.
UN Secretariat recognizes gay marriages for all staff members
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced that the United Nations is changing its LGBT policies: The Secretariat will now fully recognize same-sex marriages of all its staff members and also provide full benefits to its employees, regardless of whether their home country recognizes marriage equality.
Pentagon Chief seeks to transform ASEAN into Asian NATO to provoke China
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is scheduled to depart Aug. 22 for a four-nation trip to Southeast Asia to work on US Pivot to Asia - a provocation against China, a rising super global power, who wants world peace and harmony since the Ancient times.
China- ASEAN trade to hit 500 bln USD
Bilateral trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will reach 500 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.
UN Human Rights Chief: Whistleblowers like Snowden Need Protection
In her first reference to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s case, UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay has called on all countries to protect the rights of those who uncover abuses and stressed the need to respect the right for people to seek asylum.
Mind-Controlled Puppet: A Mirage Called Malala, Another Daughter of the East?
Had Edward Snowden exposed the dirt of the Taliban, he would have been standing behind the lectern in New York at the UN hall on Friday, July 12. Whoever drafted Malala’s speech was taking no chances because they wanted a cinematic moment from a “mind-controlled victim” of the elite according to an Indian writer.
New 8-pointed star-shape UN city inaugurated in Copenhagen (+ photos)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday together with Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal and Minister for Development Cooperation Christian Friis Bach officially opened the UN City in Copenhagen. The ceremony officially opened both Campus 1 and Campus 2, but was held in Campus 1.
UNASUR to Meet to Discuss Aggression toward Bolivian President over Snowden jet rumor
The Venezuelan secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Alí Rodríguez Araque, said The Venezuelan secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Alí Rodríguez Araque, said that the restriction on the flight over Europe by Bolivian President Evo Morales “is outrageous” and violates the sovereignty of that nation.
UN Chief slams illegal Israel settlement expansion on Palestinian lands
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has criticized Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, calling the move a “violation of international law.” The UN chief is deeply concerned about Israel moving forward with a plan to build more than 1,000 new illegal units in two West Bank settlements.
UN rejects Russia’s proposal to send troops to Golan Heights
The United Nations has turned down Russia’s offer of sending troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrian peacekeepers that are withdrawing from the region.
Austria to withdraw peacekeepers from Golan Heights, UN in Disarray
Austria, UNDOF’s largest contingent, to be pulled after fierce fighting between pro-Assad forces and rebels at border crossing; only Indian and Filipino peacekeepers remain.
