Sen. Marco Rubio today made the following statement on Barack Obama’s failed leadership in foreign affairs: “During his 2008 campaign, President Obama offered worrying glimpses into how he would handle foreign policy and, four years later, he’s been a dream come true for tyrants and strongmen around the world as they repress innocent people, weaken democratic institutions, and advance their [...]
President Obama’s ambitious plan for stepped up government regulation of the oceans includes an unreported effort to cede U.S. oceans to United Nations-based international law, WND has learned. Click here to read the full article
The Review Conference will review progress and assess the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). Adopted by consensus at the 2001 World Conference against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa, the DDPA is a comprehensive, action-oriented document that proposes concrete measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It is holistic in its vision, [...]
12 March 2011 – The United Nations atomic watchdog agency today reported that Japan”s nuclear safety body has informed it of an explosion at one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was affected by yesterday”s massive earthquake, and that an assessment is under way. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japanese authorities have extended [...]
11 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep sorrow today and offered the full support of the United Nations after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan, killing dozens of people and destroying towns, villages and large swathes of infrastructure. UN agencies say they are on standby to assist in Japan and any other countries that may also [...]
The following is a transcript of remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Madam President, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Heads of Delegation, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I praise the Merciful, All-Knowing and Almighty God for blessing me with another opportunity to address this Assembly on behalf of the great [...]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A leading Dutch environmental agency, taking the blame for one of the glaring errors that undermined the credibility of a seminal U.N. report on climate change, said Monday it has discovered more small mistakes and urged the panel to be more careful. Read the rest of this article on the AP site by clicking here
Diplomatic Reception Room 12:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United Nations Security Council voted overwhelmingly to sanction Iran for its continued failure to live up to its obligations. This resolution will put in place the toughest sanctions ever faced by the Iranian government, and it sends an unmistakable message about the international community’s commitment to stopping [...]
NPR: The following is a transcript of remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Madam President, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Heads of Delegation, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I praise the Merciful, All-Knowing and Almighty God for blessing me with another opportunity to address this Assembly on behalf of the [...]
Well folks – lots of interesting developments in the world of global warming – and I’m not necessarily speaking about the predictions of 30″ of snow falling on our capitol – of course THAT is an issue but not the ones I’m thinking of. What I am pondering is the number of countries pulling out of the United Nations “Intergovernmental [...]