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UN okays “all necessary measures” against Gaddafi

March 18, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously yesterday to call for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya, as well as "all necessary measures" to protect civilians.

Security council tells Gaddafi to stop the killing

February 22, 2011 By Bill Benfield

Western nations urged the UN Security Council today to demand an immediate end to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's crackdown on civilian protesters and strongly condemned the violence.

UN human rights body should be defended

January 25, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Like so many other initiatives of the tea party-infused Republican right, the push to leave - and even destroy - the Human Rights Council is wrong.

Palestinians press UN recognition, Israel confronts political turmoil

January 19, 2011 By Susan Webb

With Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations broken down, Palestinian leaders are pursuing “plan B," Israel is in political turmoil, and the U.S. has not said what it plans to do.

Afghanistan: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

December 21, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

It's' time to take these proposals seriously, for the sake of all concerned, in Afghanistan and here at home.