united nations

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.

Haiti cholera may have originated with UN peacekeepers

December 21, 2010 By Emile Schepers

New investigations reveal that the cholera epidemic in ravaged Haiti may have started out in a camp for Nepalese UN peacekeepers.

Bakers enlist international backing for locked-out Iowa members

December 17, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

240 locked-out workers from the Roquette corn-milling plant turned to national and international unions to garner support.

WikiLeaks and the struggle for peace

December 16, 2010 By Judith Le Blanc

The ongoing debate around WikiLeaks gives organizers, historians and activists, an opportunity to draw bigger-picture conclusions.

Cancun: Are we running out of time on climate change?

December 13, 2010 By Marc Brodine

Even on some of the decisions agreed to in Cancun, many crucial details were postponed at least until next year's round of negotiations, but Ban Ki-moon says it's better than nothing.