With the representatives of the Palestinian territory pressuring the United Nations for full recognition, questions have been raised about the future of Israel. Some argue that U.N. recognition of a Palestinian State will cause the demise of Israel. However, 127 U.N. members already recognize the State of Palestine as an independent nation. Few people are even asking,...

With a unanimous vote, the United Nations Security Council has extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon headed by the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL). 15 member countries of the United Nations Security Council voted to extend the peacekeeping to August 31st, 2012 after the previous mission mandate expired on August 31st, 2011. The U.N. Security...

According to the United Nations, the extremely unpopular Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the international organization’s representatives (including Secretary General Ban Ki-moon) that the Syrian government has ceased all of its violent military operations against thousands of Syrians. Despite the exertion of incredible international pressure on the Syrian...

Sorely needed food such as grain and canned foods along with other supplies are reported to have been stolen and sold elsewhere. According to both the Somali government and the United Nations World Food Program, the amount of the supplies being stolen is not relatively significant (numbers are currently in the thousands), however both entities condemned the theft of “even...

With statistics indicating that the world population will touch a total of seven billion people, many are beginning to become concerned about the future population’s impact on the world’s economies, environments and the resources currently and potentially available. While steady birth rates could be managed efficiently by developed countries, rapidly increasing...

The five permanent members of the U.N Security Council and Germany had decided to lay out the plans for a new and yet another harsher round of sanctions on Iran to punish it for pursuing a non-transparent nuclear program to use for civilian purposes, however the U.S and many of its allies suspect the program is for developing nuclear weapons. France and Britain supported...

Since December 2008 when Israel struck Hamas back after rockets were launched into Israel which started the short war that ended with around 1,400 Palestinians dead along with the harsh blockade of both civilians and military units in the Gaza Strip, there has not been a death until a rocket attack killed a 30 year old Thai foreign-worker in a greenhouse near Ashkhelon....

One of the most poorest countries neck-deep in financial debt on the planet has some luck running for them. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, also known as the Graveyard of Empires due to its historical struggles and victories over various invading powers/influences and empires, had registered and participated in HIPC’s (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) programs...