http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/un/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285334/posts The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit. The WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided. As the summit opened, the UK alone was projecting more than 100,000 new cases of H1N1 a day by the end of the summer. As the peak of the flu season approaches in South America, some... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285334/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285605/posts NASA's mission to bomb the Moon NASA will tomorrow launch a spectacular mission to bomb the Moon. Their LCROSS mission will blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a missile that will blast a hole in the lunar surface at twice the speed of a bullet. The missile, a Centaur rocket, will be steered by a shepherding spacecraft that will guide it towards its target - a crater close to the Moon's south pole. Scientists expect the blast to be so powerful that a huge plume of debris will be ejected. . NASA's mission to bomb the Moon NASA will... Scientific American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285605/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285346/posts North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired four short-range cruise missiles, will likely further escalate tensions in the region as the U.S. tries to muster support for tough enforcement of the latest U.N. Security Council resolution imposed on the communist regime for its May nuclear test. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said three missiles were fired early Saturday, a fourth around noon... fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285346/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284652/posts A UN human rights investigator on Thursday called Israel's seizure of a ship carrying relief aid for the Gaza Strip "unlawful" and said its blockade of the territory constituted a "continuing crime against humanity". Israeli authorities on Tuesday intercepted the vessel, which was also carrying 21 pro-Palestinian activists, and said it would not be permitted to enter Gaza coastal waters because of security risks in the area and its existing naval blockade. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284652/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 05:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283012/posts June 30, 2009 Obama and the Bad Villagers George Joyce The U.N. General Assembly has just condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. In addition, the world body insisted that the 192 U.N. member states shun recognition of any replacement government in Honduras. On Monday, President Barack Obama also insisted that Zelaya is still "the democratically elected president" of Honduras: "It would be a terrible precedent if we start moving backwards into the era in which we are seeing military coups as a means of political transition rather than democratic elections." In sum, what we have according to many... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283012/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:50:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282807/posts UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations marshaled an unusually broad effort on Tuesday to condemn the military seizure of power in Honduras, turning over the podium of the General Assembly to its ousted president and quickly passing a resolution sponsored by countries often at loggerheads, including the United States and Venezuela. The deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, said the “brutal” coup, including what he called a threat by soldiers to shoot him dead if he did not stop talking on his cell phone, was a blow against democracy. He called it “an act of aggression attacking the democratic will of the... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282807/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:14:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282209/posts Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, deposed in a coup on Sunday, has flown from Costa-Rica to Nicaragua to take part in an emergency regional summit, Mexican media reported on Monday. Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez provided his personal plane to take Zelaya to the summit, which will see the participation of over 15 regional leaders, including those of Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba. The situation in Honduras will top the agenda. Chavez, one of Zelaya's strongest allies, also threatened military action if Venezuela's envoy in Honduras was attacked. Honduran military arrested Zelaya on Sunday morning, the same day polls were due to... Turkish Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282209/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282708/posts WSJ reporter Jay Solomon reported a update of the ousting of Honduras president Manuel Zelaya and several other reports from other sources have reported that President Obama and the US state department want Mr. Zelaya restored back in office through a peaceful democratic dialogue. Wall Street Journal (WSJ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282708/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282038/posts * Zelaya invited to come and speak 'as soon as possible' * Assembly president urges U.N. body to denounce coup * U.S. envoy joins OAS in demanding Zelaya restoration (Recasts with Zelaya to address General Assembly on Tuesday) By Patrick Worsnip UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is expected to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at the invitation of the Assembly president, officials said on Monday. Assembly spokesman Enrique Yeves said Zelaya was expected to speak before the 192-nation body at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). The Honduran military seized Zelaya and flew... Reuters Alertnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282038/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282020/posts It’s time to kill the international community. The phrase, that is. Usually shorthand for the governments of “the West,” the phrase is over-used (a Google search produces 447 million hits) and under-thought. It is often misleading and sometimes plain wrong. “The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days.” Which international community? Certainly not one that includes the world’s most populous country, China, where there were no signs of outrage. Instead, the Foreign Ministry endorsed the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the choice of... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282020/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281958/posts John Hinderaker of Poweline has alerted everyone to the release of the suppressed EPA Carlin/Davidson report along with incriminating emails by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.  President Obama and his administration have again been appropriately exposed. Obama’s intent can no longer be in question, and his deceptive activities are instructive as to the role the United Nations will play in his plan to address the use of American wealth.Because the American news media has not properly and openly questioned Susan Rice about her deliberations with the IPCC, nor the U.S. intentions concerning proposed international “monies” related to CO2, you are obliged... Andrew Breitbart's "Big Hollywood" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281958/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:04:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278601/posts While our media sleep, the United Nations is proceeding, with President Obama's acquiescence, to implement a global plan to create a new international socialist order financed by global taxes on the American people. The Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development that begins on Wednesday will consider adoption of a document calling for "new voluntary and innovative sources of financing initiatives to provide additional stable sources of development finance..." This is U.N.-speak for global taxes. They are anything but "voluntary" for the people forced to pay them. The most "popular" proposals, which could generate... Accuracy In Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278601/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:53:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281054/posts was saddened to hear that both Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died, but I am extremely maddened by the amount of coverage that MSM and even our "reliable" conservative networks are giving to them in light of the serious events which transpired this week. One of the most serious events was the fact that Harold Koh was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday June 24th as the State Department's Legal Advisor. His transnationalist views promote blending international and domestic law. Indeed, this is particularly scary knowing that he believes traditional sovereignty is obsolete. What are all those people thinking in... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281054/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280664/posts Page 1 of 2 UNITED NATIONS, June 27 (KUNA) -- Amid US and European reservation, a High-Level UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development late Friday adopted by consensus a final outcome document containing a sweeping action plan to help mitigate the effect of the economic crisis on the developing countries. General Assembly President Father Miguel d'Escoto, who convened the conference, hailed the consensus as the "first step in a long process of putting the world on a new path towards solidarity, stability and sustainability." He was also gratified that the UN or... khabrein.info http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280664/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:09:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280444/posts China has given its word to the United States that it is "deeply committed" to implementing tough new nuclear sanctions against North Korea, a senior US official said Friday. The official also said that as part of the effort to put a straitjacket on Pyongyang after its latest nuclear test and missile launches, Washington had set up an inter-agency team to coordinate the sanctions with other nations. afp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280444/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:56:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280185/posts The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), a seemingly harmless treaty with dangerous implications for American families, is approaching possible ratification by the United States. if this treaty is made binding upon our country, the government would have the power to intervene in any child's life to advance its definition of "the best interests of the child." The scenarios that could occur—and are occurring—as a result of this dangerous notion are both manifold and frightening. Under the UNCRC, instead of following due process, government agencies would have the power to override your parental choices at their whim... www.parentalrights.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280185/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:21:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279986/posts US President Barack Obama consistently couches his demand that Israel prohibit Jewish people from constructing or expanding our homes and communities in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria in legal-sounding language. Obama has called settlements "illegitimate." And he has said that Israel "has obligations under the road map," while referring disparagingly to "settlements that, in past agreements, have been categorized as illegal." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Obama's Middle East envoy George Mitchell have repeatedly uttered similar statements. By characterizing its demand that Israel prohibit Jews from building homes in Israel's capital city and its heartland as a legal requirement, the... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279986/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280030/posts The Obama administration is renewing efforts to sign a United Nations treaty supposedly aimed at protecting children’s rights. Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the UN announced on Monday that the administration is investigating “when and how it might be possible to join” the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). While a treaty codifying children’s rights may sound harmless, the true nature of this treaty is devastating to our family structure, Constitution, national sovereignty and security. New rights granted the child would include the right to “thought, conscience and religion.” Do our children not already enjoy these rights?... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280030/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:53:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280015/posts People are being killed in Iran. Where is the U.N.? What institution could be better positioned to relieve President Obama of his worries about America standing up unilaterally for freedom in Iran? The U.N. is the self-styled overlord of the international community, committed in its charter to promote peace, freedom and "reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights." Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280015/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:29:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279825/posts Dear Friend of Parental Rights, Monday in a Harlem middle school, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told a group of 120 students that administration officials are actively discussing “when and how it might be possible to join” (that is, ratify) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). As before, she also communicated what a disgrace it is that the U.S. would stand with only Somalia against such a widely-accepted treaty. This is the first direct public statement by the Obama administration that it will seek ratification of the UN CRC. In my 30 years... ParentalRights.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279825/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:58:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278972/posts For four decades United Nations has been a waste oxygen across the world. It was the UN that first proved to the world that terrorism can be effective, by inviting Yassir Arafat to speak, at the time the UN was run by a Nazi war criminal named Kurt Waldheim. The UN has been little more than a promoter of terror and and supporter of thugs throughout the world. It was the UN that to do anything about Darfur, created organizations such as UNRWA and UNICEF and allowed them to become tools of terrorist evil. It was Secretary General Koffi Anon... Forbes/the lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278972/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:08:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278583/posts The pro-Islamic United Nations which has already banned any criticism to Islam in regard to human rights has stepped up their support for Islam a notch. They want the world to honor the part of Sharia that says that countries must take in refugees. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278583/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:19:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278597/posts While our media sleep, the United Nations is proceeding, with President Obama's acquiescence, to implement a global plan to create a new international socialist order financed by global taxes on the American people.The Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development that begins on Wednesday will consider adoption of a document calling for "new voluntary and innovative sources of financing initiatives to provide additional stable sources of development finance..." This is U.N.-speak for global taxes. They are anything but "voluntary" for the people forced to pay them.The most "popular" proposals, which could generate tens of... AIM (Accuracy in Media) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278597/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278573/posts Ever since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and opened to nations across the world for ratification in 1989, HSLDA has been deeply concerned about the implications of this treaty for U.S. homeschoolers, if the U.S. were to ratify the treaty. We have consistently warned that this treaty could be the vehicle opponents of home education could use to effectively ban or severely regulate homeschooling. On February 16, 1995, when Secretary of State Madeline Albright signed the UNCRC, the United States took a major step along the... Home School Legal Defense Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278573/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:01:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278566/posts Following is an email I received this afternoon from the HSLDA: Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Monday in a Harlem middle school, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told a group of 120 students that administration officials are actively discussing “when and how it might be possible to join” (that is, ratify) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). As before, she also communicated what a disgrace it is that the U.S. would stand with only Somalia against such a widely accepted treaty. This is the first direct public statement by the Obama administration that... Email from the Home School Legal Defense Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278566/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:53:29 GMT