The Islamic countries obtain their fair share of the nine rotating seats. Their interests on the Security Council are always represented. Not satisfied with this representation or their strangulation of the United Nations Human Rights Council and domination of the General Assembly, however, the 57 member Organization of Islamic Conference also wants a [...]

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The Israeli premier has voiced his willingness to evacuate Israeli troops from Shebaa Farms to hand the area to the UN, a report says.
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My Comment:
Israel, tell me this isn’t true? This is trading land for nothing. You will not get peace.
Israel, if you want peace then pray to God for war. You [...]

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Anyone moderately familiar with the UN’s history will not be surprised by the latest development regarding UNICEF and its newest partner.
Two English language Arab news outlets reported this week that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Saudi-based International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO).
While both articles are celebrating this partnership, both fail to [...]

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Iran continues to withhold information needed to establish whether the country has attempted to build nuclear weapons, an allegation that remains a matter of “serious concern” the UN’s nuclear watchdog reported last night.
In a sternly-phrased report, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that Iran had failed to provide the documentation and other evidence required to [...]

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The Great Hall of American Hatred, otherwise known as United Nations headquarters, is getting a face lift. It began earlier this month when UN officials gathered to break ground on what just might be the world’s most expensive fixer upper. Shoveling more than ceremonial dirt, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the ground breaking, “today [...]

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Iran warned on Monday of “serious consequences” if the UN Security Council adopts fresh sanctions against Tehran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear work.
“If a resolution is passed… it will have serious and logical consequences and we will announce them later,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a press conference.
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Congressional Quarterly’s Jeff Stein reports that a book about to be published alleges that “Tariq Rauf, the top U.N. official responsible for monitoring the clandestine nuclear programs of Iran and Pakistan is a Russian spy” who “hated America.”
Tariq Rauf, 54, a Pakistani-born Canadian who is chief of verification and security-policy coordination at the International Atomic [...]

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It is an interesting perspective, that of America needing ‘defending’, but it is one that John Bolton holds to thoroughly in “Surrender is Not an Option.” Surrounded by terrorists, ‘Islamofascists’, the old guard complacency of the “EUroids”, a resurgent Russian Empire, a belligerent if not hostile China, and almost above all else the two largest [...]

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The soaring cost of food is threatening millions of people in poor countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned.
Food prices have risen an unprecedented 40% in the last year and many nations may be unable to cope, the agency says.
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Lebanon arrests gang plotting attacks on UN force
AFP - 6 hours ago
The attack was the first deadly strike against UN peacekeepers since the force was expanded following last year’s war between Israel and guerrillas from the …
Suspected Terrorists Detained in Lebanon The Associated Press
Exclusive: A Forgotten Lebanese Battle against Terror Family Security Matters
Lebanese army arrests group [...]

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When, in the all-too-near future, the world looks to identify those responsible for allowing Iran’s nuclear arsenal to change the world forever, one name will figure prominently: Mohammed. Not the Prophet Mohammed as most people would presume. The founder of Islam plays a role, but the Mohammed in question is Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General of [...]

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Senior Iranian officials have reportedly been working through back channels to promote Iran’s candidacy. Although Japan has also put forward itself for the Security Council seat, Iran is far ahead. Most importantly so far, the powerful fifty-seven member Organization of Islamic Conference – which has super-sized sway over the General Assembly - has already nominated [...]

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What that means is that aside from refusing the two-thirds quorum needed to elect a President in parliament, Hizballah is considering an attack on the French U.N. contingent in southern Lebanon. The aim of such a move would no only be to convince the French to stop meddling in Lebanon, but also to serve as [...]

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Mohammed ElBaredei has served as the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 1997- an odd choice for the position since he has absolutely no scientific, let along, physics background and he hails from Egypt and previously served in that nation’s diplomatic corps. This background leads him open charges that he may lack [...]

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VIENNA, Austria — Chief nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei is coming under intense pressure for his handling of the Iran file, with the United States and key allies accusing him of overstepping his authority, diplomats said Sunday.
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In September, the Senate will vote whether to join the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). FSM Contributing Editor Cliff Kincaid wonders whether allowing “foreign panels and courts” to tell us what we can do on the high seas is such a good idea.
The New York Times is the latest liberal paper [...]

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The U.N. Charter guarantees the right of all states to membership. Why, then, does the United Nations exclude a nation, Taiwan, that satisfies all of the criteria of statehood defined in the 1933 Montevideo Convention and is more populous than 80 percent of U.N. member states?
A founding principle of the United Nations is the promotion [...]

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But a year on, Unifil still finds itself under threat, not from the Shiite Hezbollah, but from suspected radical Sunni militants possibly inspired by Al Qaida. And in a bizarre twist, some Unifil contingents are now seeking the cooperation of the powerful Hezbollah, which also views militant Sunnis as a threat, to help provide tacit [...]

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TEL AVIV — United Nations forces have sharply reduced operations in southern Lebanon, enabling Hizbullah to restore its military presence following last year’s war with Israel.
Israeli military sources said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon has curtailed patrols and other operations near the Israeli border. They said UNIFIL patrols have been ordered to avoid population [...]

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A February 2007 Gallup poll indicated that 66 percent of surveyed Americans believe the United Nations is doing a poor job. It’s the worst global body rating in Gallup polling history. And it may worsen once the American public reads the recently published State Department report on U.S. voting practices for 2006.
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The E.U. and U.N. only make things more difficult.
Ironically, the existence of transnational institutions like the U.N. makes it harder for collective action against bad actors. In the past, interested parties would simply get together in temporary coalitions to do what they had to do. That is much harder now because they feel such action [...]

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