United Nations
Palestine statehood recognised by the UN
An overwhelming 138 countries voted for Palestine to receive UN recognition as a non member observer State. Only 9 Countires......
Australia Abstains from UN Palestine vote
This Thursday the United Nations General Assembly will likely pass a resolution to give Palestine a more formal status at......
Doha climate talks: Could ‘creative accounting’ derail the process?
Almost two hundred nations are gathering in Doha to kick off the UN climate talks over the next fortnight. The......
Two degrees of global warming
The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation says their aim of keep global temperatures below a two degree rise is becoming increasingly......
Sovereignty movement calls for Australia to be denied UNSC seat
Australia’s Indigenous sovereignty movement, First Nations, has called upon the United Nations to deny Australia’s Security Council seat bid. The......
Australia bids for seat on UN Security Council
Prime Minister Julia Gillard addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York earlier and she took the opportunity to......
Push for global arms treaty may be stymied by major powers
Next month The United Nations will meet to discuss whether to implement an Arms Trade Treaty. The Treaty would regulate......
Sovereignty calls to UN
It’s no small thing for the United Nations to interfere in domestic policy, and yet last week it fielded calls......
Australia’s UN Security Council bid
Despite much debate, Australia is vying for a seat on the UN Security Council for 2013 to 2014. The election,......
COP17 in Durban: beyond the Kyoto pact
The UN climate change conference starts in Durban next week, but many developed countries have already backed away from renewing......