by Sean Reilly | Sep 4, 2008
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said that the UN Peacebuilding Fund “has swiftly become a unique and dynamic tool to help countries emerging from conflict avoid slipping back into war.” However the concept and practice of peacebuilding...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
Civil rights organisations, advocates of religious freedom, anti-censorship groups and government in Europe and beyond are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect for religion but which critics say has been used to justify...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 28, 2008
A number of key African civil society organisations have come together with church development campaigners, to demand billions in compensation from rich countries for the impacts of global warming. The demand comes at the close of the United Nations climate change...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 25, 2008
Peace groups and religious bodies have offered a cautious welcome for a voluntary United Nations agreement on small arms that they hope will be a step towards curbing the dangerous trade in illicit weapons. But many conrinue to believe that without ststutory...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 23, 2008
The dramatic rise over the past twelve months in global food prices poses a threat to the very poorest and to humanity as a whole, says a new specialist report from the United Nations – which is seeking to coordinate global action. The report of the High-Level...
