First it was Saddam, then bin Laden and now Gaddafi. The West gets its man but loses its humanity, says Felicity Arbuthnot.
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Peacekeeping forces fail to protect Congolese
As the LRA terrorizes the DRC, the UN’s mandate expires
Filed in: Conflict Congo, Democratic Republic of UN
- Anna Ridout
- June 30, 2011
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United Nations of America?
NI editorial comment - United Nations of America?
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- New Internationalist Editorial
- April 1, 2005
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Grimm rewards
Ian Williams reckons that reform might work in mysterious ways.
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- Ian Williams
- February 1, 2005
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Cosmopolis
David Ransom makes a plea for common humanity.
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- David Ransom
- January 1, 2005
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Upside down - the United Nations at 60
Start with the prevailing disposition of power, trim your principles to fit, and you end up with an organization stood on its head. David Ransom spells out the consequences.
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- David Ransom and Ian Nixon
- January 1, 2005
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Humane development
It’s possible to make space for a radical project even inside the belly of the beast. Mark Engler tells the story of the Human Development Report.
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- Mark Engler
- January 1, 2005
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Saving humanity from hell
It never was the UN’s job to make heaven on earth. Shashi Tharoor defends the organization against misguided missiles.
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- New Internationalist Editorial
- January 1, 2005
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Cradle to grave
The UN does not have a clean slate in Iraq. Felicity Arbuthnot recalls an embargo that even banned funeral shrouds.
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- Felicity Arbuthnot
- January 1, 2005
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