Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is set to announce that Australia’s new ambassador to the United Nations in New York is none other than Bill Farmer. writes Alex MItchell.
United Nations
Censoring the bombing in Gaza: Some demands
The unilateral nature of the Israeli temporary truce must be a concern, writes Robert Johnson in Jerusalem.
Richard Falk reports to the UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, has presented a stinging report concerning Israeli behaviour, writes Stephen Keim.
NT intervention: Aboriginal Australians take their case to the UN
It is not surprising that Aboriginal Australians who have been denied justice in Australia will now embark upon a complaint to the United Nations in order to achieve change, writes George Newhouse.
A UN declaration: Did you hear the one about…
There’s a very real chance that Rudd addressing the UN might lead to the spawning of a cruel international joke, writes Chris Graham.
Crunch time on carbon credibility
The Garnaut target is out of whack with the global climate realpolitik, writes John Connor.
Is global drugs policy about to shift?
Global drug policy may be about to undergo a major shift – if the United Nations has the courage and foresight to accept the recommendations of a recent forum it convened, writes Dr Alex Wodak.
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Zimbabweans: Where’s the UN when you need it?
If ever there was grounds for UN intervention in a continuing humanitarian disaster, it could be Zimbabwe, says Paul Watson.
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Mungo: Rudd’s world tour is no junket
No one could seriously consider Kevin Rudd’s 17 day trip to America, Europe and Japan as a junket, and no one has criticised it as one, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
We are talking here about the rotating 10 elected seats on the Security Council. Which is to say that in five years time we might be taking the seat recently vacated by Michel Kafando, the ambassador from Burkina Faso.
