Southern California World Water Forum

A nine minute video documenting the Southern California World Water Forum college grants program initiated by Friends of the United Nations, So. Calif. Metropolitan Water District, US Water and Power, US Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, LA County Sanitation Districts and American Society of Civil Engineers. The program rewards innovative water technologies, policies and [...]

Israel expects decision soon on raid probe

Israel expects choice soon on raid probe
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – An Israeli minister says he expects a choice soon on an investigation into Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that left eight Turks and a Turkish-American dead.
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U.S. and Arabs reach deal at nuclear treaty talks

U.S. and Arabs reach deal at nuclear treaty talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States accepted Arab demands to pressure Israel over its atomic program to rescue talks on shoring up a global anti-nuclear arms pact, Western envoys said on Friday.
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UN asks India to join NPT, CTBT

UN questions India to join NPT, CTBT
Agencies New York, May 29: In a departure from tradition of not singling out countries by name, the United Nations has questioned India, Pakistan and Israel to join NPT and CTBT without further delay and pre-conditions.
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UN urges restraint as Israel vows to stop Gaza aid flotilla

UN urges restraint as Israel vows to stop Gaza aid flotilla
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations urged restraint Thursday as Israel vowed to stop pro-Palestinian activists aboard an aid-laden flotilla from reaching the besieged, Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
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Israel Will Not Take Part in ‘Flawed’ NPT Resolution (Update1)

Israel Will Not Take Part in ‘Flawed’ NPT Resolution (Update1)
Israel called “deeply flawed” and “hypocritical” a United Nations resolution ratified by 181 countries that calls for a 2012 conference on a nuclear-free Mideast, and said it would not take part in the talks.
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Israel Won’t Take Part in ‘Flawed’ Nuclear-Free Mideast Talks

Israel Won’t Take Part in ‘Flawed’ Nuclear-Free Mideast Talks
May 30 (Bloomberg) — Israel called “deeply flawed” and “hypocritical” a United Nations resolution ratified by 181 countries that calls for a 2012 conference on a nuclear-free Mideast, and said it would not take part in the talks.
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Israel’s envoy to U.N. outlines global worries to local crowd

Israel’s envoy to U.N. outlines global worries to local crowd
By MARK ZABORNEY BLADE STAFF WRITER Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations narrowed to three the challenges her nation faces on the world stage. Foremost is the Iranian threat, Ambassador Gabriela Shalev told an audience of several hundred last night at Congregation B’nai Israel in Sylvania [...]

Go-ahead for conference to take first step to ban nuclear arms in Mideast – if Israel agrees

Go-ahead for conference to take first step to ban nuclear arms in Mideast – if Israel agrees
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After 15 years, Arab nations finally won agreement from the United States and the other nuclear powers to take the first step toward banning nuclear weapons from the Middle…
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India, Pakistan, Israel asked to join NPT

India, Pakistan, Israel questioned to join NPT
New York: In a departure from tradition of not singling out countries by name, the United Nations has questioned India, Pakistan and Israel to join NPT and CTBT without further delay and pre-conditions.
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