Stories for 2007

Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush calls for reform to make the UN “strong and vibrant”

United States President George W. Bush told the General Assembly that he supports a “strong and vibrant” United Nations empowered to carry out the shared goals of the world body and its host country, from addressing global pandemics to stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to dealing with climate change.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK praises Gibraltar constitution and the “new relationship”

British Minister for Europe Jim Murphy praised the relationship between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar resulting from the new constitution saying it was “of vital importance” and “worth recognizing by all other nations”.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Human Rights Council seat seems certain for Chile

In a surprise announcement this week Venezuela said it will not seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, thus paving the way for Chile to assume the position. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had been expected to put up a fight to obtain the seat.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“We need an internal climate change at the United Nations”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened his first annual debate of the General Assembly with a call to global leaders to back his efforts to bolster the United Nations in the interests of the world.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN chief calls for global action on climate change

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday that a 15-year international effort to stem global warming has not halted the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions and that governments must take “unprecedented action” to reverse the trend.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
In Argentina, the Campaign of 'Queen Cristina' Focuses on Global Relations

With just over a month to go before voters will choose a new president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, or “Queen Cristina,” as she is widely known here, is living up to her nickname.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina and Brazil propose maintaining WTO fishing subsidies

The governments of Argentina and Brazil on Monday presented a joint proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that would allow subsidies to developing countries for construction, purchase or repair of fishing vessels, and support for fuel supply and other fishery activities related to the livelihood of fishers and their families.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian Indians campaign: 'Guarani Are Great People'

A group of Brazilian Indians has just kicked off a campaign called Guarani People, Great People. The self-esteem-enhancer promotion was launched in the Tey' kue village, near the municipality of Caarapó, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Brazilian Midwest.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
A Trojan Horse for Peru's Alan Garcia

The Peru that fugitive Alberto Fujimori will return to is going to seem very different from the one he left back in 2000. The man that he ordered to be captured either dead or alive in the 1992 coup is now the President of the Republic.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Albatross: encouraging survey results with new methodology

Population data has been collected for one colony on the New Island reserve for the last 29 years, and as such is the only long term data set for the Falkland Islands.