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POPSHard to Imagine, Australia Brings Israel, Iran Together of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East. Contact between Israeli and Iranian officials is sporadic and only takes place at international forums - no formal meetings between the two countries have occurred since the 1979 Iranian revolution. Officials from Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and other regional countries also took part in the three-day meeting and it is believed the talks floated an idea for a further regional conference - possibly hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - to outline the broad aims of a treaty to create a Middle East nuclear-free zone. Similar ideas have stalled in the past over the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict and questions of security guarantees for Israel. But last month's talks in Egypt attempted to skirt such obstacles by focusing on proposals to safeguard any fissile material in the region that could potentially be used for nuclear weapons.
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POPSAid Worker Killings Spiking UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community "to renew our commitment to help vulnerable, voiceless, and marginalized people wherever they may be. That is the abiding mission of the humanitarian community."
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POPSWe're doomed! lol "We have just four months. Four months to secure the future of our planet." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Kiss everyone you love good bye. Or, just kiss everyone you love for the hell of it.
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POPSThe planet's future: Climate change 'will cause civilisation to collapse' But the authors suggest the threats could also provide the potential for a positive future for all. "The good news is that the global financial crisis and climate change planning may be helping humanity to move from its often selfish, self-centred adolescence to a more globally responsible adulthood... Many perceive the current economic disaster as an opportunity to invest in the next generation of greener technologies, to rethink economic and development assumptions, and to put the world on course for a better future." More at source.
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POPSPlease Sign "Where Is My Vote?" Petition
via http://twitter.com/Iran_Translator:: As we all know our Supreme Leader or so called Father of the Country, A. Khameneh-e, who is supposed to be behind his people and protecting us as well as nurturing us all, has been doing the exact opposite for more than 20 years since the beginning of his leadership position. You should hear and see what is going on in our mass-media locally these days. It is shameful to see that some of our local channels are showing some entertainment programs and our news channel is misusing our people's voices against them and against what is the truth. Our Dictatorial government has done nothing for the country or for the benefit of the people who need more than just money, candy and pistachio. The government with hands of Ahmadi-nejad has been feeding lowest class in Iran, who can't even read and write, and brainwashing them so they will be tricked into believing that Ahmadi-nejad and Khameneh-e stand for peace and Democracy in the country;
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POPSWHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic after holding an emergency meeting. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that upgrading the swine flu outbreak to a pandemic should not unduly concern people. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8094655.stm It means the swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile. WHO chief Dr Margaret Chan said the move did not mean the virus was causing more severe illness or more deaths. "Classifying the virus as a pandemic does not mean that the virus has suddenly become more deadly," says the BBC's health correspondent, Jane Dreaper. "But it does send a clear signal to health officials and businesses to continue planning for the possibility of large numbers of people catching the virus."
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POPS"Global solidarity" needed for future swine flu vaccinations World Health Organisation PANDEMIC ALERT PHASES Phase 1: No infections in humans are being caused by viruses circulating in animals. Phase 2: Animal flu virus causes infection in humans, and is a potential pandemic threat. Phase 3: Flu causes sporadic cases in people, but no significant human-to-human transmission. Phase 4: Human-to-human transmission and community-level outbreaks. Phase 5: Human-to-human transmission in at least two countries. Strong signal pandemic imminent. Phase 6: Virus spreads to another country in a different region. Global pandemic under way. Post-peak: Pandemic activity appears to be decreasing though second wave possible. Post-pandemic: activity returns to normal, seasonal flu levels.
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POPSDoes Ki-Moon have paymasters? It would seem that Ki-Moon's priorities are completely skewed, so one has to ask why. He's intelligent, but does not make intelligent statements, so something or somebody must be holding the reins. Mike
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POPSHa'aretz: "UN demands payback for Gaza damages" Ban Ki-moon accused Israel yesterday of lying about attacks on the facilities, including one said to have killed more than 40 people outside a school compound, and formally demanded compensation. He said a UN investigation found conclusively that Israel was responsible for attacks on several schools, a health clinic and the organization's Gaza headquarters. Some of the weapons used in these attacks contained white phosphorous ... Ha'aretz
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POPSCzech President: Global Warming Imposing A Global Tyranny Worse Than Communism We're not sure how effective it will be, but it's certainly ambitious as it seeks to reorder the world economy in a de facto repeal of the Industrial Revolution. Under the supervision of the U.N., free trade would die, industries that survived could be relocated across borders, and we would have mandatory carbon offsets and cap-and-trade imposed on a global scale. Part of the "framework" of this new and more draconian Kyoto pact is a new kind of tariff known as a "border carbon adjustment" that the note describes as "a levy on imported goods equal to that which would have been imposed had they been produced domestically." In other words, if the exporting country does not impose a carbon tax, the importing country will. Under this global climate regime, tariffs would be allowed "as protective barriers to shelter producers of climate-friendly goods." The note endorses subsidies for producers of goods that are deemed "environmentally sound."
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POPS"Bolivia’s Morales Asks UN to Recognize Legal Coca Use in Letter to UN" Morales has encouraged the industrialization and possible exportation of coca products such as teas and liqueurs since taking office in 2006. Bolivia is the third-biggest producer of coca in the world after Colombia and Peru, and total production was about 28,900 hectares in 2007, more than double the 12,000 hectares allowed under Bolivian law, according to the most recent UN drug report. The Bolivian leader says the problem of drug trafficking should be stopped by curbing consumption in major markets like the United States and Europe.
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POPSFree Burma's Pro Democracy Prisoners An online NGO in action. As learners of political knowledge, do we have a responsibility to support campaigns for freedom? If you think so, here's a campaign worth supporting
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POPSUnited States Is "Deadbeat" Donor Says Dirtbag Ban Ki-Moon During an Oval Office session Tuesday, Obama pledged to work to help bring peace to Darfur and called it "not acceptable" that Sudan's president has been kicking out humanitarian aid workers from the region of western Sudan. President Omar al-Bashir was charged in an International Criminal Court arrest warrant with war crimes and crimes against humanity for targeting civilians. Ban told Obama his support for climate legislation is "encouraging", but said 2009 is a "make-or-break" year for the U.N. and its member countries on global warming, Darfur and other prominent conflicts.
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