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EU: Nations must do more for climate change pact...gas emissions. Barroso welcomed fresh emission pledges by China and plans by both Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and U.S. President Barack Obama to attend next month's U.N. conference on climate change in Copenhagen. "Everyone is... In this article: Jose Manuel Barroso, Climate change, EU, China, Wen Jiabao, Copenhagen, Barack Obama, Nanjing, Beijing, and Carbon |
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Yahoo! News | 2 days ago
World powers unite for Iran nuclear censure (AFP)
...- 1 hr 51 mins ago VIENNA (AFP) - The UN nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday and demanded it immediately halt construction of a newly-revealed uranium enrichment plant as world powers united against Tehran. China and Russia joined...
In this article: Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, Tehran, Qom, UN, Russia, and China
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Today in History - Nov. 26
...as a republic within the British Commonwealth. In 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the U.S. and South Korea. In 1965, France launched its first satellite,...
In this article: New York, United States, Suicide, Korean War, World War II, Kappa Alpha Society, University of Notre Dame, and Union College
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 18, 2009
China says scrap UN Internet governance forum
...scrap UN Internet governance forum China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate. "Without any reforms to the IGF, it is...
In this article: China, European Union, UN, United States, Barack Obama, and Sharm el-Sheikh
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
More English needed as China steps up peacekeeping
...Beijing. U.N. peacekeeping missions have given China, which has not been in an overseas conflict for three decades, a channel for diplomatic outreach and military experience as the People's Liberation Army modernizes. China has sent...
In this article: China, Beijing, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and NATO
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Financial Times | November 17, 2009
China seeks reform of UN peacekeeping
China seeks reform of UN peacekeeping Published: November 17 2009 17:00 | Last updated: November 17 2009 17:00 China will convene an unprecedented conference on international peacekeeping in Beijing on Wednesday, in a sign it is seeking to...
In this article: China, Beijing, Stockholm, Non-intervention, University of Southern California, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and UN Security Council
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The United Nations Organization (UNO) or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
- Founding Date:
- June 26, 1945
- Head:
- Ban Ki-moon
- Current members:
- 192 member states
- Language:
- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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