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White House endorses IAEA censure of Iran...of Iran WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says a vote by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board to censure Iran over its disputed nuclear program shows the "growing international deficit of confidence" in Iran's intentions. Iran has... In this article: Iran, White House, Robert Gibbs, IAEA, Uranium, U.N. Security Council, U.N., and Washington |
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Obama to attend beginning of U.N. climate meeting
Obama to attend beginning of U.N. climate meeting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen for a U.N. climate change meeting on December 9, hoping to add momentum to an international process despite slow...
In this article: Barack Obama, Climate change, U.N., Copenhagen, Carbon, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Denmark, and Oslo
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Reuters | November 18, 2009
Obama criticizes Israel over settlement-building
...and construction," the aide added. Publication of the government commission's blueprint for Gilo on Tuesday drew sharp rebukes from the Palestinians, joined by Washington, Europe and the United Nations. Nabil Abu Rdaineh, aide to...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Jerusalem, Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Thomson Reuters, White House, United States, and Mahmoud Abbas
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Obama offers U.S. climate cut, to attend Copenhagen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States unveiled a plan to cut greenhouse gases by 2020 on Wednesday and said President Barack Obama will attend U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen next month -- before other world leaders show up. Obama...
In this article: Barack Obama, Copenhagen, Climate change, U.N., United States, Thomson Reuters, White House, Washington, Small business, and Desertification
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Curbing global warming saves lives, studies say
...is not a small effect." Sebelius, British health officials, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the head of the World Health Organization all took part in briefings based in Washington and London. The journal Lancet took an...
In this article: Global warming, Barack Obama, London, Copenhagen, Climate change, Carbon dioxide, Delhi, Kathleen Sebelius, and Washington
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World's patience with Iran is limited: White House
...on Friday. Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama's chief spokesman, said a vote by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to rebuke Iran illustrated the "resolve and unity" of the international community over Iran's nuclear program. The...
In this article: Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, Robert Gibbs, United States, White House, Barack Obama, China, Tehran, Vienna, and Washington
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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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