Month: September 2016

China, USA Ratify Paris Agreement, COP22 President Hails the Move

meconfident

The United States and China have formally ratified the Paris agreement to curb climate change in a joint declaration Saturday, ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China. The announcement, made jointly by Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, is Read more

Iraq: Civilian Casualties Accounted for More than 2/3 of those Killed in August, UN mission

Peter Mulvany

Civilians continue to disproportionately bear the burden of acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, accounting for more than two-thirds of those killed or injured in the month of August, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Read more

France: Marine Le Pen Speaks out against Sarkozy’s Secret Meeting with King Salman in Tangier

Jaber Ali

Leader of the French far rightist party, Le Front National, has lashed out at presidential hopeful and former president Nicolas Sarkozy for the secret visit he paid to King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Tangier, Morocco, where he was vacationing Read more

UNESCO Experts Meet in Morocco to Prepare Draft Declaration on Climate Change Ethical Principles

Jaber Ali

Morocco, host country of 22nd UN Conference on Climate Change (COP22) scheduled in Marrakech next November 7-18, will host the 1st meeting of UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) in Rabat Sept. 20-24 to prepare a preliminary draft text of Read more

Israel Could Sign Nuclear Test Ban in 5 Years, CTBTO Executive Secretary

Peter Mulvany

The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Lassina Zerbo is expecting Tel Aviv to ratify the treaty by 2021. Zerbo, who had met Prime Minister Netanyahu in June, said “I’m putting five years as the Read more