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World Peace and Security Require a Stronger United Nations
World Peace and Security Require a Stronger United Nations by Lawrence S. Wittner 879 words Addressing the UN Security Council on September 20, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a heartfelt plea “to update the existing security architecture in the world, in particular, to restore the real power of the UN Charter.” This call for strengthening international
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Floating for Peace on the Golden Rule
Floating for Peace on the Golden Rule by Robert C. Koehler 983 words It’s 10 p.m. at Montrose Harbor in Chicago. Kiko and Tamar help me step from the dock into the wobbly rowboat. Kiko rows us out to the Golden Rule and I climb aboard in wonder. Oh my God! This is it –
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United States of Amnesia
United States of Amnesia by Derek Royden 607 words Just a little more than 20 years ago, on August 19th, 2003, a cement mixing truck containing a large bomb rolled into the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. The subsequent explosion killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, the body’s special representative to the country and many others. This event, which