Organizations

United Nations, New York, 12 october 2009 – The Secretary-General had a video message this weekend welcoming a new agreement between the United Nations and International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to enhance policing cooperation in post-conflict areas.

Ban Ki-moon called the two organizations natural partners in boosting security and peace. He said that an action plan on global police peacekeeping is essential. And he appealed for continued support to help victims of conflict and promote greater respect for the rule of law.

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, attended the meeting in Singapore and signed the agreement on behalf of the UN. Representatives from some 60 countries at that meeting are also expected to endorse a special Declaration setting a roadmap for police to play its full role in meeting today’s peacekeeping challenges.

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I’m a bit of a strong conservative, however it seems that the loss of life from letting these insane dictators and governments stay in power.

Yup. All bark, no bite.
Just like any Socialist organization.
Anyone with a set of balls can give them the finger and walk away with their head held high.
We, (The U.S.), should do the same.

Try a real humanatarian thing volunteer!

The national Home Front Command exercise begins today, May 23rd 2010. The IDF Home Front Command, the National Emergency Authority, search and rescue forces, local Israeli authorities, government offices, security organizations, the education system as well as public and private organizations will participate in the nation wide exercise.

The exercise is aimed at improving national preparedness and responses of the home front to emergencies. The exercise will improve cooperation between the various organizations and institutions and prepare them for different emergency scenarios.

The exercise, taking place for the fourth consecutive year, was scheduled and planned in advance as a part of the IDFs 2010 training plan. This exercise is an additional measure taken by Israel to prepare the public and the local authorities for emergency periods.

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Located in one of Pennsylvanias technology centers, Penn State Wilkes-Barre offers a variety of educational opportunities in a number of technical fields to complement the wide range of student activities on campus. Featuring: Andy Honeychuck, International Politics major, who found his way at Penn State.

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 26 September 2008 AIDS continues to cut short young lives across sub-Saharan Africa, while decimating families, debilitating economies and weakening societies.

The Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and AIDS in eastern and southern Africa known as RIATT will convene a high-level conference starting tomorrow here in the Tanzanian capital. Participants will review progress and achievements to date in order to scale up the response to issues facing children affected by HIV and AIDS. They will also encourage young people themselves to take part in shaping that response.

Representatives of governments, civil society groups, UN agencies, the International Comparison Program for Africa and others are travelling from 19 eastern and southern African countries to attend.

The 23 organizations that comprise RIATT first came together in 2006 to build consensus around a regional strategy for children affected by the pandemic through resource-tracking, social protection measures, advocacy, regional engagement and social innovation. Among the teams member organizations are the African Union, the Southern African Development Community, UNICEF, the UN Development Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_45764.html

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Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, PhD, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Specialized Organizations in Geneva, and to the World Trade Organization discusses the Presence of the Holy See at the U. N. and other International Organizations. He shows how the voice of the Vatican is welcomed by governments who need to deal with the rights and lives of the one billion Catholic citizens of the world and the benifical experience and energy of the dynamic world wide Catholic Church. The address was given to the twenty second annual session of the Catholic Academy of Sciences of the united States of America on Sept. 26, 2009 at the Thomas Aquinas Hall of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C,

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please help me with these questions.
i want the right answers so i can study for my test.

1) United Nation (UN)
a) what do they do?
b) Economic organization, Political Organization or both?

2) European Union(EU)
a) what do they do?
b) Economic organization, Political Organization or both?

3) is NAFTA Economic organization, political Organization, or both?

4) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is Economic organization, right?

5) ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nationa)
a) what do they do?
b) Economic organization, Political Organization or both?

6) NATO (North American Treaty Organization)
a) NATO is a millitary union of western Europe and North America, am i right?
b) Economic organization, Political Organization or Military? i put Military…is it right?

1.) United Nations – a, and b.

2.) European Union – a and b.

3.) NAFTA was intended to be an economic organization, but has a great deal of political influence.

4.)OPEC is an economic organization, yes.

5.) ASEAN – both economic and political.

6.) NATO – military, yes.

All of these organizations are unnecessary and undermine U.S. national sovereignty. You won’t learn that in your school though.

I need to know what final agreement, if any, was reached by the UN or other organization at the end of the genocide. I searched a lot, but I’m only getting general stuff and information that makes it seem as if no agreement was reached at all. Thanks.

no agreement WAS reached

The United Nations remains an indispensable actor in Kosovo. It is therefore critical that this Council continues to support UNMIKs fully reconfigured presence as a crucial pillar of peace and stability.
The constructive approach adopted by the UN—and organizations that operate under its overall authority—have set the stage for responsible stakeholders to act together on improving the lives of all residents in the province. This has been done by putting aside status considerations on a growing number of practical issues. My country has continued to embrace such an approach in line with the provisions of the November 2008 report. This has been recognized by the Secretary-General, who has written that UNMIKs engagement with Belgrade continued to create opportunities for good faith dialogue and for solutions to be developed on a range of issues.
[...]On a number of other fronts, a shared dedication to status-neutrality by responsible stakeholders has ensured that the overall security situation in Kosovo remains relatively calm but potentially fragile—to quote the report.
One example is UNMIKs external representation function. When it is honored by Pristina, their voice in regional fora continues to be heard, with our support and encouragement. This will remain the only legitimate way for the province to participate in multilateral meetings. Unfortunately, Kosovos ethnic Albanian authorities refuse to participate with UNMIK in the Central European Free Trade Agreement, and other regional organizations, as the report makes clear. Such a policy by Pristina can only lead to their self-isolation. We deeply regret Pristinas unwillingness to abide by the provisions of the regions free trade accord, and—more generally—the binding procedures on external representation. We call on the provinces authorities to reverse this counter-productive policy.
In sum, on the issue of external representation, Kosovo can and should participate in multilateral and regional fora in the presence of UNMIK officials, who speak first—and with either the UNMIK-Kosovo nameplate, or a personalized one. No other arrangements will work, despite all pressures to the contrary.
Working within the framework of status-neutrality has also ensured that issues related to the supply of electricity for Serbian communities do not spiral out of control. As the report highlights, the Pristina-based Kosovo Energy Corporation—or KEK—unilaterally cut off the supply of power to North Kosovo. Thanks to the timely response by the EPS—the Electric Power Industry of Serbia—a humanitarian catastrophe affecting up to 100,000 residents was averted. We gratefully acknowledge the positive role played by UNMIK and the EU in preventing further unilateral action by the ethnic-Albanian authorities. Serbia looks forward to the successful completion of technical talks between KEK and EPS that ought to produce a satisfactory long-term solution—including a second provider.
[...]The Republic of Serbia will continue to engage with all responsible stakeholders to ensure KFORs role is not diminished, especially in the context of safeguarding Serbian patrimony. Since the March 2004 pogrom in which 35 holy sites were destroyed over a tragic three-day period, KFORs direct responsibility for providing security to the Serbian Orthodox Church has been a success. We believe that proposals to hand over responsibility for guarding a number of these sites to local police units, as reported, would not contribute to improving the fragile security situation. This is especially important given the opposition to such plans clearly expressed by the monastic communities most affected.
[...]Regretfully, the precarious state of Serbian patrimony remains a deeply troubling part of the reality on the ground in Kosovo.
The report brings to our attention a number of on-going problems that have not yet been justly resolved. This includes the repeated refusal of local officials to restore the Decani monasterys cadastral record—a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger. It also includes an incomplete list of the desecration of graveyards—hate crimes meant to compound physical destruction with the attempt to erase our every trace throughout Kosovo.
Unfortunately, the report passes over in silence the fact that ethnic Albanian authorities continue to defend the outrageous decision to pave-over with concrete the remains of the twice-destroyed Serbian church in the center of Djakovica.
This is the fourth time Serbia has raised the issue in this room. Is it possible that the international community is powerless to get this awful deed reversed? Does the will exist to undo this and other acts of cultural cleansing?
Once again, Excellencies, we ask for your help.

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