Crucial Prayer Topics : United Nations

U.N. report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium
The Washington Post - September 7, 2010

Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a U.N. inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that could be used to make a bomb....[view article]

Pakistan says it's not aware of India's $20M offer for flood relief
CNN - August 31, 2010

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- India offered another $20 million in aid to its rival neighbor Pakistan on Tuesday, but an official in the flood-ravaged country says he has no knowledge of the aid....[view article]

They Are Coming for Our Daughters
Friday Fax - August 11, 2010

They are coming for our adolescent daughters... August 11, 2010 Dear Friday Fax Reader, Sorry for this long letter, but I am angry, as angry as I have ever been in this job. Our Friday Fax team of UN watchers has uncovered an alarming new scheme to advance the global abortion movement, a scheme aimed specifically at adolescent girls. The United Nations - especially the notorious United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - is preparing a massive worldwide campaign...[view article]

U.S. Considers Push for U.N. Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2010

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is considering pressing the United Nations to pursue a "special inspection" of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, a move that could leave Damascus facing a Security Council reprimand if it doesn't comply....[view article]

U.N. Supports Israeli Account of Border Clash
The New York Times - August 5, 2010

JERUSALEM - The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, Unifil, said Wednesday that it had concluded that Israeli forces were cutting trees that lay within their own territory before a lethal exchange of fire with Lebanese Army troops, largely vindicating Israel's account of how the fighting started....[view article]

PALESTINIANS CARRY Lebanese and Palestinian flags during a protest in front of the Lebanese Parliame Photo by: Associated Press Analysis: Why is Lebanon so tense?
The Jerusalem Post - August 5, 2010

Lebanese leaders referred to Israeli "aggression" - a "violation of Lebanese sovereignty" in which an Israeli patrol crossed into Lebanon to trim trees despite orders from UN peacekeepers to stop....[view article]

AP Exclusive: Iran defiant in nuclear documents
AP - Associated Press - August 5, 2010

VIENNA - As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran's envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions....[view article]

UN, North Korea meet again to discuss sinking of South Korean ship
CNN - July 23, 2010

(CNN) -- The second round of talks between North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command on the peninsula ended Friday....[view article]

N. Korea Threatens 'Physical Response' to U.S. Drills; Clinton Blasts 'Belligerent' Acts
Fox News - July 23, 2010

HANOI, Vietnam -- North Korea on Friday threatened the United States and South Korea with a "physical response" to planned weekend naval exercises as tensions with the communist nation rose in the aftermath of the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North....[view article]

U.N. condemns sinking of South Korean warship
CNN - July 9, 2010

The United Nations formally condemned Friday the sinking of a South Korean warship in March but made no mention of North Korea, which has been found culpable in the attack....[view article]

New Space Policy Calls for Global Cooperation
Wall Street Journal - June 28, 2010

The Obama administration as early as Monday is expected to call for significantly greater international cooperation than ever before in outer space, covering a wide range of civilian and national-security programs....[view article]

Global Effort to Halt 'Blood Diamond' Trade Stalls
AOL News - June 25, 2010

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (June 25) -- An international effort to stop the trade of "blood diamonds" stalled this week over whether to allow Zimbabwe to sell millions of newly cut rough diamonds after allegations of human rights abuses in its mines....[view article]

Ethnic Unrest Grips Southern Kyrgyzstan
VOA News - June 18, 2010

Hundreds are dead and hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes following a week of ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan. The victims have been ordinary people, including women and children....[view article]

Ethnic violence spreads in Kyrgyzstan, raising fears of humanitarian crisis
The Washington Post - June 14, 2010

MOSCOW -- Deadly riots spread across southern Kyrgyzstan on Sunday as police with shoot-to-kill orders failed to stop the nation's worst ethnic violence in two decades and aid agencies reported that as many as 80,000 people had fled across the border to Uzbekistan....[view article]

Clashes and Protests Reported in Iran
The New York Times - June 13, 2010

TEHRAN - The first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election passed largely without violence on Saturday, as protesters generally stayed off the streets amid a heavy presence of the riot police....[view article]

North Korea: It can turn South's capital into a 'sea of flame'
AP - Associated Press - June 12, 2010

SEOUL (AP) - North Korea vowed Saturday to launch an all-out attack against South Korean loudspeakers and other propaganda facilities along their heavily fortified border, warning it can even turn Seoul into a "sea of flame."...[view article]

Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles
AP - Associated Press - June 11, 2010

MOSCOW - The new U.N. sanctions prevent Russia from delivering S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, a Kremlin official said Friday, in a reversal of the position announced by Russia's Foreign Ministry the day before....[view article]

UN Security Council Approves New Iran Sanctions
VOA News - June 9, 2010

The United Nations Security Council has approved a fourth round of sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear program....[view article]

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships
Reuters - June 8, 2010

(Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday....[view article]

US Defense Secretary Optimistic UN Will Pass New Iran Sanctions
VOA News - June 8, 2010

Robert Gates says he is optimistic the United Nations Security Council will approve new sanctions against Iran. Gates made the comments after talks in London and as the Security Council prepared to take up the sanctions issue in New York....[view article]

NKorea threatens SKorea for hauling it to UN over deadly warship sinking
Fox News - June 6, 2010

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea threatened Sunday to retaliate against South Korea for taking it to the U.N. Security Council over the deadly sinking of a warship, calling the action an "intolerable provocation."...[view article]

Clinton Says World Must Respond to Sinking of S. Korean Warship
VOA News - May 26, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world has a duty to respond to the sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on North Korea....[view article]

U.S. Orders Covert Military Action in Mideast
Fox News - May 25, 2010

Gen. David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, is said to have signed a directive authorizing Special Operations troops to conduct surveillance missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia....[view article]

Clinton Condemns Attack on S. Korean Warship
The New York Times - May 21, 2010

TOKYO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton harshly condemned North Korea on Friday for a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean Navy warship last March, and promised to marshal an international response in the coming week with Japan, China and other countries....[view article]

Russia to Sell Iran Missiles Despite UN Sanctions
VOA News - May 21, 2010

A senior Russian lawmaker says proposed United Nations sanctions against Iran will not affect Russia's plans to sell Tehran surface-to-air missiles....[view article]

'Obvious' North Korea Sank South Korean Ship
- May 19, 2010

A North Korean torpedo was responsible for the March 26 sinking of a South Korean navy ship and the deaths of 46 sailors aboard, South Korean officials said....[view article]

Riots Begin in Bangkok after Thai Protest Leaders Surrender
VOA News - May 19, 2010

Violence has spread through the Thai capital Bangkok, in the wake of Wednesday's deadly crackdown by security forces to end the weeks-long occupation by anti-government demonstrators in the city's upscale commercial district....[view article]

US Presents Iran Sanctions Draft to Security Council
VOA News - May 19, 2010

The United States on Tuesday presented to the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution containing a fourth round of tough new sanctions aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear activities. The draft is the product of weeks of negotiation among the five permanent veto-wielding members of the council plus Germany. And comes just a day after Iran agreed to a deal brokered by council members Brazil and Turkey to export some of its enriched uranium in return for fuel for a medical...[view article]

Jamaican Imam Said To Inspire Times Square Suspect
NPR.org - May 19, 2010

The man accused in the failed Times Square bombing attempt has been talking to authorities for more than two weeks. And one of the things he told them, according to people close to the case, is that he was inspired to act by two Internet clerics - one in Yemen and another in Jamaica....[view article]

Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?
NPR.org - May 19, 2010

When President Felipe Calderon visits Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Mexico's brutal drug war will be high on the agenda. Fighting among the cartels - and between government forces and the cartels - has cost nearly 24,000 Mexican lives since Calderon took office in late 2006....[view article]

Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision
Christian Newswire - May 18, 2010

PURCELLVILLE, Va., May 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, by a 6 to 3 vote the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the United States to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases in Graham v. Florida, released May 17, 2010. The Court cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other international law to buttress its constitutional interpretation....[view article]

Israel won't move on U.N. call for nuclear-free zone
AP - Associated Press - May 7, 2010

(Reuters) - Israel has no plan to review its nuclear policies, a government official said on Friday, playing down efforts by world powers at a U.N. non-proliferation conference to promote a Middle East free of atomic arms....[view article]

U.S. Is Pushing to Deter a Mideast Nuclear Race
The New York Times - May 3, 2010

The opening Monday of a monthlong United Nations conference to strengthen the main treaty meant to halt the spread of nuclear arms is likely to be dominated by Iran's president denouncing the West and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warning that if Tehran gets the bomb, the rest of the Middle East will soon follow....[view article]

U.S., Iran Expected To Spar At U.N. Nuclear Meeting
NPR.org - May 3, 2010

Delegations from 189 nations convene Monday in New York for a month-long U.N. conclave on the spread of nuclear weapons. The states are all signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and they gather periodically to discuss how the treaty is working and whether it needs fixing....[view article]

Israel-Palestine conflict: Imposing solutions
Guardian - April 26, 2010

Peace talks in the Middle East could be about to resume this week after a gap of 16 months. The optimism, if such a concept applies to this moribund lifeform, is contained in hints last week that Palestinian negotiators were considering inducements to start talking: the release of 1,000 prisoners, the lifting of some roadblocks, the easing of the Gaza blockade....[view article]

Africa Reboots
The New York Times - April 19, 2010

I SPENT March with a delegation of activists, entrepreneurs and policy wonks roaming western, southern and eastern Africa trying very hard to listen - always hard for a big-mouthed Irishman. With duct tape over my gob, I was able to pick up some interesting melody lines everywhere from palace to pavement ......[view article]

Sudan Holds First Elections in 24 Years
ifapray.org - April 13, 2010

As the second day of polling began Monday in Sudan’s historic elections, officials scrambled to reduce the confusion that marred Sunday’s voting process. Polls opened hours late, and many voters could not find their names on the official list. Adding to the confusion was a 12-tier ballot, especially difficult to decipher for the large number of illiterate Sudanese....[view article]

At Loggerheads: Karzai and the White House
AOL News - April 7, 2010

(April 6) -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs today pointedly avoided calling Hamid Karzai an ally of the United States and suggested that his invitation to Washington on May 12 will depend on "whatever continued or further remarks President Karzai makes."...[view article]

$5.3 billion pledged over 2 years at U.N. conference for Haiti reconstruction
The Washington Post - April 1, 2010

UNITED NATIONS -- The international community pledged $5.3 billion Wednesday for earthquake-shattered Haiti over the next two years, launching an ambitious effort not just to rebuild the hemisphere's poorest nation but also to transform it into a modern state....[view article]

Iran: Russia's Strategic New Client
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

Iran is fast becoming one of Russia's best business clients. While Russia is not entirely comfortable with Iran acquiring advanced nuclear technology and is concerned about combating terrorism, Russia is more concerned about becoming a broker in the Middle East, independent of the West. Strategic economic relations with Iran are quickly becoming a top priority....[view article]

SKorea: Mine from NKorea may have sunk naval ship
AP - Associated Press - March 29, 2010

BAENGNYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korea's defense minister says North Korea may have intentionally floated a mine to damage a naval ship that exploded and sank this week....[view article]

Russia may scrap ruble
The Washington Post - March 29, 2010

The Moscow Times quoted First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov as saying that Russia may abandon the ruble in favor of a single currency with neighbors Belarus and Kazakhstan. All three countries are seeking to lessen their dependence on the dollar....[view article]

Israeli Officials Rally Around Netanyahu in Dispute With US
AOL News - March 26, 2010

JERUSALEM (March 25) - Top Israeli officials on Thursday rallied behind embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his dispute with the U.S., deepening the rift between the two allies over Israeli construction in east Jerusalem....[view article]

South Korean navy ship sinks near sea border with North
BBC - March 26, 2010

A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board has sunk off the west coast near North Korea....[view article]

New Evidence Confirms Girl Scouts Distributed Sex Guide at UN
C-Fam - March 16, 2010

STATEMENT BY AUSTIN RUSE PRESIDENT, CATHOLIC FAMILY AND HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE (NEW YORK - C-FAM) Late last week we reported in our weekly Friday Fax that the Girl Scouts allowed the distribution of an explicit and dangerous sex guide - produced by the International Planned Parenthood Federation - in a Girl Scout panel for adolescent girls at the UN. We have been inundated with responses from Girl Scout moms, Girl Scout leaders and others angered and confused that such...[view article]

'Islamic nations will back Iran strike'
The Jerusalem Post - March 12, 2010

An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be quietly supported by a wide coalition of Islamic nations, including a number of extremist states, Deputy Minister of the Negev and Galilee Ayoub Kara said Saturday....[view article]

'They Need to Be Liberated From Their God'
Wall Street Journal - March 8, 2010

'I absolutely know that in anybody's eyes I was a traitor," says Mosab Hassan Yousef. "To my family, to my nation, to my God. I crossed all the red lines in my society. I didn't leave one that I didn't cross."...[view article]

'They Need to Be Liberated From Their God'
Wall Street Journal - March 8, 2010

'I absolutely know that in anybody's eyes I was a traitor," says Mosab Hassan Yousef. "To my family, to my nation, to my God. I crossed all the red lines in my society. I didn't leave one that I didn't cross."...[view article]

Yemeni Separatists Flaunt Stars and Stripes
AOL News - March 8, 2010

ADEN, Yemen (March 6) -- Sheikh Abdu Alrib al-Naqib, a gray-haired separatist leader from Yemen's rural south, sat on his couch in this ramshackle port city, waving two American flags and humming an approximate version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."...[view article]

Pakistani Christian Serving Life for 'Blasphemy'
Assist News Service - February 18, 2010

WASHINGTON D.C. (ANS) -- An organization that advocates for persecuted Christians is calling on Pakistani officials to release a Christian man serving life imprisonment in Hajwairi, Pakistan following false allegations of blasphemy....[view article]

Is al Qaeda Bankrupt?
Forbes.com - February 16, 2010

Desperate for funds, the terrorist group has turned to affiliates that rely more and more on crime....[view article]

Keynote Address at the 58th National Prayer Breakfast
State.gov - February 5, 2010

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. I have to begin by saying I'm not Bono. (Laughter.) Those of you who were here when he was, I apologize beforehand. (Laughter.) But it is a great pleasure to be with you and to be here with President and Mrs. Obama, to be with Vice President Biden, with Chairman Mullen, with certainly our host today, my former colleagues and friends, Senators Isakson and Amy Klobuchar. And to be with so many...[view article]

Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
- February 1, 2010

(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level....[view article]

Leading Religious Newswire Republishes Controversial Muhammad Cartoons
Christian Newswire - January 5, 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /Christian Newswire/ In 2006 Christian Newswire was criticized for publishing the controversial Muhammad cartoons. Christian Newswire was the only US based newswire to publish the cartoons....[view article]

Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law?
NRO - December 23, 2009

You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law....[view article]

Selective Thoughts #3 by Bruce Bialosky
TownHall.com - December 7, 2009

If the United States dollar is replaced as the reserve currency for the world, you can kiss our standing as "global top dog" goodbye. The reason for our current status is that everyone wants our money, just as it was with the British Empire in the 19th Century....[view article]

Iran earmarks $20 million to support terrorists
OneNewsNow.com - November 29, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament passed a law on Sunday earmarking $20 million to support terrorist groups opposing the West and investigate alleged U.S. and British plots against the Islamic Republic....[view article]

U.N. Watchdog in 'Kafkaesque' Limbo After Criticizing World Body
UCI - November 20, 2009

The United Nations detained an outspoken critic and booted her from its New York headquarters in what the woman, a human rights watchdog, is calling an effort to silence her opposition to the world body....[view article]

Beinecke: Major Progress Is Being Made
Roll Call - November 12, 2009

With momentum building for U.S. action on global climate change, nearly 200 countries will take part in a United Nations summit on the issue next month in Copenhagen....[view article]

Help C-FAM Gather 1,000,000 Signatures
C-Fam - November 11, 2009

Welcome to the UN Petition for the Unborn Child and the Family! With your help we are going to present one million names to the UN this December asking Member States to begin interpreting the Universal Declaration as protecting the unborn child from abortion....[view article]

Supreme Court Urged to Impose Unratified U.N. Treaty
ParentalRights.org - September 23, 2009

The Supreme Court this term has agreed to hear on appeal two cases which question the authority of a state to sentence juvenile violent offenders to life without parole. Amnesty International and other global organizations have filed briefs urging the Court to apply the U.N.'s controversial Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to Florida law as a matter of binding "Customary International Law". On Monday, sixteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed an opposing brief which...[view article]