UN Archive
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U.N. Tackles Religious Intolerance without Limiting Free Speech
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 1 Comment12-20-2011 By Joëlle Fiss Senior Associate, Fighting Discrimination Program Myth vs. Reality on U.S. Engagement with Islamic States Yesterday, in an historic vote, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a... -
Discussions on Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDG) at Global-Local Approach Level and “Uzbek Model”: “Historical Experience, Contemporary Implementations and the Common Future”
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL, Gazi University, Deputy Head of International Relations Department The “Millennium Development Goals” (MDG) project which is being implemented under the leadership of the United... -
Turkey must do more to ensure independent, impartial judiciary – UN rights expert
Posted on October 15, 2011 | No Comments14 October 2011 – Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul A United Nations human rights expert today commended Turkish authorities for placing the protection and... -
Syria Escapes U.N. Sanctions, But Not Turkey’s
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsPosted by Tony Karon Nobody ought to be surprised by the Russian and Chinese vetoes of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria’s brutal crackdown on its citizenry and hinting... -
Erdogan requests from UN’s Ban to make Istanbul center of UN
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsErdogan requests from UN’s Ban to make Istanbul center of UN Erdogan told Ban Ki-moon that Turkey desired to see the Turkish language as an official language of the U.N..... -
U.S. Ambassador to Syria in charge of recruiting Arab/Muslim death squads
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No Commentsby Wayne Madsen WMR has been informed by reliable sources that the U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert S. Ford, is the key State Department official who has been responsible for recruiting Arab... -
Israel Turkey Relations Worsen After UN Report
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentIsrael Turkey Relations Worsen After UN Report Dorian Jones | Istanbul Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey, September 2, 2011. Photo: AP Turkish Foreign... -
UN raises fears over Iran’s nuclear weapons plan
Posted on September 3, 2011 | 1 CommentBy George Jahn in Vienna, AP The UN nuclear agency has said it is “increasingly concerned” about intelligence suggesting that Iran continues to secretly work on developing a nuclear payload... -
WikiLeaks: UN Peacekeepers Traded Food For Sex
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 1 Commentby Laura Burke ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — United Nations peacekeepers in Ivory Coast enticed underage girls in a poor part of the West African nation to exchange sex for food,... -
Leaked: UN’s Plan for Post-Gadhafi Libya
Posted on August 31, 2011 | No CommentsNATO ‘Mandate’ to Continue Beyond Regime’s Fall by Jason Ditz A new leaked document today reveals the United Nations’ vision for and preparations toward the inevitable post-Gadhafi Libya, complete with plans for... -
‘We invest in ourselves – and keep to ourselves’
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 1 CommentAfter 37 years, Turkey remains the world’s only country to recognize Turkish Cyprus or do business with it; but Prime Minister Erdogan is already planning a new campaign to encourage... -
It’s not easy to say ‘I’m sorry’
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsJPost.com > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributors By BARRY LEFF For the people of a religion that places a huge premium on peace, we need Turkey more than Turkey needs us. Why should Israel apologize... -
U.N. chief says peace deal possible between Cyprus and Turkey
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Michele Kambas Reuters Reuters NICOSIA: U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will seek a peace deal within a year from Cypriot leaders engaged in reunification talks Thursday, a source close to... -
UN to Begin New Cyprus Unity Talks
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 1 CommentDorian Jones | Istanbul Hopes of a breakthrough in reuniting Cyprus are diminishing after a year of talks and little progress, but the United Nations will host a second round... -
Israel, Turkey to soften UN flotilla report?
Posted on July 3, 2011 | No CommentsAmid attempts to launch next Gaza flotilla, officials in Jerusalem, Ankara try to iron out differences, soften conclusions of Palmer committee on previous sail Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 07.02.11, 08:59 /... -
Mayor Topbas Meets UN Secretary General
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey’s Istanbul city’s metropolitan mayor Kadir Topbas met United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Monday. Holding a press conference after the meeting, Topbas said that he... -
Turkey to vote for PA recognition in UN
Posted on June 18, 2011 | No CommentsAnkara’s Abdullah Gül tells Japanese publication his country will support unilateral Palestinian bid in September Turkey will vote for a UN resolution to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, Turkish...



















