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United Nations International Years - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia United Nations General Assembly in order to draw attention to particular issues of international importance. This summarizes the activities that took place around the world under the auspices of the International Year, and makes recommendations for the future. International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations_International_Years

money_2003 Nations which use type 2 money almost always printed more paper bills than there were gold and silver coins behind them. Although the Constitution explicitly forbids it, the United States went recklessly from type 1 to type 2 money long ago, and we are now irreversibly entrenched in type 3; namely, pieces of paper which represent nothing at all. Ways may some day be developed by which the government, without removing papers from secret drawers, can reproduce them in court, and by which it will be enabled to expose to a jury the most intimate occurrences of the home. www.ark-of-salvation.org /money_2003.htm

CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background International observers judged legislative elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies that should be addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961. www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html

Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy He became a member of the national board of education, in 1850 was elected to represent Melbourne in the legislative council of New South Wales, and he took an important part in the separation movement. Examples of his work are in the national galleries at Adelaide and Sydney, and he is also represented in the Australian war museum and the Commonwealth collection at Canberra. Only 17 miles were covered in the first week, but at the end of the third week they saw from Mount York the open country beyond. www.gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change I am very glad to announce that today I received the Russian Federation’s instrument of ratification for the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Bonn, 18 November 2004 – The 90-day countdown to the Kyoto Protocol’s entry into force was triggered today by the receipt of the Russian Federation’s instrument of ratification by the United Nations Secretary-General. I congratulate President Putin and the Russian Federation for their leadership in making it possible for the Protocol to enter into force – as it will, 90 days from tomorrow, on 16 February 2005. unfccc.int

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Random Pensées This was particularly interesting for me as all of my Polish family who didn't immigrate to the United States were killed during the Holocaust and it was compelling to read about the journey of a family who was luckier or had more foresight than my own. I simply told them, in response, that I would be on the next plane down the day after it was professionally prudent for me to have wrapped up everything at my firm and not leave anyone hanging. All that was missing from the sign was something like, "limited appearance only", or, "half price off for sinners special on Fridays ", or, "catch him next week at the Aventura Mall". randompensees.mu.nu

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Canadian pharmacy news Gregg won't unveil his bill for a few more weeks, but he suggested during a hearing on re-importation this week that he is looking to maximize protection for American consumers while giving them greater access to brand-name drugs that can cost hundreds of dollars less across the border than in the United States. And that's because there are clouds hanging over pharmaceutical companies these days," said Sena Lund, analyst with Cathay Financial in New York. To this day, most mornings she drives her 1993 Chevy Euro from her daughter's house in suburban Shoreview, where she now lives, to the federation's office in downtown St. Paul, to fight for fair pricing on prescription drugs (one of the federation's three main causes, along with ensuring access to health care and affordable housing). www.pillscanada.com /canadianrx

International Days: UNESCO Listed below are the days and weeks officially recognised by the United Nations. 23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition (UNESCO) 1st Saturday July - International Day of Cooperatives portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php@URL_ID=7588&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html

Resources - International days and weeks Guide to holding international weeks and days which is free to schools in the South West Region - more>> Visit the Grid Club website for more dates and information about international festivals. The following calendar of events is taken from our new www.glosinted.co.uk /european/resources/daysandweeks.htm

PRIZEFIGHTINGBOOKS.COM The author conducted personal interviews and talks with the few remaining survivors of the early boxing days who were associated with Darcy during his career around the Maitland and Coalfields districts, and was given access to copies of letters written by members of the Darcy family. Covers the period from the time of James Figg and Ned Sutton, Jack Broughton and George Stevenson through the time of Tom Sayers and John C. Heenan to the days of Jem Mace, John L. Sullivan and Charlie Mitchell, Jem Smith and his battles, Frank Slavin and Jake Kilrain. * Andre,Sam and Fleischer,Nat 'A Pictorial History of Boxing, a Panaroma of Every Division: Heavyweight to Flyweight, Including Every Championship Fight from the Days of Bare Knuckles to the Present' 1981 Revised and Enlarged Ed. www.hofsport.com /cmoyle/myhomepage/index.html

News & Events - UN Days, Weeks and Years For further information, we suggest you visit the Conferences and Observances section on the United Nations website. Since 1959 the UN has designated International Years in order to draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action to address concerns which have global importance and ramifications. The UN calls on Member States and other organizations to mark these days in ways which reflect their priorities. www.unac.org /en/news_events/un_days/index.asp

World Refugee Day - June 20 For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own Refugee Days and even Weeks. The additional resources links on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations. In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June. www.un.org /depts/dhl/refugee

SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Gross National Product 7 percent of a nation's gross national product, which Washington opposes because it argues the United States is the most generous donor and should not be pinned down to a set amount. Crown Prince Sultan's Statement at the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the United Nations Sep 16, 2005 The compromise document came after weeks of debate stretched into several days of marathon negotiation. economics.surfwax.com /files/Gross_National_Product.html   (4122 words)

UN System Pathfinder: The UN -- its history, work and structure Note: Lists membership in UN and its major organs, terms of office of Secretaries-General, presidencies in major UN organs, UN peacekeeping operations, international decades, years, weeks and days and regular UN budgets. Note: Annual publication of the United Nations Association of the United States of America. New York : United Nations Association of the United States of America, 19??-. www.un.org /Depts/dhl/pathfind/orgint/0101.htm   (4122 words)

News & Events - UN Days, Weeks and Years » Click for list of International Days and Weeks For further information, we suggest you visit the Conferences and Observances section on the United Nations website. Since 1959 the UN has designated International Years in order to draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action to address concerns which have global importance and ramifications. www.unac.org /en/news_events/un_days/index.asp   (192 words)

Calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes, including in China and India (along with the Indian national calendar). For example, a calendar provides a way to determine which days are religious or civil holidays, which days mark the beginning and end of business accounting periods, and which days have legal significance, such as the day taxes are due or a contract expires. A fiscal calendar (such as a 5/4/4 calendar) fixes each month at a specific number of weeks to facilitate comparisons from month to month and year to year. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calendar   (1474 words)

Salon Feature Rumors of peace The fact that it has not beaten us in three days or three weeks means that it has suffered defeat," said Vojislav Seselj, the most hard-line figure in the Serbian government and Milosevic's deputy prime minister, in an interview with Belgrade's Blic newspaper Tuesday. Ljubisa Ristic, leader of the political party allied with Milosevic's wife, Mira Markovic (the Yugoslav United Left, JUL), told the Belgrade newspaper Blic that Serbia is prepared to accept the G-8 principles, but that those principles needed to be "worked out" at the United Nations. He will also insist that the territorial integrity of Serbia be preserved, that some Serbian troops be allowed to remain in Kosovo, and that the international community provide funds to reconstruct Serbia after the bombing. www.salon.com /news/feature/1999/05/19/milosevic/print.html   (1152 words)

Taiwan Communique no. 66 The irony of the matter is that the nuclear test came three days after the approval by 175 members of the United Nations of the indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT). During the past few weeks, the Communist Chinese authorities in Peking have continued to behave like an unreliable, unpredictable and belligerent bully on the international stage. China's attempt at politicizing the United Nations Women's Conference has provoked protests from American Congress, European Parliament and human rights organizations. www.taiwandc.org /twcom/66-no5.htm   (1152 words)

UN System Pathfinder: The UN -- its history, work and structure Note: Lists membership in UN and its major organs, terms of office of Secretaries-General, presidencies in major UN organs, UN peacekeeping operations, international decades, years, weeks and days and regular UN budgets. Note: Appendices include texts of the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN organizational chart and list of Member States Keywords: ANNIVERSARIES / UN The United Nations : a chronology of conflict / Geoff Simons www.un.org /Depts/dhl/pathfind/orgint/0101.htm   (1152 words)

Calendar Calendars in widespread use today include the Gregorian calendar, which is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes, including in China and India. For example, a calendar provides a way to determine which days are religious or civil holiday s, which days mark the beginning and end of business accounting periods, and which days have legal significance, such as the day taxes are due or a contract expires. The United Nations considered adopting such a reformed calendar for a while in the 1950s, but these proposals have lost most of their popularity. www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Calendar.html   (1919 words)

Reuters AlertNet - US discussing new international peacekeeping force OUTSIDE PURVIEW OF U.N. Some analysts and sources have suggested the force would be largely trained and supported by the United States and operate outside the purview of the United Nations or NATO. Military analysts and sources at nongovernmental agencies say senior Bush administration officials, hard pressed by the difficulty of raising foreign troops for Iraq, have proposed creating a new international force consisting of troops from developing countries as well as the United States. Then came a rising tide of deadly guerrilla attacks on U.S. occupation forces, and the decision to close the institute suddenly "didn't pass the common sense test," Dooley said. www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/N07296996.htm   (1919 words)

Women, Peace and Security News: Iraq July 22, 2004 - (UN News) The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is preparing a statement urging the new Iraqi authorities to ensure gender equality throughout the process of political transition and reconstruction, its chairperson said today at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Heather Coyne of the United States Institute of Peace reports that she knows of cases where female leaders were abducted from their homes and others threatened with death for wearing Western clothing. February 26, 2004 – (NYTimes) The United States military is facing the gravest accusations of sexual misconduct in years, with dozens of servicewomen in the Persian Gulf area and elsewhere saying they were sexually assaulted or raped by fellow troops, lawmakers and victims advocates said on Wednesday. www.peacewomen.org /news/Iraq/news.html   (1919 words)

FrontPage magazine.com :: Symposium: Did the Left Go Too Far on Iraq? by Jamie Glazov As far as international law is concerned, a good case has been made that the war was the only way in which United Nations resolutions could have been made credible. Far from regretting that the Iraqis did not put up a better fight--and let's be frank, thus kill more of our soldiers--we should be relieved that the war that could have been much more terrible was over in a matter of weeks rather than months. The Left I'm part of, and that's the predominant part of the Left these days, doesn't uncritically support either past or present efforts to build an alternative to the corporate capitalist model, a model which is responsible for widespread human suffering and environmental devastation. www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=7493   (5558 words)

6 hour day, 3 day weekend, and 6 weeks vacation Petition The 6 hour day, 3 day weekend, and 6 weeks vacation Petition to United Nations was created by 6hourday.org, Richmond Knights of Labor and written by Silver Persinger. We demand an international law limiting the hours of labor to 24 hours per week, either by 3 eight-hour days or 4 six-hour days, as to be determined by local unions. Reductions in the work week are also long overdue, therefore we further demand workers should be granted at minimum, one additional day off per week, or rather "the 3 day weekend." And finally, the third goal of this petition is to ask that employers be required to give employees 6 weeks paid vacation annually. www.petitiononline.com /6hourday/petition.html   (236 words)

ICC II For five weeks during June and July, hundreds of delegates from 160 nations met at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) complex to construct what advocates called "the last global institution to be created in this century": the International Criminal Court (ICC). Everywhere throughout Rome these days the signs of construction and restoration are unmistakable: ancient monuments, temples, churches, and basilicas are shrouded in scaffolding and streets are blocked off to traffic as workmen paint, chip, clean, and pave. Conference officials attempted to establish a moral imperative at the outset which posited that the ICC was essential not only to end the gravest of crimes but to restore the credibility of the UN and global institutions. www.intergate.com /~tcsu/icc2.htm   (236 words)

Europe: Obituary -- U.S. Balloon Evangelist Fought Communism With Bibles - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY Billy James Hargis, a U.S. evangelist who attracted international attention for sending thousands of Bible tracts from West Germany into Russia, Czechoslovakia, and other communist nations during the early Cold War, has died at the age of 79. Radio Free Europe in those days was using balloons to float information into the Eastern bloc about broadcast schedules and radio program content. Hargis himself later turned to radio and revivalist preaching in the United States. www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/12/b868feb0-d1ac-4676-84bf-ec1f069ad4d3.html   (1108 words)

USATODAY.com - Togo's military-installed president says he will resign LOME, Togo (AP) — President Faure Gnassingbe, facing mounting international pressure since the Togo's military installed him as leader three weeks ago, announced late Friday he was stepping down and would seek the presidency in April elections. Gnassingbe had been under growing pressure from the United States, the United Nations and West African leaders to resign since he was installed Feb. 5 after the death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled the country for 38 years and was Africa's longest-serving leader. Togo had banned all political activity immediately after Eyadema's death, saying it wanted to preserve calm for national mourning, but lifted the ban last week — 45 days before planned. www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-02-25-togo_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA   (762 words)

John O. McGinnis As surprising at it may seem, a few weeks after the Declaration of Independence, Congress passed the “Model Treaty,” which proposed individual, liberal trade treaties between the United States and other nations. And President Bush’s reasons for liberalizing trade with many nations are very similar to those offered by such luminaries as Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson in the early days of the republic. — John O. McGinnis is professor of international trade law at Northwestern University. www.nationalreview.com /comment/mcginnis200506300835.asp   (927 words)

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