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In the light of countering the worldwide effects of rising tuition fees a new tuition-free online university has the potential to increase access to higher education.

Uncertainty looms as UN Staff Council voices opposition to expanded role for UN and issues its own Resolution, calling for the removal of all UN staff based in Iraq.

With women joining national military and police in greater numbers, it is critical that Member States contribute even more female personnel to the United Nations.

UN CEO Water Mandate calls for corporate and government action but goes largely ignored. Only 20 of 1000 companies who attended the World Ecoonomic Forum have signed.

Teachers can use the Olympic Truce. Activists can raise awareness and pressure national governments and the UN to invoke this ancient tradition every two years, for peace

Adding to the main causes of biodiversity loss such as deforestation, changes in habitat and land degradation are now alien species harming native ecosystem services.

On Saturday April 11, 2009 protesters in Thailand broke through a police cordon surrounding the ASEAN Summit's venue, forcing the PM to cancel the summit indefinitely.

Never in the history of mankind have so many people been so hungry. Since 2007 rising food prices and economic crises have slowed progress towards alleviating hunger.

On March 16, 2009, U.S. based television network MTV officially announced the release of a new anime video designed to raise awareness about human trafficking in Asia.

Burma's government hamper relief effort as aid agencies wait for entry visas. World Food Programme dismayed by junta's reluctance to allow its logisticians into Burma.

The Eritrean army has gone into a U.N. buffer zone close the Ethiopian border,a move that increases tension in the volatile Horn of Africa region.

Rebel militia and government forces continue to battle on both sides of the Chad-Sudan border. Each nation has rejected UN peacekeepers to assist AU forces in the region.

Contemporary artist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Ross Bleckner curated the exhibition Welcome to Gulu benefiting children of Uganda's war-torn Gulu province.

Israel violated a range of human rights during its offensive in Gaza, including targeting civilians and using a child as a human shield, UN investigators said on March 23

A lucrative cocaine trade is flooding West Africa, which is fast becoming a key transit hub for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine smuggled to Europe.

The Darfur Peace Agreement has hardly lived up to its name but Special Envoys from the United Nations and African Union are trying to convince rebels to sign the pact.

Secretary General condemns Burma's rulers for playing politics with victims lives following Cyclone Nargis.

International leaders are outraged by what has happened recently in Zimbabwe. A police crackdown on a prayer rally highlights the deteriorating situation.

If you want to lend a hand with the conflict in Darfur, these organizations may be a place to start.

Israeli lies about UN school attack receive little mention, while UN calls for investigation are opposed by Human Rights Council member states including Canada.

There is one resource necessary to the very existence of mankind . It is essential, irreplaceable and can not be substituted. It is water.

The article is a history of the Guatemala's 36-Year civil war that explains the groups involved and the challenges facing the peace process today.

The state of Iran's nuclear program remains in question, despite their continued rhetoric of transparency. The peaceful use of their nuclear program also remains suspect.

Nine years after commitments to cure the problems of Third World poverty, the global community has made disappointing progress.

Although in office for less than one year, President Obama has redefined America's role in the world, while reengaging both friends and enemies in talks for peace.

Battling economic hardship and political turmoil, ordinary Zimbabweans now face a new threat from the one thing they cannot live without- water.

A brief look at some events and people to impact history in a major way on this date, December 1.

Barack Obama is the third US black to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Ralph Bunche was the first African American to do so. His NY home is a national landmark.

Clean water is a finite resource around the world that many say should be viewed as a basic human right.

A months-long Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is currently putting 1.5 million Palestinian lives -750,00 children- under serious threat, amid international silence.

A collection of famous and sometimes provocative quotes about the meaning and nature of liberty is offered for debate and discussion.

A short biography of the eight Black winners of the coveted prize

If you can handle the queues, the Christmas carol service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London is an excellent opportunity to reflect on the meaning of the holiday season.

With the G8 2009 meeting over, environmentalists are now looking towards the December United Nations summit in Copenhagen, Denmark for a binding treaty to cut carbon.

Aboriginal rangers in Australia are helping to combat global warming in an innovative project with a natural gas producer by applying traditional indigenous knowledge.