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The "Surge" of Prisoners (May 7, 2008)
Amid all the talk about the US military "surge" in Iraq, little has been said about the accompanying "surge" of Iraqi prisoners, whose numbers rose to nearly 51,000 at the end of 2007. Global Policy Forum’s Ciara Gilmartin states that “US forces hold nearly all detainees indefinitely without charge, an arrest warrant or the opportunity to defend themselves.” Human rights monitors, including the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), are denied access to detention centers in Iraq by US officials. This lack of oversight not only increases the likelihood of detainee abuse, but also violates international human rights law. (Foreign Policy in Focus)
GPF's Page on Iraq | Torture and Prison Abuse in Iraq | What's New on Iraq
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Causes and Strategies on World Hunger: Green Revolution versus Sustainable Agriculture (May 2008)
Global Policy Forum’s Katarina Wahlberg criticizes the World Bank’s proposal to create a Green Revolution in Africa. By focusing on boosting agricultural production through scientific development of more productive crops, the Bank disregards the fact that the Earth’s biological systems cannot be exploited forever. Also, the supporters of the new Green Revolution fail to address the major causes of the global food crisis, including biofuel production and unsustainable global consumption of meat. The author calls for a shift from industrial agriculture of export crops to sustainable agriculture for local consumption. (World Economy & Development in Brief)
What's New on Social and Economic Policy | GPF's Page on World Hunger
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Letter to the Security Council on the Issue of Detainees in Iraq (April 22, 2008)
On April 28, 2008, the Security Council will discuss Iraq and receive a report from the US on the Multinational Force (MNF). In anticipation of this debate, Global Policy Forum and International Federation for Human Rights call for greater attention to the extrajudicial and arbitrary detention of large numbers of Iraqis held by the MNF, including some 20,000 held in a vast prison camp in the southern desert.
GPF's Page on Iraq | What's New on Iraq
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Updated Tables and Charts on UN Finance
GPF’s updated tables and charts show UN members’ contributions and debts to the UN regular and peacekeeping budgets.
US vs. Total Debt to the UN: Table
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US vs Total Debt to the UN, 1996-2008: Graph 1996-2008
Regular Budget Payments of Largest Payers: Table 2008
Regular Budget Assessments & Payments: Table
2008
Debt of 15 Largest Payers to Peacekeeping Budget: Table 2008
GPF's Page on UN Finance
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“War and Occupation in Iraq” – An NGO Report (June 2007)
This major report is an indispensable resource on the occupation. In twelve detailed chapters, the authors provide an informative and readable analysis, concluding with recommendations for action. Among the topics covered are: destruction of cultural heritage, killing of civilians, attacks on cities and long-term military bases. The report has been written and produced by Global Policy Forum and co-published by thirty NGOs.
Press Release | GPF's Page on Iraq | What's New on Iraq
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Internships at GPF
GPF has a large internship program, welcoming students and young professionals from all over the world. For more information about the internship, application procedures, deadlines and qualifications, please visit our internship page.
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IRAQ
Food Crisis Hits Fallujah
Inter Press Service, May 12, 2008
Iraqi Officials Implicated in Smuggling of Antiquities
Az-Zamar, May 13, 2008
SECURITY COUNCIL
How Autonomous is Autonomy? The Western Sahara Dispute in a Bind
Middle East Institute, April 2008
D.R. Congo Reviews Mining Contracts Signed During Resource-Fueled War
World Politics Review, May 8, 2008
EMPIRE
The Responsibility to Protect and Its Application to the Situation in Burma
World Federalist Movement Institute for Global Policy, May 9, 2008
Radar, Star Wars, & the Czech Republic
Z Magazine, May 1, 2008
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Public Action to Remedy Hunger
Hunger Project, August 2, 1990
The New Green Revolution in Africa: Trojan Horse for GMOs?
African Centre for Biosafety, May 2007
GLOBALIZATION
Globalisation and War
Transnational Institute, March 10, 2008
NGOs
US Counterterrorism Developments Impacting Charities
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, December 2007
Quid Pro Quo: A Journalistic Look at NGO-Media Interaction in Africa
Brown Journal of World Affairs, 2005
NATIONS AND STATES
A World of Selfistans? Foreign Policy in Focus, March 13, 2008
EU Considers Toughening Offensive on Tax Havens International Herald Tribune, May 14, 2008
UN FINANCE
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
Congressional Research Service, February 1, 2008
Tell Congress: Pay Our Growing UN Arrears
United Nations Association of the United States of America
UN REFORM
Business and Human Rights - Treaty Road Not Travelled
Business and Human Rights, May 6, 2008
One UN Pilots: Aligning UN Capabilities in Support of National Development
Stanley Foundation, March 2008
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
Truth Commissions and Prosecutions: Two Sides of the Same Coin Pambazuka, March 27, 2008
The Challenge of Justice in Negotiating Peace Building a Future on Peace and Justice, June 2007
SECRETARY GENERAL
Kurt Waldheim, Former UN Chief, Is Dead at 88
New York Times, June 15, 2007
The Return of Dag
UN Special, September 2005
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