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UN Reform in the News
UN Reforms, Bilateral Ties to be Focus of India, Egypt FM Talks - Asian News International, 7/2/08
UN Chief Urges G8 Reform - Al Jazeera, 7/1/08
Arbour Exits Top UN Rights Post After Four Bruising Years - AFP, 6/29/08
At Legal Crossroads (SC Reform) - Telepolis, 6/29/06
Relaxation of IPRs and UN Reforms Needed: President - The Hindu, 6/26/08
New Nature of Crisis Calls for Original Solutions - Business Report, 6/24/08
Ban Calls For More Coherent UN Efforts to Help States Emerging From Conflict - UN News Center, 6/23/08
The Environment Needs A Custodian (Opinion) - Independent Online South Africa, 6/23/08
Serbia Against UN Peacekeeping Reform - RIA Novosti, 6/20/08
O United Nations (Book Review) - The New Nation (Bangladesh), 6/20/08
Nigerian Ambassador Uhomoibhi Elected to Head UN Human Rights Council - China View, 6/19/08
Pakistan Calls for Additional Non-permanent Seats at UNSC - The Daily Times (Pakistan), 6/19/08
India Against Increase in Only Non-permanent UNSC Seats - The Navhind Times, 6/19/08
Top UN Official Hails Adoption of 'Missing Piece' in Human Rights Protection - UN News Center, 6/18/08
UN: Call to Avoid Reform Process Failure - 6/18/08, Prensa Latina
UN Adviser Ziegler: US Plans to Sabotage Human Rights Council - Deutsche Welle, 6/18/08
General Assembly Working Group Discusses Security Council Reform Options - UN News Center, 6/18/08
UN Official Urges For Improving UN System-wide Coherence on Gender Issues - China View, 6/17/08
Islamic World Must Have Permanent Security Council Seat: Leader - Tehran Times, 6/17/08
The Real UN: More Than Just Talk (Opinion, by Ban Ki Moon) - International Herald Tribune, 6/16/08
McCain Renews Support for Brazil on UN Security Council - AFP, 6/16/08
New Zealand Bids for Election to UN Human Rights Council - Xinhua News Agency, 6/16/08
UNSC Reform Issue: India Part of Group Preparing Draft - Press Trust of India, 6/13/08
UN Peacebuilding Commission Adds Central African Republic to its Agenda - UN News Center, 6/12/08
Latest Developments
General Assembly Begins Review of African Development Mandates
Gender Coherence Discussions Move Toward Institutional Reform
Task Force Suggests "Timeline” Solution for Security Council Reform, States Remain Divided
Preparations Underway for a More Effective ECOSOC Session
CEB Proposes “Plan of Action” for Coherence of Business Practices
Member States Hear Preliminary Analyses of "Delivering as One" Pilots
HRC Enters Session 8 with Institution-building Near Completion
Humanitarian Mandate Review Completed; GA Takes up African Development Mandates