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19 Nov 2009, 6:40 am
The United Nations has released a research tool, UN Member States: On the Record , which aggregates UN members states' documentation in a really helpful way, and in a manner more substantive than the kind of research that young students often perform for their "Model UN" exercises and the like. [read post]
17 Jul 2011, 3:40 pm by BGrimm
A Nevada city council member was “censured” for voting in favor of a casino development for whom a long-time personal friend and campaign manager was a consultant. [read post]
12 Nov 2006, 9:44 pm
UN News Centre, "US vetoes Security Council draft resolution on Israeli operations in Gaza," 11 Nov. 2006 (recognizing that the United States exercised its veto in the Security Council and "blocked a draft resolution that won the endorsement of 10 other members and would have called for a United Nations fact-finding mission in response to a recent Israeli operation in Gaza resulting in at least 18 civilian deaths"). [read post]
24 Jul 2008, 3:32 am
"Court affirms Va. council's prayer policy": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "The Fredericksburg City Council's policy prohibiting a member from opening meetings with a prayer mentioning Jesus does not violate his free-speech rights, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. [read post]
29 May 2007, 12:45 am
New report from UN Watch:This report assessed the 47-member Council, as it nears the end of its first year, against the benchmarks set by former Secretary-General Kofi Annan: is the body comprised of members with solid records of human rights... [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 1:17 am
[JURIST] Egyptian security officials arrested 54 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] Tuesday, as Egypt began candidate registration for the upcoming April 8 provincial council elections [MB report]. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 12:26 pm
September 3, 2012—Fullerton, CA—Several family members of Fullerton DUI crash victims spoke out at a City Council meeting on Tuesday in condemnation of the council’s decision not to accept grant funds to finance sobriety checkpoints. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 6:37 am by Rana Siu Inboden
China and Russia’s efforts are aided by the strong presence of other authoritarian member states on the Council. [read post]
22 May 2024, 7:16 am by Yosi Yahoudai
He has been publicly backed by the NAACP, where members thought he was wrongly terminated. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 2:00 am by vrose
On November 12, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Carlina Rivera, Council Member Margaret Chin, and Council Member Keith Powers reached an agreement on community investments and commitments relating to the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, the […] The post Mayor and Elected Officials Reach Agreement on East Side Coastal Resiliency Project appeared first on CityLand. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 3:38 am by admin
Sacramento Bankruptcy Attorney serving Antelope answers this loaded question: What should elder family members do when younger family members ask for financial help? [read post]
Other Council members echoed these concerns and called for a diplomatic resolution to the tensions in the region. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 2:52 pm by InternationalLaw Blogger
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera today called for profound reform of the United Nations Security Council, increasing its membership, abandoning the veto enjoyed by the five current permanent members, and instituting a super-majority rule for the adoption of major decisions. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 5:04 pm
Council Member Sara Tubergen felt there should be a reversal of last weeks decision because the raises from the state fell under Cost of Living Allowances, commonly known as COLA. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 11:14 am
Fourteen members of The Friends of South Side Park filed a motion in Supreme Court alleging that the City Council and Planning Board violated the state Environmental Quality Review Act, city zoning code and City Charter by approving the indoor recreation center. [read post]
9 Mar 2018, 6:48 am by Laura Hodgson
Today (March 9, 2018), the European Council has adopted the directive agreed by the Parliament with the effect that European Member States must implement the IDD into national law by July 1, 2018. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 12:04 pm by Zoe Tillman
Brown was first elected to the council as an at-large member in 2004. [read post]