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Addressee Address Salutation Academics, college or university     Dean…

UN Peacekeeping Missions

Since 1948 there have been 67 UN peacekeeping operations. Close to 130 nations have contributed personnel at various times, and 115 are currently providing uniformed peacekeepers. As of Aug.31, 2012…

Defining Genocide

  by Borgna Brunner     genocide: from the Greek genos, meaning race; and the Latin suffix -cidium, meaning killing Related Links Encyclopedia:GenocideHolocaust…

February 2017 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the 15 world…

Women's Rights are Human Rights

by Hillary Rodham Clinton Remarks for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Mrs. Mongella, distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary…

Bert Bolin Biography

climatologistDied: December 30, 2007 (Stockholm, Sweden) Best Known as: leader of UN climate panel that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Bert…

Iraq Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Iraq Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Iraqi Relations GEOGRAPHYIraq is bordered by…

Human Rights Day

A celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Related Links Encyclopedia: Human Rights Human Rights Treatieis, Speeches, and Documents The World's Most Repressive…

Richard Holbrooke Biography

Richard HolbrookediplomatBorn: 4/24/1941Birthplace: New York CityDied: 12/13/2010Deathplace: Washington, D.C. A career diplomat well known within the Washington Beltway, Holbrooke became a…