Topic: United Nations

Kenyans forced to flee violence find ways to cope

Plans for key talks toward a political solution to Kenya's post-election crisis fell through Tuesday. Meanwhile, 250,000 have been displaced by ethnic violence.
01/09/2008 12:00 am

Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

In 2008, expect developing nations to play a more active role in negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol period.
01/09/2008 12:00 am

World

01/09/2008 12:00 am

Opinion In the Middle East, no time to spare

Bush must push hard for a two-state solution.
01/09/2008 12:00 am

The Monitor's View Put Kenya's motto into practice

Kenya's political leaders must "pull together" if the country is to recover from postelection violence.
01/09/2008 12:00 am

Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?

01/09/2008 12:00 am

A former Cambodian boy soldier defuses his past

Aki Ra laid mines with his bare hands for the Khmer Rouge and now takes them away to villagers' delight and official frustration.
01/08/2008 12:00 am

World

01/08/2008 12:00 am

Baghdad book market revives after devastating bomb

A correspondent who often visits the popular Mutanabi market finds it to be a useful gauge of hope in the Iraqi capital.
01/07/2008 12:00 am

Terrorism & Security Liberian war-crimes trial resumes for Taylor

The Hague boosted the defense budget for former Liberian president Charles Taylor in a signal to his supporters in Liberia and Sierra Leone that he will get a fair trial.
01/07/2008 12:00 am

As oil passes $100, the question: will it stop?

If the global economy slows, oil prices will fall. But probably not until after March.
01/04/2008 12:00 am

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about comparing South Africa to other African nations, marketing healthcare, business opportunities in Africa, vegetarians' impact on polar bears.
01/04/2008 12:00 am

Global flash points: How to spot signs of peace

Monitor correspondents and experts suggest what to watch for in eight international conflicts.
01/03/2008 12:00 am

Gingerly, U.S. reaches out to Sharif in Pakistan

With elections there postponed until Feb. 18, and turmoil unabated, the Bush administration evaluates its options for spurring its war-on-terror ally toward greater democracy.
01/03/2008 12:00 am

Grannies of South Africa's AIDS orphans look to 'Mama' for support

Ingrid Moloi runs a support group for grandmothers of AIDS orphans in a poor township in Johannesburg.
01/02/2008 12:00 am

World

01/02/2008 12:00 am

Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government

The 10-term congressman from Texas has been a strict constitutionalist since he came into public life some 30 years ago.
01/02/2008 12:00 am

America: Step up on climate change

Global warming is the nuclear issue of our age.
12/31/2007 12:00 am

Why red states should turn green

Newt Gingrich argues that conservatives have erred in conceding environmental concerns to the Democrats.
12/19/2007 12:00 am

What Bush really won in Bali

For the first time, all nations said they will consider ways to reduce global warming – as Bush sought.
12/17/2007 12:00 am

A big chill for global warming

A techno-fix to quickly cool the planet needs research in light of new data that climate change is coming fast.
12/12/2007 12:00 am

Monitor Breakfast Excerpts of remarks by leading newsmakers

11/20/2007 12:00 am

How do you make electronics easier to recycle?

A UN-led group is grappling with the growing crisis of high-tech trash.
03/08/2007 12:00 am

Monitor readers send six African girls to high school

02/07/2006 12:00 am

Monitor readers send six African girls to high school