What is the United Nations Emergency Peace Service? In order to address ever-increasing needs for the international community to respond rapidly and effectively to emerging crises, the United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) was proposed as a permanent emergency response service designed to complement, not replace existing peace operations. UNEPS would have first in ? first out capabiliti...

What is the United Nations Emergency Peace Service? In order to address ever-increasing needs for the international community to respond rapidly and effectively to emerging crises, the United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) was proposed as a permanent emergency response service designed to complement, not replace existing peace operations. UNEPS would have first in ? first out capabiliti...

Janjaweed Using Rape as 'Integral' Weapon in Darfur, Aid Group Says Nora Boustany The Washington Post July 3, 2007 A new report on the crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan has identified rape as a systematic weapon of ethnic cleansing being used by government-backed Janjaweed militiamen, and said Sudanese laws discriminate against female victims, who face harassment and intimidat...

I. INTRODUCTION When President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greeted Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife Martha Sahagun de Fox at the administration's first State Dinner at the White House on Sept. 5, 2001, the intent of the administration to prioritize U.S.-Latin America relations seemed both strong and clear. Indeed, the newly elected President Bush was very focused on U.S.-Mexico ...

I. INTRODUCTION When President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greeted Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife Martha Sahagun de Fox at the administration's first State Dinner at the White House on Sept. 5, 2001, the intent of the administration to prioritize U.S.-Latin America relations seemed both strong and clear. Indeed, the newly elected President Bush was very focused on U.S.-Mexico ...

Amidst the battles over automobile efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards, the Senate quietly included the Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007 in the energy bill it passed last week. In doing so, the Senate took a step away from the overheated rhetoric of energy independence, and towards an energy policy capable of handling the challenges of today's interconnected world. ...

Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns Julian Borger The Guardian June 23, 2007 The conflict in Darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation, which threaten to trigger a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage, according to a UN report published yesterday. "Darfur ... holds grim lesso...

Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns Julian Borger The Guardian June 23, 2007 The conflict in Darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation, which threaten to trigger a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage, according to a UN report published yesterday. "Darfur ... holds grim lesso...

Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns Julian Borger The Guardian June 23, 2007 The conflict in Darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation, which threaten to trigger a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage, according to a UN report published yesterday. "Darfur ... holds grim lesso...

Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, UN report warns Julian Borger The Guardian June 23, 2007 The conflict in Darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation, which threaten to trigger a succession of new wars across Africa unless more is done to contain the damage, according to a UN report published yesterday. "Darfur ... holds grim lesso...