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...United Nations celebrated its 57th year of existence, neatly bearing the label U.N. Day. Ostensibly, yesterday was the day where all those helped by the U.N.’s worldwide presence and multi-billion dollar budget stood up, danced in the streets, shouted, “Thank you, Kofi Annan!” and showed their overall gratitude to the international organization. There are good reasons why the cheers were not too loud...
...hoping that the mere presence of French forces may act as a deterrent against fighting." But the French presence may actually further inflame racial divisions. "The French are like our mother and father, but now they are taking sides between one child and the other," rebel spokesman Corporal Serge Kofi told TIME last week. "We had confidence in the French, but giving logistical aid [to government forces] is the same as arming the enemy." With distrust on both sides growing and thousands of Ivorians taking to the streets, the prospects for peace look slim...
...added that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has been essential in helping integrate human rights fully into the UN, allowing it to better ensure that countries respect the rights of individuals...
...seemed until last week. So successful was Bush's Sept. 12 speech to the U.N. in rallying an international consensus against Iraq that it left Saddam Hussein with little choice but to do what he rarely does: concede something. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Iraq announced that after four years of blowing off inspections, it was now ready to submit to them "without conditions." That left the war camp in an awkward dilemma. Can you convince the world it needs to get rid of a bully if the bully suddenly appears to be playing nice...
Thus the lack of substance behind Iraq’s ploy. Contrary to a current myth, Iraq did not promise to permit unconditional inspections. In a letter from Iraq’s foreign minister to Kofi Annan, Iraq promised to “allow the return of the inspectors without conditions.” See the difference between what Iraq is offering and unconditional inspections? Though inspectors may be permitted to physically return to the country, Iraq makes no promises about the inspections that would presumably follow...