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UN Comes Out for Gay Rights for the First Time in History
Bigots are a dying breed: The United Nations has come out for gay rights for the fist time in its nearly 70-year history.
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If You Care Where Your Taxes Go, You Should Care About Palestine
Many Americans don't care about the U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood. But we should: $3 billion of our tax money goes to Israel each year.
Technology
UN Declares Internet Access a Human Right. What Does This Really Mean?
The UN has put Internet access on its list of basic human rights. How will this symbolic act translate to policy?
Environment
How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest
Ecuador will choose rainforest preservation over oil exploitation, if the rest of the world can contribute enough money to make it worthwhile.
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Why the World's 'Responsibility to Protect' Extends to Libya But Not Syria
The reasons Libya qualified range from geography to religion, all factors on which the Syrian conflict is a much more controversial test case.
Environment
The Potato Problem: Can Scientists Climate-Proof Spud Crops?
As global temperatures rise, farmers that now grow potatoes will struggle to produce them, unless scientists start "climate-proofing" crops now.
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Infographic: Leaders and Laggards in Famine Relief
As world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly, this infographic calls out countries that aren't doing their part to fight famine in Africa.
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Reconstruction Zone: Chronicling Haiti's Post-Quake Struggles
“Nobody faced what we have faced here in Haiti.”
Environment
The United Nations Says Sustainable Energy Will Go Worldwide in 2012
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for universal energy access by 2030.
Business
Call in the Kids: Young Entrepreneurs Bring New Ideas to the United Nations
Can young business leaders shake up the world's biggest international organization?
