Archive for January, 2008

15.01.2008 von Ronda Hauben
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The UN Charter and the Israeli-Palestinian Question

von Ronda Hauben

In his first press conference for the New Year of 2008, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General said that this is a season to take stock of what has happened in the past and to look ahead to the future. When asked what his evaluation was of his first year as Secretary General, Ban said that journalists and others would have to determine the response to this question. It was not one the Secretary General felt able to answer.

For those following the activities of the United Nations and the Secretary General, there have been some significant developments in 2007, which help to provide a yardstick by which to judge the actions of the United Nations and the Secretary General.

One of the issues recognized as of utmost importance is to achieve some progress in improving the plight of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories. Aweiter lesen