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Friday, July 03, 2009   3:15 GMT

Stories by Thalif Deen

IPS UN Bureau Chief Thalif Deen covers political, economic and social issues, including human rights, poverty, population, children, gender empowerment, peacekeeping, disarmament and sustainable development. A winner of the Bronze medal for excellence in UN reporting awarded by the UN Correspondents' Association, he has covered the world body since the late 1970s.
POLITICS: Will U.S. Make a Difference on Human Rights Council?
by Thalif Deen
Will the election of the United States to the 47-member Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) make a significant difference to the cause of human rights worldwide, or will Washington be thwarted by the Council's politically-repressive countries accused of being serial abusers?
Q&A: "Springtime of Hope" Seen for Nuke Disarmament
by Thalif Deen interviews JAYANTHA DHANAPALA, former under-secretary-general for disarmament affairs
When he addressed a massive gathering in the Czech capital of Prague last month, U.S. President Barack Obama made a historic statement pledging that his country will take &com;concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons.&com;
POLITICS: Afghanistan, the Next U.S. Quagmire?
by Thalif Deen
The United States is planning to send an additional 17,000 troops to one of the world's most battle-scarred nations - Afghanistan - long described as &com;a graveyard of empires&com;.
POLITICS: U.S. Weaponry Facilitates Killings in Gaza
by Thalif Deen
The devastating Israeli firepower, unleashed largely on Palestinian civilians in Gaza during two weeks of fighting, is the product of advanced U.S. military technology.
Q&A: Israel Bars Credible Observers from Gaza
by Thalif Deen Interviews U.N. Human Rights Expert RICHARD FALK
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay last week lambasted the Israeli government for detaining and expelling a human rights expert, Richard Falk, who was on a U.N.-mandated assignment to probe the human rights situation in the occupied territories.
Q&A: Will Nuclear Disarmament Be on Obama's Agenda?
by Thalif Deen interviews JACQUELINE CABASSO, winner of the Sean MacBride Peace Prize
As President-elect Barack Obama marshals his transition team before he takes office on Jan. 20, some of his political supporters are wondering how much of his campaign promises will receive priority during his first hundred days in the White House.
POLITICS: Is Cold War Rhetoric Back at the U.N.?
Analysis by Thalif Deen
When the United States and the former Soviet Union were on the verge of a military confrontation over Cuba during the height of the Cold War, the legendary U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson went eyeball-to-eyeball with Soviet envoy Valerian Zorin in the Security Council chamber.
DISARMAMENT: Binding Treaty Eludes Small Arms Trade
by Thalif Deen
The international community, which successfully negotiated treaties outlawing anti-personnel landmines and cluster bombs, has made little headway in drafting a U.N. convention to control the proliferation of illicit small arms.
DISARMAMENT: China Key Arms Supplier to Human Rights Abusers
by Thalif Deen
As China tries to boost its international image, playing host to a summer Olympic games, the government in Beijing is being singled out as a key arms supplier to some of the world's worst human rights abusers, according to a new study released here.
POLITICS: UN Body Tightens Leash on Rights Investigators
by Thalif Deen
The Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva is seeking the right to implicitly retaliate against human rights investigators -- officially known as special rapporteurs -- who are critical of abuses by member states.
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