UN Treaty Writers Weigh Abortion Ban for Disabled
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U.N. diplomats drafting an international treaty on the rights of the disabled debated a possible ban on the abortion of fetuses with disabilities in an emotional negotiating session that ended on Friday.
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Many Web sites around the world  are beyond the reach of disabled persons but could easily be  improved to meet international accessibility standards, a  survey commissioned by the United Nations found on Tuesday.
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U.N. members on both sides of the bitterly divisive debate over human cloning will try to agree Monday on a declaration urging countries to adopt legislation banning attempts to create human life.
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US Ambassador John Danforth criticized the UN General Assembly yesterday after diplomats made clear they will scuttle a resolution denouncing rights abuses in Sudan's Darfur region. Diplomats meeting in the General Assembly's human rights committee postponed a vote until today, when they are expected to file a ''no action&quot; motion -- a procedural move that lets them put off the ...
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The Hague Tribunal is under pressure. As a body established by the UN, it is bound by the UN's decisions.
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LONDON, Sep 19 (IPS) - Amnesty International has been fighting since its  foundation for the universal abolition of the death penalty. In  the next weeks, the UN General Assembly will be voting on a  resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions.
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A travel ban for nuclear scientists are among sanctions in a draft UN resolution on Iran, diplomats say
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The United States was set to bring its call for a total ban on human cloning back to the UN on Thursday as the world community again struggled for consensus on the divisive issue.
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Goals set a decade ago to cut world population growth and ensure women&#39;s rights could be missed without greater resources and political will, a UN report said on Wednesday.
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The United States and other opponents of human cloning shelved their bid Friday for a UN treaty to ban the controversial procedure, unable to overcome opposition by nations seeking to allow cloning for embryonic stem cell research.
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Goals set a decade ago to cut world population growth and ensure women&#39;s rights could be missed without greater resources and political will, a UN report says.
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Many Web sites around the world are beyond the reach of disabled persons but could easily be improved to meet international accessibility standards, according to a survey commissioned by the United Nations.
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Talks at the United Nations appear to have failed to avert a new U.N. confrontation over a U.S.-led drive to ban all cloning of human embryos including for stem cell research, diplomats said on Thursday.
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The U.N. General Assembly adopted by consensus on Wednesday a landmark treaty to promote and protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people.
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Dutch doctors have ended the lives of  babies born with disabilities but have not been charged despite  euthanasia being illegal for children, a study said on  Saturday.
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The London conference on reproductive health concluded Thursday with a resolution backing the right to abortion. The agreement on the right to abortion marked a significant step forward from the International
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Developing countries are making real gains in promoting reproductive health and womenâs rights, but they are hampered by inadequate support from rich nations and serious problems persist, Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations