Nicole Kidman at the UN

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April 23, 2008

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Interpreter star and UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman is back at the United Nations today to promote the UN's "say no to violence against women" campaign. Most coverage of this visit, though, seems to focus on the fact that Kidman is six months pregnant--and shockingly is showing a "baby bump." Amazing how that works.

For a more thorough account of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)'s ongoing campaign to combat violence against the women, check out the website. You can even sign the petition.

Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 10:05 AM

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September 25, 2008

Halfway to the Millennium Development Goals

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The following appeared as an op-ed in The Guardian Online on Thursday, September 25th.

This week, over 150 world leaders are gathered at the UN for the opening of the general assembly. If recent years are any indication, news outlets will focus on the disagreements aired on Tuesday, when George Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the podium.

But the real drama occurs today (Thursday), when the same global leaders that butted heads earlier in the week take stock of one of the most far-reaching and noble statements of international cooperation ever agreed upon, the millennium development goals.

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