Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
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Item Majorities Reject Banning Defamation of Religion: 20 Nation Poll(2009-11-20) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)As the UN General Assembly prepares to debate a proposal calling for nations to take action against the defamation of religion, majorities in 13 of 20 nations polled around the world support the right to criticize a religion.Item People in Muslim Nations Conflicted About UN: Favor More Active UN With Broader Powers, But See US Domination and Failure to Deal With Israeli-Palestinian Conflict(2008-12-02) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A poll of seven majority Muslim nations finds people conflicted about the United Nations. On one hand there is widespread support for a more active UN with much broader powers than it has today. On the other hand, there is a perception that the UN is dominated by the US and there is dissatisfaction with UN performance on several fronts, particularly in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Item World Publics Favor New Powers for the UN: Most Support Standing UN Peacekeeping Force, UN Regulation of International Arms Trade Majorities Say UN Should Have Right to Authorize Military Force to Stop Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Genocide(2007-05-09) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Publics around the world favor dramatic steps to strengthen the United Nations, including giving it the power to have its own standing peacekeeping force, to regulate the international arms trade and to investigate human rights abuses.Item U.N. Continues to get Positive, though Lower, Ratings With World Public: NGOs get Top Ratings of All Global Actors(2006-01-24) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Despite a relatively poor year for the United Nations, publics in most countries continue to view the U.N. as having a positive influence in the world, according to a new BBC World Service poll of 32 nations. However, ratings are a bit lower than they were a year ago. Nongovernmental organizations received the highest ratings of all global actors.Item 23 Nation Poll Finds Strong Support for Dramatic Changes at U.N.: Citizens of All Countries Polled Favor Adding New Permanent Members to UN Security Council(2005-03-21) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A BBC World Service poll that surveyed 23 countries finds nearly universal support for dramatic reforms in the United Nations in parallel with a desire for increased UN power in the world. Majorities throughout the world favor adding permanent new members to the U.N. Security Council, with most favoring adding Germany, India, Japan, and Brazil. Most favor giving the U.N. Security Council the power to override the veto power of the permanent members, including majorities in three of the permanent member states: the US, Britain, and China. In France and Russia, citizens are divided.Item Publics Around the World Say UN Has Responsibility to Protect Against Genocide: Large Numbers Open to UN Intervention in Darfur French and Americans Ready to Contribute Troops to Darfur Peacekeeping Operation(2007-04-04) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Publics around the world say the United Nations has the responsibility to protect people from genocide and other severe human rights abuses even if this means acting against the will of their own government, according to a multinational study. Large numbers are open to UN intervention in Darfur, where Arab militias linked to the Sudanese government are accused of massacring the civilian population. But many seem to be uninformed about the situation in western Sudan and declined to answer.Item 19 Nation Poll on Global Issues: World Public Opinion Says World Not Going in Right Direction; Linked to Widespread Negative Views of US Influence(2004-06-04) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A majority of people in the world do not feel the world is going in the right direction, a view strongly linked to the view--held by a majority--that the United States is not having a positive influence in the world. A majority views globalization positively, but majorities--especially in rich countries--say that the rich are not playing fair in trade negotiations with poor countries. In most countries the UN is well trusted.Item Publics in Developed Countries Ready to Contribute Funds Necessary to Cut Hunger in Half By 2015(2008-10-15) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that majorities in all eight developed countries polled are willing to contribute the funds necessary to cut hunger and severe poverty in half by the year 2015. This constitutes one of the key Millennium Development Goals that the United Nations' member states established in 2000.Item Americans Strongly Support UN in Principle, Despite Reservations about Performance(2007-05-09) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Most Americans believe the United Nations should be stronger and that it plays a necessary role in the world. Americans are dissatisfied, however, with how well the United Nations is carrying out its mission. A comprehensive analysis of polls of the American public over the past decade, conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org shows that the American public remains committed to a strong United Nations. Not only do Americans, like most other publics around the world, want their leaders to work within the United Nations to solve international problems, they also want the world body to take on additional powers, including regulation of the international arms trade and creation of a standing UN peacekeeping force.Item Americans Say U.S. Should Comply with U.N. Judgment and Change Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees: Large Majority Generally Favors Giving International Courts Broad Authority Seven in Ten Reject Idea of Exceptions for US(2006-05-11) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Two in three Americans say the United States should change the way it treats detainees at Guantanamo Bay as prescribed by the UN Commission on Human Rights. Americans generally support giving international courts broad authority to judge compliance with treaties and seven in ten reject the idea that the United States should receive exceptional treatment under such treaties.
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