United Nations

  • Sep 4, 2006
  • 2 min read

SUDAN: Renewed clashes add to peacekeeper pressure

Khartoum yesterday asked African Union (AU) forces to withdraw from Darfur by the time their...

Sudan
  • Sep 4, 2006
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/IRAN: Moscow will benefit from the Iran crisis

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today stressed the need to avoid confrontation over Iran's...

Russia
  • Sep 4, 2006
  • 1 min read

INDONESIA: Troops will join UN mission in Lebanon

Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayuda confirmed at the weekend that 1,000 Indonesian troops will join...

Indonesia
  • Sep 1, 2006
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SUDAN: Diplomats face hard sell for Darfur peace force

The UN Security Council voted yesterday to authorise a UN peace-keeping force to take over from...

Sudan
  • Aug 31, 2006
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IVORY COAST: Gbagbo set to stay after election delay

A summit of Ivorian leaders will convene on September 4 to discuss the further postponement of...

Ivory Coast
  • Aug 31, 2006
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IRAN/UN: Nuclear deadline to expire today

President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said today that Iran would not yield to pressure over its rights,...

Iran
  • Aug 30, 2006
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BALKANS/CIS/UN: Poverty supplies children for abuse

Child-trafficking should be stopped before it starts, by pitching awareness-raising and...

  • Aug 29, 2006
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IRAN/UN: Nuclear tactics seek to prolong UN divisions

Iran's unpublicised formal response to the proposal made by the permanent five UN Security...

Iran