United Nations
INTERNATIONAL: Security issues weigh with aid agencies
The prominence of what some have called the 'New Humanitarianism' means that aid agencies...
EU/IRAN: Brussels warns action over broadcast jam
EU foreign ministers expressed their "grave concern" over Iran's efforts to jam foreign satellite...
EuINTERNATIONAL: War crimes courts will develop further
International justice has come to be a prominent feature of the international scene since the end...
UN/SOMALIA: WFP aid risks further politicisation
The UN Monitoring Group established to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Somalia...
SomaliaIRAN/INTERNATIONAL: Major oil firms halt Tehran sales
The world's three largest oil traders, Swiss companies Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura, have during...
IranINTERNATIONAL: Peace building transition key challenge
Traditionally, peace-keeping and peace building have been viewed as sequential post-conflict...
BRAZIL/US/IRAN: Sanctions disagreement unresolved
As expected, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his foreign minister, Celso Amorim,...
BrazilCONGO-KINSHASA: Kinshasa repeats calls for MONUC exit
The government of President Joseph Kabila yesterday repeated its call for the UN peace-keeping...
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