United Nations

  • Feb 12, 2009
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CROATIA/UN: War crimes trial evidence 'disappears'

Zagreb hopes to resolve soon its differences with the International Criminal Tribunal for former...

Croatia
  • Feb 11, 2009
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GEORGIA: International bodies' security role weakens

Moves to extend the mandate for the UN observer mission for another four months could fail.

Georgia
  • Feb 10, 2009
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CHINA: China launches human rights defence before UN

China defended its human rights record before the UN Human Rights Council yesterday during its...

China
  • Feb 4, 2009
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UN/ROMANIA/UKRAINE: ICJ rules on Black Sea border

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague yesterday determined the border between...

Romania
  • Jan 23, 2009
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SOMALIA: Agency warns that violence may halt WFP aid

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday that further shipments of food aid into Somalia...

Somalia
  • Jan 15, 2009
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HAITI: Government faces formidable obstacles

A succession of disasters has hampered government efforts to deliver on pledges to improve living...

Haiti
  • Jan 15, 2009
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UN/CHAD/CAR: MINURCAT will succeed EUFOR on border

The UN Security Council yesterday approved the expansion of its peace-keeping mission in Chad and...

Chad
  • Jan 13, 2009
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RUSSIA/EUROPE: Scepticism greets security proposals

Although Russian proposals for reform of the European security architecture -- the web of...

Russia