United Nations

  • Oct 20, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: Security Council votes go on next week

The UN General Assembly yesterday suspended until next Wednesday further votes to determine...

Latin America
  • Oct 18, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: UN vote yields continuing deadlock

A second day of voting yesterday again failed to give either Venezuela and Guatemala the...

Latin America
  • Oct 17, 2006
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INTERNATIONAL: FDI shows important globalisation trend

The UN yesterday released its 2006 World Investment Report. The global economy is changing in...

International
  • Oct 17, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: Security Council stalemate continues

Both Venezuela and Guatemala failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to win a non-permanent...

Latin America
  • Oct 16, 2006
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SERBIA: New basic law's short-term aims risk crisis

The new Serbian constitution is to be put to a referendum on October 28-29. Pronouncing Kosovo to...

Serbia
  • Oct 16, 2006
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NORTH KOREA/UN: Sanctions will anger Pyongyang

The UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning North Korea on Saturday.

North Korea
  • Oct 16, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: Chile abstains from Venezuela vote

Chile will abstain in today's vote to replace Argentina as a non-permanent member of the UN...

Latin America
  • Oct 13, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: Security Council vote divides region

On October 16, UN members will vote to fill five non-permanent Security Council seats, including...

Latin America