United Nations

  • Feb 19, 2009
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CAUCASUS: Geneva talks agree on incident resolution

After ten hours of negotiations in working groups, agreement was reached in Geneva yesterday to...

  • Feb 17, 2009
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CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge trials begin at last

The former Khmer Rouge commander known as 'Duch' stood before a court near Phnom Penh today in a...

Cambodia
  • Feb 16, 2009
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GEORGIA/RUSSIA/UN: Abkhaz mission remains until June

On Friday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously to extend for another four months the...

Georgia
  • 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

The mandate for the UN observer mission expires on February 15. Moves to extend the mandate for...

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