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United Nations

Mar 8, 2009: Why U.S. Supported ICC on Arrest Warrant For Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
Comments: 0 | Categories: African Affairs , Obama: Africa , United Nations
What is the Obama Administration's official position on the International Criminal Court's March 4, 2009, issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir? According to Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: The United...

Jan 4, 2009: Israel Reminded of the Obligations of an Occupying Power
Comments: 0 | Categories: Israel & Palestine , Middle East Affairs , United Nations
STATEMENT BY BUREAU OF COMMITTEE ON PALESTINIAN RIGHTS ON SITUATION IN GAZA STRIP The following statement by the Bureau of the Committee of the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on the situation in the Gaza Strip...

Nov 25, 2008: Susan Rice Would Be a Good Choice for U.S. Envoy to the U.N.
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , United Nations
On November 24, 2008, news out of Washington, D.C. suggested that President-Elect Barack Obama will chose Susan Rice, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in President Bill Clinton's Administration, to represent the United States at United Nations. If...

Aug 11, 2007: U.N. Expands 'Political Role in Iraq'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , Iraqi Affairs , United Nations
On August 10, 2007, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved "a 12-month mandate extension for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)." According to UNSC, this expands "the world body’s political role in Iraq, aimed at bringing together...

Oct 16, 2006: Will Venezuela Or Guatemala Get Security Council Seat? Who Knows?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , United Nations
Spain's eitb24, which bills itself as the "Basque News and Information Channel," reported October 16, 2006, that, "Venezuelan diplomats blamed heavy-handed U.S. lobbying after their country failed to muster enough votes to win a UN Security Council seat in four...

Oct 14, 2006: U.N. Secretary-general Designate Ban Ki-moon: I'm No Pushover'
Comments: 0 | Categories: United Nations
Reuters' United Nations correspondents, Paul Holmes and Evelyn Leopold, obtained an "exclusive" interview with "The next secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon (at left) of South Korea," who pledged on Friday [October 13, 2006] to be a decisive leader...

Aug 28, 2006: Annan In Beirut For Two Day Visit
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut today for a two-day stay and talks with Lebanese officials, among them Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and Speaker Nabih Berri. He is also scheduled to visit Israel and Gaza. Fox News says...

Aug 12, 2006: Why Didn't Israeli Foreign Minister Attend Security Council Sessions?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , Opinion & Analysis , United Nations
Why didn't Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attend the United Nations Security Council sessions on August 11, 2006? According to Haaretz correspondent Aluf Benn, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert barred her from attending. Benn wrote in an August 12, 2006 report...

Aug 12, 2006: The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Resolution
Comments: 0 | Categories: Middle East Affairs , United Nations
After stalling for 32 days to give Israel time to carry out its so far unsuccessful plan to destroy Hezbollah, the Bush Administration and the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1701 on August 11, 2006, after what the...

Aug 4, 2006: Serbia Decides To Attend New Round of Talks On Kosovo
Comments: 0 | Categories: Diplomatic Affairs , European Affairs , United Nations
United Press International (UPI) reported August 4, 2006 that, "Serbia has decided to attend a new round of U.N. talks on Kosovo in Vienna, two days after Belgrade asked for a week's delay. " See "Serbia to attend Kosovo talks...