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POLITICS: U.S. Seeks War Crimes Exemption for Liberia Peacekeepers
Washington is asking that if its peacekeepers are sent to Liberia they be exempted from prosecution for war crimes in the International Criminal Court (ICC).POLITICS: U.S. Bartering Arms for Soldiers for Iraq
Faced with a rising death toll among its soldiers in Iraq, the United States is trying to "buy" foreign troops for a proposed 30,000-strong multinational force in Baghdad.POLITICS: U.N. Authorises Military Force in Congo
The United Nations will try to stop widespread genocidal killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by arming its peacekeepers with a robust new mandate, including a licence to kill.DEVELOPMENT: Biotech Revolution Bypasses Poorer Nations, Warns U.N.
The biotechnology revolution - which has been characterised by modern-day advances in agriculture, medicine, industry and the environment - is bypassing most of the world's poorer nations, according to a new U.N. study released here.POLITICS: U.N. Faulted For Legitimising Iraqi Governing Council
The United Nations provided a semblance of legitimacy to the recently U.S.-appointed, 25-member Iraqi Governing Council when three of its senior officials participated in a meeting of the Security Council.POLITICS: U.N. Faulted for Legitimising Iraqi Governing Council
The United Nations provided a semblance of legitimacy to the recently U.S.-appointed, 25-member Iraqi Governing Council when three of its senior officials participated in a meeting of the Security Council.POLITICS: U.N. Head Calls for Urgent Military Action in Liberia
As the fighting in the streets of Liberia took a turn for the worse, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed Monday for the immediate deployment of a peacekeeping force to end the civil war in the beleaguered West African nation.POLITICS: Calls Multiply for U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq
The United States military debacle in Iraq is triggering calls for a withdrawal of U.S. troops, who are dying at an average of about one soldier per day in what has turned out to be a growing urban guerrilla war.POLITICS: Calls Multiply for U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq
The United States military debacle in Iraq is triggering calls for a withdrawal of U.S. troops, who are dying at an average of about one soldier per day in what has turned out to be a growing urban guerrilla war.POLITICS: Military Aid Workers Threaten Relief Agencies
The United Nations is expressing fears that armed troops - notably in strife-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq - are increasingly doubling as humanitarian aid workers, threatening private relief operations.POLITICS: U.N. Shifts Focus to Political Turmoil in Africa
Focusing its attention on one of the world's most politically troubled continents, the United Nations has decided to downsize its peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, upgrade its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and push for the creation of a new U.N. intervention force in Liberia.POLITICS: U.N. Shifts Focus to Political Turmoil in Africa
Focusing its attention on one of the world's most politically troubled continents, the United Nations has decided to downsize its peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, upgrade its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and push for the creation of a new U.N. intervention force in Liberia.POLITICS: U.S. Plays Key Role in Small Arms Proliferation
The National Rifle Association (NRA), one of the most influential pro-gun lobbies in the United States, argues that "guns don't kill people, only people kill people."POLITICS: Relief Workers in War Zones Under Increasing Attack
The United Nations is worried that international humanitarian workers deployed in war zones are being increasingly targeted for attacks both by government forces and armed rebel groups.POLITICS: Small Arms Still a Major Killer, Warns U.N. Head
A U.N. conference on small arms opened Monday with a renewed call for urgent measures to stop the illicit trade in light weapons, which claims at least 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.POLITICS: Despite Setbacks, U.N. Peacekeeping Will Focus on Africa
The United Nations has earmarked nearly 60 percent of its just-approved 2003/2004 peacekeeping budget for a continent in perpetual political and military turmoil - Africa.RIGHTS: Rich Nations Rebuff Treaty Protecting Migrant Workers
A new United Nations convention, which came into force Tuesday, is aimed at protecting over 175 million migrant workers worldwide who are mostly deprived of their basic legal and human rights.IRAQ: U.S. Plans to Rebuild Undermined by Attacks – Analysts
Sustained guerrilla attacks on U.S. and UK military forces in occupied Iraq are threatening to undermine Washington's plans for the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country, Middle East analysts say.POLITICS: U.S.-Backed Iraqi Officials Seek Development Aid
A team of Iraqi officials who flew into New York early this week to plead their case for international development aid came under heavy grilling from a group of sceptical U.N. correspondents.IRAQ: U.N. Fears its Workers May Become Targets
A senior U.N. official says that security concerns inside Iraq include the possibility that the agencies' humanitarian workers could be singled out for guerrilla attacks - just like U.S. and UK soldiers.POLITICS: U.S. Heading Towards Cold War Military Budget
The war on terrorism has triggered a dramatic increase in U.S. military spending, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Tuesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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