US ambassador Susan Rice dismissed claims that Edward Snowden’s highly classified leaks have weakened the Obama presidency and damaged foreign policy.
The UN Security Council is expected to approve a peacekeeping force for Mali to help restore democracy and stabilise the northern half of the country.
The UN has blamed the Sudanese government and rebels for blocking all humanitarian aid where more than 900 000 people need help.
A new report from UN experts has accused exiled allies of Cote d’Ivoire’s former president of trying to recruit extremist rebels.
The UN’s envoy to the DRC has warned that a rebellion led by an ex-warlord indicted for war crimes threatens to uproot millions of civilians.