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Peacekeepers stay put in Western Sahara amid disappointment
The UN Security Council has reached a deal on a draft resolution to renew the mandate of peacekeepers in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Calls for swift deployment of Syria observers
Kofi Annan’s deputy has told the Security Council that the swift deployment of observers to Syria is needed despite risks and persistent violence.
Concerns grow as Argentina flirts with Iran
Argentina is quietly reaching out to Iran, worrying key Western powers and Israel as they try to tighten Tehran’s isolation over its nuclear program.
US, Palestinians race for votes at UN council
The Palestinians’ initiative to seek UN recognition as a state faces an uphill struggle to secure the nine votes needed for approval.
North Korea, Iran trade missile technology
North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of United Nations sanctions.
UN probes Zimbabwe arms sent to Côte d’Ivoire
The United Nations is investigating suspected arms transfers from Zimbabwe to Côte d’Ivoire’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.
US vetoes UN draft condemning Israeli settlements
The United States on Friday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.
Gbagbo forces kill, torture, says Human Rights Watch
Armed forces in Côte d’Ivoire who back incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo have conducted a campaign of violence that includes torture and rape.
DRC army commander hit with UN sanctions
An United Nations Security Council committee blacklisted a commander in the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for ordering massacres.
UN catalogues Sudan arms breaches in Darfur
Khartoum has committed breaches of an arms embargo over Sudan’s Darfur region and China has done little to ensure its weaponry is not used there.
UN could police parts of north-south Sudan border
UN troops could create limited buffer zones in hot spots along the border of north and south Sudan before a referendum on the south’s independence.
UN rebukes of Israel permitted in US policy shift
Under President Barack Obama, the US no longer provides Israel with automatic support at the UN where the Jewish state faces constant criticism.
Report urges sanctions against Sudan ruling party
The US and other world powers should impose sanctions on members of the Sudanese government for refusing to end violence in Darfur and south Sudan.
Iran would need 18 months for atom bomb
Intelligence agencies estimate that it would probably take Iran a minimum of 18 months to develop a nuclear weapon if it chose to build one
Geneva talks on Iran may fizzle, more sanctions loom
World powers will bank on last week’s revelation of a second uranium enrichment plant in Iran for leverage in rare talks set for Thursday.