Louis Charbonneau
latest news & developmentsPeacekeepers 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.
UN imposes sanctions on Gadaffi
The UN Security Council unanimously imposed travel and asset sanctions on Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi and close aides.
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.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo tells UN to leave, Ban refuses
Côte d’Ivoire’s leader Laurent Gbagbo ordered the UN and French troops to leave the country but UN chief Ban Ki-moon is refusing to budge.
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.
Obama’s nuclear summit: Good plan, action needed
US President Barack Obama’s nuclear security summit took a step toward lowering the risk of a terrorist group getting an atomic weapon.