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| Jun. 18 |
London |
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U.N.: World refugees hits record Tents, sacks of food and a replica of a burnt-out village hut appeared in Trafalgar Square as a tourist hotspot became a refugee camp
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| Jun. 5 |
Rome |
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Billion dollars pledged for food crisis| World leaders have made 'extraordinary' commitments to short-term food crisis solutions but more work is needed on long-term solutions. Leaders from 181 countries made the commitment at the close of a three-day UN summit on food short... | |
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| Jun. 3 |
Rome |
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UN sets out food crisis measures General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has urged nations to seize an 'historic opportunity to revitalise agriculture' as a way of tackling the food crisis
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| Jun. 2 |
Rome |
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Summit targets global food crisis| A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | | |
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Rome |
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Mugabe at food summit 'obscene' Western leaders attacked Zimbabwe's president for participating in this week's U.N. summit on the global food crisis while his people are going hungry
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Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem
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| May. 28 |
Sweden |
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UN hosts key conference on Iraq Envoys from nearly 100 countries are gathering for a forum on economic and political reform in Iraq and to review a five-year package
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| Jan.26 |
Kabul |
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Afghanistan vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan has made it clear it does not want British general Paddy Ashdown to be the new UN envoy to the country
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| Dec.25 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials  | One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban | | |
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63 died from forest fires
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| Jul.9 |
Austria |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body authorized the dispatch of monitors to North Korea to verify a promised shutdown
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| Jun.14 |
Austria |
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Kurt Waldheim dies His legacy as U.N. secretary-general was overshadowed by revelations that he belonged to a German army unit that committed atrocities in World War II
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| Mar.29 |
UN Security Council |
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UN voices 'concern' on UK sailors The Security Council has agreed a statement voicing 'grave concern' at Iran's capture of 15 sailors
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| Jan.15 |
European Union |
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Criticism of Iraq hangings grows United Nations and European leaders have condemned the executions in Baghdad of two of former Hussein's top aides
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Dec.6 |
Paris |
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France: Iran facing U.N. sanctions
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| Aug.25 |
UN |
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Annan: EU living up to Lebanon promise Secretary-General: European countries will provide the backbone of a peacekeeping force in Lebanon
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| Aug.23 |
European Union |
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Push to boost UN force in Lebanon
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| Aug.18 |
UN |
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Plea for European peacekeepers The UN has urged Europe to come forward to contribute more troops for the force in Lebanon
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Mar.30 |
UN Tribunal |
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Dutch asked to host Taylor trial A U.N.-backed court has asked the Dutch government to stage the war crimes trial of former Liberian President
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| Mar.11 |
Netherlands |
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Milosevic found dead in cell| Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges. He was 64.
Milosevic was found dead for several hours.
He rose to the top of Yugoslav politics in the 1980.
Elected Serbian president in... | |
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| Jan.30 |
England |
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Iran 'must face Security Council' The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have agreed Iran should be hauled before that body
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| Jan.12 |
Berlin |
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Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N. Britain, France and Germany have called for IAEA to refer Iran to the Security Council over the atomic ambitions
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| Nov.23 |
Austria |
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U.N. agency to give Iran more time
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| Aug.8 |
UN |
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Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'| Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations | |
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Bombs kill 52
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| Mar.31 |
Cyprus |
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Annan announces Cyprus plan U.N. Secretary-General presented a final plan for the reunification of Cyprus and urged to 'seize this chance for peace'
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| Feb.26 |
UN |
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UN warning over spy allegations British spies would have undermined the UN work if it was true they bugged Kofi Annan's office
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.7 |
UN |
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March 17 deadline proposed A version of the resolution by Britain would set a deadline for Iraqi compliance with the council's demand for disarmament
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| Nov.24 |
Netherlands |
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World Climate Change conference Last effort to agree a deal on practical measures to deal with global warming
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