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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
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| Jan.3 |
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UN appeals to Iraq on executions |
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| Jan.5 |
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UN in new peace drive for Darfur |
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Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy |
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| Jan.6 |
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UN urges stay of Iraq executions |
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| Jan.8 |
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UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal |
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| Jan.15 |
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Criticism of Iraq hangings grows
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| Jan.26 |
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UN boss starts Africa tour in DRC |
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| Feb.9 |
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UN troops flood into slum |
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U.N. nuclear watchdog slashes aid to Iran |
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| Feb.23 |
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Iran ignored U.N. ultimatum |
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| Feb.26 |
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Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide The International Court of Justice clears Serbia of direct responsibility and complicity in the case
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| Mar.14 |
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Breakthrough on Iran sanctions |
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| Mar.15 |
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Ahmadinejad wants to address U.N. |
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| Mar.20 |
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World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees' |
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| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| Mar.23 |
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Ahmadinejad cancels Sec. Council visit
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| Mar.24 |
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New sanctions on Iran approved
Iran's foreign minister rejected a unanimous vote by the Security Council because of refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment program
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UN envoy barred from camp |
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| Mar.25 |
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Ahmadinejad rejects U.N. sanctions |
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U.N. envoy: 'Fragile' balance in Darfur |
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| Mar.29 |
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UN voices 'concern' on UK sailors |
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| Apr.4 |
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UN urges better tsunami response |
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| Apr.5 |
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Warming 'already changing world' |
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| Apr.16 |
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Ban hails Sudan's UN troops move |
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| Apr.19 |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
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| Apr.25 |
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UN criticises Iraq human rights |
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| Apr.27 |
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Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label |
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| May.3 |
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Deal struck at UN climate talks
Experts at a climate change conference in Bangkok have reached a deal on the ways to combat global warming
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| May.9 |
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Fears of top UN role for Zimbabwe |
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| May.11 |
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Zimbabwe to chair major UN body
Zimbabwe has been elected to head the commission on Sustainable Economic Development despite strong objections from West
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| May.12 |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits |
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| May.22 |
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns' |
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Unicef appeal for Iraqi children |
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| May.23 |
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UN reports ongoing Iran defiance IAEA: Iran is continuing to defy UN demands to stop enriching uranium and is expanding the work
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| May.24 |
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UN warns on Iran nuclear schedule |
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| May.30 |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal| In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister. The resolution was adopted by 10 votes to 0, with abstentions from Russia, China, South A... | |
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| Jun.4 |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is calling war crimes trial in The Hague a 'charade' in a letter read by his lawyer who later walked...
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UN warning over global ice loss |
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| Jun.12 |
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Serb jailed over ethnic cleansing |
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| Jun.14 |
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Kurt Waldheim dies |
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| Jun.17 |
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Sudan 'backs UN-led Darfur force' |
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| Jun.18 |
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Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says |
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| Jun.19 |
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U.N.: Refugee numbers to rise The numbers of people driven from their homes by violence, poverty and natural disasters across the world is almost certain to rise in the ...
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| Jun.23 |
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Unesco to decide heritage sites |
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| Jun.24 |
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U.N. peacekeepers killed A suspected car bomb, that was remotely detonated, struck a patrol, killing five Spanish peacekeepers
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| Jun.26 |
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UN 'will visit' N Korea reactor
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| Jun.27 |
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UN issues desertification warning |
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| Jun.29 |
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U.N. monitors satisfied with visit |
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| Jul.9 |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission
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| Jul.11 |
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Amnesty seeks UN probe on Lebanon |
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| Jul.15 |
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U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down ElBaradei: The inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor
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| Jul.20 |
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Kosovo vote plan put on hold |
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UN probes 'abuse' The United Nations is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers
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| Jul.27 |
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U.N. to probe gorilla deaths
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| Jul.28 |
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UN requires 'better' peacekeepers |
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| Jul.30 |
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U.N.: Gang rape 'rampant' in Congo |
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| Jul.31 |
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U.N. troops will go to Darfur 
| The Council voted unanimously to authorize up to 26,000 troops and police in an effort to stop attacks on millions of displaced civilians | |
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| Aug.2 |
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U.N. considers bigger role in Iraq |
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| Aug.9 |
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UN warns over Gaza economic woe |
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| Aug.10 |
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UN approves expanded Iraq mission The Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq
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| Aug.14 |
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UN chief pledges North Korea aid |
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| Aug.29 |
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U.N.: Cholera outbreak
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| Sep.3 |
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U.N. for rapid deployment in Darfur |
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| Sep.8 |
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Afghan bombers 'foreigners' - UN |
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| Sep.11 |
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Syria complains about Israeli airstrike |
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| Sep.21 |
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U.N. envoy to Myanmar amid protests
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| Sep.22 |
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Talks pursue Iraq rescue plan |
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| Sep.23 |
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U.N. considers greater role in Iraq
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Mid-East Quartet holds key talks
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World leaders at climate summit |
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Rice: Syria may attend peace conference |
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| Sep.25 |
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UN chief calls for global action |
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Ahmadinejad slams 'arrogant' powers
The nuclear issue in Iran is 'now closed' Iranian President said in an address loaded with broadsides against 'selfish and incompetent' powe...
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| Sep.26 |
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UN urges restraint on Burma junta
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Maliki: Reconciliation stronger than terror
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| Sep.28 |
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UN envoy heading for Burma talks
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| Sep.29 |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari arrived for talks with senior government officials aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to clashes
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| Sep.30 |
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UN envoy seeks junta talks
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| Oct.1 |
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U.N. condemns deadly Darfur attack
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Foreign Minister blames 'opportunists'
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| Oct.2 |
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U.N. envoy in second Suu Kyi talks |
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| Oct.5 |
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U.N. chief slams Myanmar violence |
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West puts UN pressure on Burmese |
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| Oct.11 |
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Security Council rebukes Burma |
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| Oct.12 |
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Gore shares Nobel Prize with U.N. panel
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| Oct.14 |
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UN envoy attacks Mid-East Quartet |
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| Oct.17 |
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Aid stopped after kidnap
Map of Mogadishu Somalia The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
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| Oct.23 |
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U.N. food chief released
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| Oct.29 |
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Israel's Gaza fuel cuts alarm UN
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| Nov.2 |
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S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians' |
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| Nov.4 |
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U.N. envoy in talks with junta |
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| Nov.6 |
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UN chief and Pakistan envoy clash
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| Nov.7 |
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UN official expelled |
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| Nov.8 |
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U.N. claims progress in Myanmar
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| Nov.10 |
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U.N. chief sees Antarctic meltdown |
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| Nov.13 |
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UN envoy praises changes in Burma |
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| Nov.14 |
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Darfur mission 'may fail' says UN
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| Nov.15 |
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U.N. losing grip on Iran nuke plan |
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| Nov.17 |
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U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate
Climate change is 'severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action' can head it off, a scientific panel said in a report on global warming
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| Nov.20 |
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HIV estimates reduced to 33m The UN has reduced its estimates of how many people are infected with HIV in 2007 from nearly 40m to 33m
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| Nov.26 |
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UN arms embargoes 'ineffective' |
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| Nov.27 |
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Sudan 'blocking' Darfur mission |
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| Dec.3 |
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UN says Somalia needs more help |
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| Dec.4 |
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China questions UN Iran sanctions
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| Dec.6 |
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Sudan rejects UN Darfur criticism
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| Dec.10 |
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Kosovo defiant as U.N. talks fail |
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Draft targets Iran military, bank
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| Dec.11 |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. 
| 2 car bombs ripped through the capital in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings. The first explosion blew apart a bus packed with students in the Ben Aknoun district. At least one U.N. worker has been confirmed dead, ... | |
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'Crunch time' for climate change
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| Dec.14 |
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Climate talks 'on brink' of deal
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Climate deal sealed by US U-turn Delegates at the UN summit have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling
| US had wanted firmer commitments from developing countries. EU and US agreed that industrialized countries would not set firm emissions targets. The roadmap initiates a 2-year process of negotiations to agree a new set of emissions targets to replace those in Kyoto
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| Dec.19 |
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Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia
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Kosovo deadlock talks fail |
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| Dec.25 |
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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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| Dec.31 |
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U.N. takes control of Darfur peacekeeping |