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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 31 August 2006 The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has concluded that Iran is continuing its uranium enrichment work in defiance of a Security Council demand. Council members are likely to begin talks on possible sancti
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 February 2006 The U.N. Security Council has issued an appeal for calm in Haiti while results of last week's elections are finalized. A statement unanimously approve
By Peter Heinlein New York 24 April 2007 United Nations Security Council debates at UN headquarters, 17 Apr 2007 U.N. Security Council ambassadors are going on a fact-finding mission to the Balkans this week as they consider the future status of Koso
By David Gollust State Department 23 January 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gianfranco Fini, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Italian Foreign Ministe
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 March 2007 The U.N. Human Rights Council has unanimously adopted a resolution Friday expressing concern over the situation in Darfur, but it fails to condemn Sudan for its actions. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from U.N. Euro
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 March 2006 UN Security Council (file photo) The U.N. Security Council has taken the first step in confronting Iran about its controversial nuclear program. The Coun
Somalia's top diplomat has urged the U.N. Security Council to deploy an international peacekeeping force to his country, saying the political environment is improving and he hopes it will lead to an improved security situation. From United Nation's
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 18 June 2008 U.N. Security Council ambassadors back from a mission to five African countries say their trip was productive and gave them an opportunity to personally see the situation in several troubled regions. V
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution paving the way for establishing a U.N. peacekeeping force in Somalia, but delayed any decision for six months so it can assess the situation in the country. U.N. Security Council Resolut
The United Nations Security Council has welcomed the signing of an agreement between Sudan's government and the country's main rebel group to pursue a negotiated settlement to the Darfur conflict. But the agreement, signed on Tuesday in Qatar, is no
By Gary Thomas Tehran 15 July 2006 Iran's government has long been a source of fascination and frustration for international political analysts. Figuring out how decisions are made in the theocratic system is a difficult exercise. VOA correspondent
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 17 May 2006 The U.N. Security Council is pressing Syria to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon and define their common border. A Lebanese soldier near the Syri
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 May 2006 Iran's top United Nations diplomat has accused Western powers on the Security Council of provoking a crisis over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Council diplom
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 17 May 2007 The United Nations General Assembly has elected 14 new members to the 47-seat Human Rights Council. Victoria Cavaliere reports from the United Nations that Thursday's vote rejected membership for Belarus, wh
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 07 August 2006 At the United Nations, the Security Council is discussing amendments to a French-American sponsored resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Diplomats met throughout the wee
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 06 October 2006 Security Council has threatened North Korea with unspecified consequences, if it goes ahead with planned nuclear weapons tests. The statement adopted Friday warns North Korea that testing a nuclear de
By David Gollust Washington 12 March 2007 The U.S. State Department's top diplomat for Europe says he believes the U.N. Security Council will be able to approve a final-status plan for Kosovo, despite the failure of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari to co
The U.N. Security Council is considering a U.S.-written draft resolution on Zimbabwe that would tighten sanctions against the government of Robert Mugabe and a dozen individuals. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 03 November 2006 One of the key reforms under outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission. The U.N. resolution establishi
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 15 May 2007 U.N. Security Council The United States and its European allies are pushing the U.N. Security Council to move quickly to create a tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafi