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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council ...  

Security Council Extends UN Mission In Burundi For Another Year As Elections Loom New York, Dec 17 2009 3:10PM The Security Council today extended for another year the United Nations political mission in Burundi, calling for full support for next ...  

The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for another 6 months. Turkey voted against the resolution, whereas the other 14 members voted for the resolution, which extended the UNFICYP’s ...  

The Security Council today extended for another year the United Nations political mission in Burundi, calling for full support for next year's elections in the war-scarred African country while voicing concern at continuing human rights violations, sexual and gender-based violence, restrictions on civil liberties and political violence.  

The Security Council today extended for another year the United Nations political mission in Burundi, calling for full support for next year’s elections in the war-scarred African country while voicing concern at continuing human rights violations, sexual and gender-based violence, restrictions on civil liberties and political violence.  

President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao and Umara Yar'Adua of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The two nations have increased their economic cooperation.Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File PhotosFriday, December 11, 2009 'Nigeria deserves permanent UN Security Council post'By Damilola OsunsanyaNigerian GuardianFOUNDER and Chairman, Nigeria-China Friendship Association, Ambassador Victor Chibundu, has...  

16 December 2009 – The Security Council today extended the mandates of the United Nations tribunals set up to deal with the worst atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Both the International ...  

The Security Council today renewed the 35-year-old United Nations mission observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights for another six months, after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called its presence "essential" due to overlying regional tensions despite calm on that particular front.  

On International Human Rights Day, 442 Members of Parliament from 29 countries on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council to set up a commission of... New Delhi (Mizzima) - On International Human Rights Day, 442 Members of Parliament from 29 countries on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the Burmese military junta’s ‘Crimes against Humanity’. MPs from Asia, Europe...  

The United Nations Security Council will gain five new members on 1 January, 2010. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will replace Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Vietnam. The new members were announced after a vote in the UN's General Assembly in New York on Thursday. The Security Council has 15 members, five of which are permanent. The composition of the ten non-permanent members changes every year.    

Calling it a "criminal attack," the United Nations Security Council on Friday afternoon condemned "in the strongest terms" the December 3 terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed and injured innocent civilians at a graduation ceremony for Somali medical students.  

(Jim Kouri) - Calling it a "criminal attack," the United Nations Security Council on Friday afternoon condemned "in the strongest terms" the December 3 terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed and injured innocent civilians at a graduation ceremony for Somali medical students. The attack also resulted in the deaths of the Ministers of Health, Higher Education and Education of the Somali Transitional Federal Government...  

By Sarwar Kashani Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS) Describing India as a “deserving and a strong candidate”, Russia Monday backed India for a permanent seat in an expanded United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “Russia considers India a deserving candidate and strong candidate for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council,” according to a joint declaration [...]  

Context: I hope this is acceptable now, please discuss any objections on talk page. ← Previous revision Revision as of 10:40, 8 December 2009 Line 39: Line 39: *[http://ejil.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/16/1/59 The Impact of Peremptory Norms on the Interpretation and Application of United Nations Security Council Resolutions', by Alexander Orakhelashvili, The European Journal of International...  

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuba urged on Wednesday at the United Nations Organization to an urgent and deep reform in the Security Council, with the expansion of the number of its members and changes in its working methods. Cuba’s acting permanent representative before the UN, Rodolfo Benitez...  

Portugal has rushed to beat Canada in signalling its sponsorship of a landmark United Nations salute to South Africa's Nelson Mandela — as the two countries vie for African support in their bids to win a UN Security Council seat.  

Calling it a “criminal attack,” the United Nations Security Council on Friday afternoon condemned “in the strongest terms” the December 3rd terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed and injured innocent civilians at a graduation ...  

The UN Security Council renews its sanctions against rebel groups in the eastern DRC. Indian government announces plans to reduce troop levels in Kashmir. Ousted Honduran president denied chance to serve the remainder of his term in officer by a ...  

Rights groups have demanded that the United Nations Security Council Working Group closely monitor the progress of work on eliminating violations against children and the use of... New Delhi (Mizzima) – Rights groups have demanded that the United Nations Security Council Working Group closely monitor the progress of work on eliminating violations against children and the use of child soldiers in military-ruled Burma. While supporting the...  

a security council resolution banning all of those (except bold italic) from all documents Predictably, ‘design by committee’ is daily practice at the United Nations. I remember having been much upset when I learned that one of the committees of the General Assembly passed a decision to have the resolutive parts of all documents (‘recommendations’) typeset in boldface. And those items are not just lines: often they are paragrahs and...  

(New York) - The United Nations Security Council should demand justice for the civilian victims on both sides of the Gaza war, Human Rights Watch said today. Breaking the climate of impunity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a precondition for stability and lasting peace. The Security Council will meet on October 14, 2009, to discuss the Middle East.  

Nigeria is set to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week when voting starts. The country was endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in June this year as well as the African Union (this July in Sirte), but it still needs two-thirds majority in the voting [...]  

The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which has killed, kidnapped and displaced thousands of people.  

Five countries were elected by the United Nations General Assembly to serve two-year terms on the Security Council, beginning January 1, 2010. The five new Security Council members are Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon, and Nigeria. They replace other countries from their regions whose terms end on December 31, 2009. See my listing of Security Council members for a listing of new and old member countries; the AP has more on the election. Five...  

United Nations, Oct 15 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were Thursday elected as new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year terms starting Jan 1 next year. The five countries ran unopposed in their respective regions when voting took place at the UN General Assembly Thursday morning in New York. [...]  

Nigeria And Gabon Elected To U.N. Security CouncilNigeria and Gabon have both been elected to a United Nations Security Council non-permanent seat, following voting by the 192-member General Assembly. The results were 186 votes for Nigeria, 184 for Gabon, 183 for Bosnia, 182 for Brazil and 180 for Lebanon. These five countries are elected to terms beginning January 1. Nigeria has served three terms in a U.N. Security Council non-permanent seat...  

For century´s, African leaders have done tremendous harm to Africans equal to that of the European colonizers by selling Africans to Western slave masters and by allowing foreigners to exploit Africa for their selfish interests. The exploitation of ...  

UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council begins on Monday closed-doors consultations with the countries which participate with troops in the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP). UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet his ...  

Europa Newswire. Photo by : Luiz Rampelotto. The Brazilian Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, said that diversity had to be embedded in Security Council reform. “No matter how often the Security Council reaches out to other actors, all such initiatives...  

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Monday's United Nations Security Council (UNSC) hearing on Bosnia, clear differences of opinion emerged in assessment of the stability and progress of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In a report to the UNSC ...  

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said the Security Council will hold a special session on the situation in Afghanistan on Thursday, and diplomats said the issues of security and neighbouring Pakistan would be raised.  

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Monday's United Nations Security Council (UNSC) hearing on Bosnia, clear differences of opinion emerged in assessment of the stability and progress of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In a report to the UNSC ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council strongly condemned on Thursday the deadly terrorist attack at a graduation ceremony of medical students in Mogadishu ... prosperous future for the people of Somalia," the council said.  

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The UN Security Council here on Monday called on "full access" for peacekeepers in Sudanese region of Darfur as current efforts are being hindered by the Sudanese government, but Sudan said that it ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 26 — Venezuela Wednesday pressed the UN Security Council to include Colombia's military conflict into their working agenda, which continues to worsen and threaten Latin America. "This situation is aggravated by the installation ...  

UNITED NATIONS -- The permanent members of the UN Security Council and the European Union have urged competing sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina to work toward common solutions so the country can get on the fast track to join Euro-Atlantic structures ...  

The United Nations Security Council has called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army ...  

DAWN.comItaly bidding for EU seat on UN Security CouncilTelegraph.co.ukItaly has launched a new bid for the European Union to have its own seat on the United Nations Security Council after the passing of the Lisbon Treaty. ...EU prepares to choose political leaderVancouver Sunall 62 news articles »  

18 November 2009 – The United Nations Security Council today extended for another year the European Union stabilization force (EUFOR) entrusted with ensuring continued compliance by all sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the 1995 Dayton Peace ...  

Russia believes that calls of Albanian authorities in Kosovo to end UN presence in the region are dangerous and inadmissible, Russia's envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said.  

Nigeria’s recent election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is a cheering development, and a boost to our standing on the global scene. The election, which is for a two-year term (2010 – 2011), aptly underscores the ...  

The Security ... determined in resolutions 1493 (2003), 1596 (2005), 1698 (2006), 1771 (2007), 1807 (2008) and 1857 (2008). Unanimously adopting resolution 1896 (2009) and acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations' Charter, the Council also ...  

N IGERIA'S influence on the international scene got a boost yesterday as it was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Four other countries, Brazil, Bosnia, Gabon and Lebanon, were elected for similar positions. The ...  

Nigeria’s prominence in international politics was yesterday reinforced when she was elected, along four others, as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for 2010-2011. The four other counties are Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council Tuesday welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar's current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end month...  

The federal government yesterday expressed satisfaction over news of the election of Nigeria into the United Nations Security Council, describing the development as a clear endorsement of the leadership of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and the ...  

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) – tasked with marshalling resources to support recovery and development efforts in countries emerging from conflict – could be put to greater use by the world body, the Security Council was told in a briefing today.  

At a closed session of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday night, the United States accused Iran of violating an arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria on the Francop, the ship pictured at top left. The United Kingdom expressed 'serious concern' over the arms that Iran shipped to Syria and Hezbullah. U.S. deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff and British deputy ambassador Philip Parham  

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The UN Security Council Tuesday welcomed the power-sharing agreement reached by Madagascar's current and former leaders, and urged the political forces to end months of internal strife by ...  

ABC NewsExplosive Gaza report is back before UN Security CouncilChristian Science MonitorUS says Security Council is wrong venue for taking up Gaza report suggestions of Israeli war crimes. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday takes up a report ...Palestinian UN draft / The more extreme, the better for IsraelHa'aretzIsraeli air raid on Gaza tunnelsBBC...  

The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday takes up a report condemning Israel for actions during last winter's offensive into Gaza, in the midst of some of the highest tension between Israelis and Palestinians in recent years.  

THE recent election of Nigeria into the United Nations (UN) Security Council on a non permanent basis represents a diplomatic triumph which must be built upon for the country to achieve its ultimate goal of permanent membership of the UN Security Council.  

Nigerian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bukun-Ola Onemola, has advised the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution on the five-financing mechanism to fund African Union (AU) peacekeeping operations.  

Early this week, the Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations wrote to the President of the Security Council to denounce the draft resolution tabled in the Security Council last week. The resolution called for sanctions on Eritrea ...  

Times OnlineUN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in IranXinhuaUNITED NATIONS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday voiced its strong condemnation of "the deadly terrorist attacks" in the border city of Pishin in Iran, which left at least57 people dead and 150 others injured. ...ANALYSIS-Iran attack exposes sectarian divide, Baluch risksReutersIran's parliament demand halt to aid PakistanPRESS TVIran's...  

17 November - The Security Council today called on United Nations missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan to coordinate strategies to protect civilians from the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army ...  

New York - An Arab-backed resolution endorsing the Goldstone report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip was adopted with a 114-18 vote by the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. UN Sec...  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 16 — Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected on Thursday as new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting on Jan. 1 next year. The five countries ran unopposed ...  

UNITED NATIONS: Bosnia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the first time on Thursday along with Brazil, Nigeria, Gabon and Lebanon for 2010-2011, the president of the General Assembly announced. The five will take ...  

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve on the Security Council in 2010 and 2011. From January 1, they will replace Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Vietnam as non-veto ...  

NEW YORK, United States—The United Nations General Assembly is expected to elect Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Liberia, and Nigeria as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms starting January 1 next year. The five ...  

The threat posed by terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida and the Taliban is evolving and the United Nations' efforts to combat the scourge must keep up to date through effective counter -measures such as sanctions and reinforced regional cooperation to prevent the smuggling of materials for weapons of mass destruction, the Security Council has been told.  

The United Nations General Assembly today, by a recorded vote of 114 in favour to 18 against, with 44 abstentions , adopted a resolution giving Israel and the Palestinians three months to undertake “independent, credible investigations” into ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 21 — The UN Security Council Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attacks in Iran, and called on all States to cooperate actively with the Iranian authorities in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The ...  

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3791945,00.html Quote:Russia has made it clear to Israel that it will oppose a Goldstone Report discussion at the United Nations Security Council or at the International Criminal Court in Hague, although its representatives voted in favor of adopting the report accusing the Jewish state of committing war crimes at the UN Human Rights Council, Foreign Ministry officials told Ynet on Sunday night. The...  

The threat posed by terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida and the Taliban is evolving and the United Nations’ efforts to combat the scourge must keep up to date through effective counter -measures such as sanctions and reinforced regional cooperation ...  

The threat posed by terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida and the Taliban is evolving and United Nations efforts to combat the scourge must keep up to date through effective counter-measures such as sanctions and reinforced regional cooperation to prevent the smuggling of materials for weapons of mass destruction, the Security Council was told today.  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 16 — Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said here Thursday that his country "has a unique experience that fit the institutional memory" of the UN Security Council and strongly believes that "small countries should be heard ...  

UNITED NATIONS — In an annual ritual which is often more form than substance, the UN General Assembly has elected five new members to serve a two-year term on the powerful Security Council. The five states, based on geographical representation ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday called for enhanced measures to protect UN staff supporting the electoral process in Afghanistan. The 15-member body held an ur...  

Nigeria has won election for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council alongside Gabon and Brazil. Bosnia and Lebanon won but will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the UN's most powerful body while ...  

Nigeria has won election for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council alongside Gabon and Brazil. Bosnia and Lebanon won but will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the UN's most powerful body while ...  

New York, NY – An Arab-backed resolution endorsing the Goldstone report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip was adopted with a 114-18 vote by the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was requested to send the resolution to the Security Council for action, a demand rejected previously by the [...]  

“Lebanon, through its international relations and its presence at the heart of the highest body in the United Nations, represents a security net in the face of any Israeli (attempt at) destabilization,” he said in a speech. Lebanon was one of ...  

South America forges new union Brazil bids for U.N. Security Council seat Brazil would take U.N. seat without veto UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Brazil is building up a concerted international campaign to secure a permanent Security Council seat ...  

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The United Nations General Assembly is expected to elect five nations to the Security Council on Thursday, marking the first time since 2004 that the seats are uncontested. Five new counties will be elected Thursday as nonpermanent ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 (IPS) - The U.N. Security Council Wednesday called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a special representative to intensify efforts to end sexual violence against women and children in conflict situations. Speaking as ...  

EUROPA NEWSWIRE. Photoby: Luiz Rampelotto. Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil, United Nations: “Brazil returns to the Council after nine mandates, with experience in dialogue and cooperation and development in our own region; also with a big...  

The following is a resolution arrived at on the 6226th meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations stressing its commitment to working the Somali Transitional Federal Government to deal with piracy off the country's coast.  

UNITED NATIONS — Bosnia and Lebanon won seats yesterday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the United Nations' most powerful body while serving their two-year terms. Brazil, Nigeria and Gabon ...  

UNITED NATIONS – Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.'s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms. Brazil, Nigeria and Gabon also won ...  

(New York) - The United Nations Security Council should demand justice for the civilian victims on both sides of the Gaza war, Human Rights Watch said today. Breaking the climate of impunity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a ...  

China will oppose discussing the Goldstone report at the United Nations Security Council, Chinese members of parliament told a delegation of visiting Israeli officials in Beijing on Wednesday.  

Nigeria's prominence in international politics was yesterday reinforced when she was elected, along four others, as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for 2010-2011.  

The United Nations Security Council early this week renewed sanctions against rebel groups operating in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  

The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency has censured Iran for its nuclear program, in a motion endorsed Friday by all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.  

The United Nations yesterday called on the Security Council to put more muscle into protecting civilians in armed conflict. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, human rights chief and other ...  

The following Security Council press statement on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) was read out today by Council President Michel Kafando (Burkina Faso):  

Judge who composed harsh report accusing Israel of committing war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza tells Aljazeera he believes Russia, France, China will oppose having report debated by United Nations Security Council  

Washington sees Mr Uribe as a buffer against his Venezuelan counterpart and other socialists in the region such as Rafael Correa of Ecuador, a country that also shares a border with Colombia.  

UN caught between opposing sides, UN report says, while Serbia and Kosovo cross swords at a United Nations Security Council debate.  

Colombia took what it called threats of war from neighbouring Venezuela to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.  

Nigeria has won election for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council alongside Gabon and Brazil.