U.N. hopes to approve Congo force by end of March: Russian envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council hopes to approve by the end of March a special force to combat rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but some...
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Israel warns it cannot “stand idle” as Syria war spills over border
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel warned the U.N. Security Council on Monday that it could not be expected to "stand idle" as Syria's civil war spills over its border, while...
Sudan violating sanctions with Darfur air strikes: U.N. panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's government has violated U.N. sanctions on the Darfur region by carrying out air strikes and using aircraft from Belarus and Russia despite pledging not to...
Syrians fleeing war likely to pass million soon: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 40,000 people a week are fleeing war-torn Syria and the total number of refugees will likely pass 1 million in less than a month,...
Plan floated at U.N. to lift Somalia arms embargo for a year
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A proposal to lift a U.N. arms embargo on the Somalian government for a year but leave in place restrictions on weapons like surface-to-air missiles has...
U.N.’s Ban tones down criticism of Rwanda over Congo claims
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In a special report to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toned down criticism of Rwanda over accusations that it supports rebels in...
U.N. says Congo again on brink, peacekeepers need to combat rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's resource-rich east is again on the brink of a major conflict, a senior U.N. official warned on Friday as he urged the...
U.N. says Congo again on brink, peacekeepers need to combat rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's resource-rich east is again on the brink of a major conflict, a senior U.N. official warned on Friday as he urged the...
U.N. says will not pay Haiti cholera compensation claims
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would not pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation claimed by cholera victims in impoverished Haiti, where an...
U.N. says will not pay Haiti cholera compensation claims
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would not pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation claimed by cholera victims in impoverished Haiti, where an...