United Nations
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:24
The international community must redouble its efforts to defeat al-Shabaab in light of the terrorist attack at Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall at the weekend, United Nations Special Representative to Somalia Nicholas Kay said at a press briefing in Geneva Tuesday (September 24th).
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 09:44
The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has cancelled his planned trip to the United States thus averting an awkward an embarrassing situation to the United Nations and the Obama administration alike.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:40
Ban addressed the growing threats to security within Lebanon and along its borders as a result of the Syrian crisis and admitted that the Lebanese Army was “insufficiently” equipped in the face of a myriad of challenges.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:25
The effort falls short of U.S. hopes of securing U.N. support for maximum enforcement measures that, in theory, could include a range of economic or diplomatic sanctions, as well as military force.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:29
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United Nations Security Council.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 11:01
The following is a round up of statements by Middle Eastern leaders and President Barack Obama from day one (September 24) of the 68th United Nations General Assembly.
President Obama’s General Assembly speech focused almost exclusively on the Middle East. The President defended U.S. policy in Syria, before explaining his administration’s broader approach to the region.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:10
The group is expected to examine the alleged use of chemical weapons some 14 times in Syria's 30-month conflict.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:02
Leaving the U.N. General Assembly and boycotting is irrelevant in current diplomacy, and is reminiscent of the way Arab countries have acted toward Israel.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 08:56
He said Moscow would not accept a resolution stipulating automatic punitive measures if Assad fails to comply with the U.S.-Russian deal under which he has agreed to give up his chemical arsenal.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:36
A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today highlighted the need for continued regional cooperation to ensure implementation of a Great Lakes peace accord and to combat the activities of all armed groups that have violated the rights of civilians throughout the region.