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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
| Jan.3 |
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UN appeals to Iraq on executions |
| Jan.5 |
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UN in new peace drive for Darfur |
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Tanzania's Migiro is U.N. deputy |
| Jan.6 |
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UN urges stay of Iraq executions |
| Jan.8 |
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UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal |
| Jan.15 |
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Criticism of Iraq hangings grows
| 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 |
| Feb.23 |
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Iran ignored U.N. ultimatum |
| 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 |
| Mar.15 |
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Ahmadinejad wants to address U.N. |
| Mar.20 |
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World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees' |
| 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
| Mar.23 |
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Ahmadinejad cancels Sec. Council visit
| 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 |
| Mar.25 |
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Ahmadinejad rejects U.N. sanctions |
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U.N. envoy: 'Fragile' balance in Darfur |
| 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 |
| Apr.5 |
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Warming 'already changing world' |
| Apr.16 |
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Ban hails Sudan's UN troops move |
| Apr.19 |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
| Apr.25 |
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UN criticises Iraq human rights |
| 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
| May.9 |
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Fears of top UN role for Zimbabwe |
| 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
| May.12 |
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3 killed in bombings as U.N. official visits |
| May.22 |
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns' |
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Unicef appeal for Iraqi children |
| 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
| May.24 |
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UN warns on Iran nuclear schedule |
| 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 |
| Jun.12 |
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Serb jailed over ethnic cleansing |
| Jun.14 |
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Kurt Waldheim dies |
| Jun.17 |
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Sudan 'backs UN-led Darfur force' |
| Jun.18 |
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Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says |
| 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 ...
| Jun.23 |
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Unesco to decide heritage sites |
| 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
| Jun.26 |
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UN 'will visit' N Korea reactor
| Jun.27 |
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UN issues desertification warning |
| 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
| Jul.11 |
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Amnesty seeks UN probe on Lebanon |
| 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
| 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
| Jul.27 |
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U.N. to probe gorilla deaths
| Jul.28 |
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UN requires 'better' peacekeepers |
| Jul.30 |
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U.N.: Gang rape 'rampant' in Congo |
| 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 |
| Aug.9 |
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UN warns over Gaza economic woe |
| 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
| Aug.14 |
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UN chief pledges North Korea aid |
| 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 |
| Sep.8 |
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Afghan bombers 'foreigners' - UN |
| Sep.11 |
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Syria complains about Israeli airstrike |
| Sep.21 |
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U.N. envoy to Myanmar amid protests
| Sep.22 |
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Talks pursue Iraq rescue plan |
| 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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Rice: Syria may attend peace conference |
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World leaders at climate summit |
| 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...
| Sep.26 |
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UN urges restraint on Burma junta
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Maliki: Reconciliation stronger than terror
| Sep.28 |
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UN envoy heading for Burma talks
| 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
| 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'
| Oct.2 |
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U.N. envoy in second Suu Kyi talks |
| Oct.5 |
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U.N. chief slams Myanmar violence |
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West puts UN pressure on Burmese |
| Oct.11 |
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Security Council rebukes Burma |
| Oct.12 |
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Gore shares Nobel Prize with U.N. panel
| Oct.14 |
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UN envoy attacks Mid-East Quartet |
| 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
| Oct.23 |
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U.N. food chief released
| 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' |
| Nov.4 |
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U.N. envoy in talks with junta |
| Nov.6 |
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UN chief and Pakistan envoy clash
| Nov.7 |
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UN official expelled |
| Nov.8 |
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U.N. claims progress in Myanmar
| Nov.10 |
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U.N. chief sees Antarctic meltdown |
| Nov.13 |
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UN envoy praises changes in Burma |
| Nov.14 |
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Darfur mission 'may fail' says UN
| Nov.15 |
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U.N. losing grip on Iran nuke plan |
| 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
| 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
| Nov.26 |
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UN arms embargoes 'ineffective' |
| 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 |
| Dec.4 |
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China questions UN Iran sanctions
| Dec.6 |
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Sudan rejects UN Darfur criticism
| Dec.10 |
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Kosovo defiant as U.N. talks fail |
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Draft targets Iran military, bank
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Dec.31 |
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U.N. takes control of Darfur peacekeeping |