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U.N. Security Council to hold Syria talks |
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| Jan.27 |
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UN considers Syria crisis action |
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| Jan.28 |
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UN nuclear inspectors visit Iran Inspectors from IAEA have begun a three-day visit to Iran, to try to determine the purpose of the country's nuclear program
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| Jan.30 |
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U.N. may ask Syria's leader to step down |
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Western pressure on Syria grows
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| Jan.31 |
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Impasse at UN Syria crisis debate |
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| Feb.3 |
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'Syria killings' as UN nears vote
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| Feb.4 |
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Security Council's Syria resolution fails 
As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopted
| Russia and China rejected the draft resolution, which came hours after activists accused Syrian security forces of killing at least 55 people at Homs
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West deplores UN Syria vote veto |
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| Feb.5 |
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Beijing defends Syria veto at UN |
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| Feb.7 |
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Argentina to file UN Falklands complaint
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| Feb.13 |
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Harsh condemnation for Syria at U.N.
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| Feb.16 |
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UN assembly adopts Syria motion The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violence
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| Feb.20 |
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U.N. nuclear watchdog agency in Iran for talks |
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| Feb.21 |
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IAEA experts leave Iran without agreement Two days of talks with Iran have failed to produce agreement on how to verify that Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful
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| Mar.1 |
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UN demands Syria let aid chief in |
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| Mar.2 |
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Syrian 'crimes' against civilians |
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| Mar.7 |
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UN aid chief visits Homs district |
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Syrian city 'devastated' - UN aid chief 
Map of Homs Syria UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been 'completely devastated'
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| Mar.9 |
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Envoy Annan to hold Syria talks |
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| Mar.10 |
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Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan President al-Assad has told visiting UN-Arab League envoy that no political dialogue can succeed while 'armed terrorist groups' are operatin...
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| Mar.12 |
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Syria dominates Security Council meeting
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| Mar.21 |
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US warns Syria over UN peace plan |
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| Mar.22 |
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Attacks continue despite U.N. condemnation |
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| Mar.25 |
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Annan is 'last chance' for Syria
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| Mar.27 |
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Syria government backs peace plan |
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| Mar.30 |
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Syria 'must begin ceasefire now' |
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| Apr.5 |
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Ceasefire pressure grows on Syria |
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| Apr.12 |
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UN outlines Syria observer plans |
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| Apr.13 |
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Council mulling North Korea response
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| Apr.14 |
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UN passes plan for Syria monitors| Council votes unanimously to approve resolution allowing observers into Syria to monitor cease-fire | |
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UN monitors prepare for Syria mission |
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| Apr.15 |
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First UN monitors arrive in Syria |
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| Apr.17 |
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U.N. wives to al-Assad: Stop husband |
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| Apr.18 |
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Shots fired as U.N. observers visit Syria |
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Ban Ki-moon: Syria 'failing to keep to truce' |
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| Apr.19 |
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Syria agrees UN observer details |
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Ban says situation in Syria is 'highly precarious' |
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UN says South Sudan oil seizure 'illegal' |
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| Apr.20 |
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UN weighs up Syria monitor plan |
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| Apr.21 |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission The Security Council has voted to increase the number of UN observers to 300 for three months. A small team is currently monitors a ceasefir...
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| Apr.24 |
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Kofi Annan denounces violence in Syria |
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| Apr.25 |
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France: UN should consider force in Syria |
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| Apr.29 |
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Unite for change, Ban urges Burma |
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| May.9 |
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U.N.: Bomb goes off near observers in Syria |
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| May.10 |
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UN condemns Damascus 'suicide blasts' |
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| May.15 |
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U.N. vehicles hit by explosion in Syria |
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| May.17 |
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Report finds Iran shipping arms to Syria |
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| May.21 |
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UN condemns Yemen suicide bombing
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| May.26 |
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Outrage grows over Syria massacre
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| May.27 |
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UN condemns Syria over massacre
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| May.29 |
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Syria at 'tipping point', says UN envoy Annan |
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| Jun.1 |
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UN condemns Syria 'atrocities'
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| Jun.7 |
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UN monitors 'shot at' in Syria
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UN chief ups pressure on Damascus
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| Jun.8 |
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UN soldiers killed in Ivory Coast |
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| Jun.12 |
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UN fears for civilians as Syrian violence worsens |
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Syria in civil war - UN official Syria is now in a state of civil war and the government has lost control of 'large chunks' of cities, the UN's head of peacekeeping has told reporters
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| Jun.13 |
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France seeks tough UN action over Syria
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
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| Jun.16 |
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UN suspends Syria peace mission The head of the UN Stabilisation Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) says the operation has been suspended because of escalating violence
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| Jun.19 |
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UN team in Syria 'was targeted' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Rio ends with corporates warning |
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| Jun.25 |
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Turkey warns of Syrian 'threat'
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| Jul.2 |
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Rights chief plea on Syria arms |
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UN global arms treaty talks delay |
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| Jul.6 |
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UN Syria mission 'to be reduced' |
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| Jul.13 |
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Syria 'atrocities' shock Annan
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| Jul.14 |
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UN team reach Syria killings site
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| Jul.15 |
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Syria rejects UN attack criticism
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| Jul.20 |
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U.N. extends mission as Syria boils The U.N. Security Council renewed its Syrian observer mission for 30 days Friday, a small reprieve for a unit tasked with monitoring a failed...
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| Jul.26 |
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UN chief issues arms treaty plea |
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| Aug.2 |
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Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy The UN-Arab League joint special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is leaving his post, the UN has announced
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Syria resolution set for UN vote
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UN: North Korea 'seeks food aid' |
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| Aug.3 |
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Russia condemns UN vote on Syria Russia has said a resolution on Syria passed by the UN General Assembly undermines peace efforts there, as fighting continues on the ground
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| Aug.9 |
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Concern over sharp rise in food prices Global food prices sharply rebounded in July due to wild swings in weather conditions, a UN food and agricultural body has said
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Algerian 'to be UN Syria envoy' |
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| Aug.15 |
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UN blames Syria for Houla deaths Syrian troops and militia were behind the Houla massacre of 108 people in May, UN investigators have found
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| Aug.16 |
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UN ends observer mission in Syria |
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| Aug.19 |
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U.N. observer mission in Syria ends The mandate of the U.N. observer mission in Syria ends Sunday, with the country no closer to a cease-fire than when monitors arrived four months...
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| Aug.30 |
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Syria refugee camp plea vexes UN |
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Report: Iran steps up uranium production |
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| Sep.2 |
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New UN envoy gloomy at Syria task |
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| Sep.4 |
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Envoy warns UN on Syria conflict |
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| Sep.10 |
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U.N.: Time to stop waiting for Syria to end war |
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| Sep.19 |
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UN chief: 'No military solution' in Syria |
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| Sep.22 |
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UN urges accord at Sudan summit |
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| Sep.24 |
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Syria worsening, says UN envoy
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| Sep.25 |
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Obama delivers UN Assembly speech Barack Obama has told the UN General Assembly in New York that the US will 'do what we must' to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons
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| Sep.26 |
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Ahmadinejad responds to Western jabs European delegates got an unusual reprieve at General Assembly when the Iranian President offered them no reason to get up and walk out
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| Sep.27 |
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Mid-East leaders to address UN
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Netanyahu asks U.N. to draw 'red line' | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exhorted the General Assembly to draw 'a clear red line' to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons | |
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China hits out over islands at UN |
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| Oct.4 |
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UN condemns Syrian attack on Turkish town The UN Security Council has condemned a Syrian mortar attack on a Turkish border town that killed five civilians
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| Oct.12 |
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UN adopts north Mali resolution
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| Oct.13 |
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U.N. envoy to Syria in Turkey for talks as tensions escalate |
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| Oct.16 |
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UN warns of jihadists in Syria |
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Rwanda leads DRC rebels, says UN |
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| Oct.19 |
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UN to sanction Congo's M23 rebels |
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| Oct.21 |
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UN envoy meets Syria president |
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| Oct.24 |
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UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire | After 19 months of incessant violence, the government has agreed to a cease-fire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins Friday | |
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| Nov.5 |
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Haqqani joins UN sanctions list |
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| Nov.13 |
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UN 'failed Sri Lanka civilians' |
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| Nov.16 |
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U.N. watchdog: Iran not cooperating sufficiently Iran has made a significant advancement in its nuclear program with the completion of its underground uranium enrichment facility near city of...
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| Nov.17 |
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UN condemns DR Congo rebel attack |
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| Nov.18 |
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Ban Ki-moon calls for Gaza truce
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| Nov.20 |
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UN condemns rebel seizure of Goma |
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| Nov.28 |
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Palestinians again take status case to U.N. |
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| Nov.29 |
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U.N. approves Palestinian 'observer state' bid The assembly endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel
| The resolution elevates their status from 'non-member observer entity' to 'non-member observer state,' the category which Palestinians hope will provide new leverage in their dealings with Israel. The vote was 138 delegates in favor of the measure, nine against and 41 abstentions
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| Nov.30 |
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Syria 'brutality' appals UN chief |
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| Dec.2 |
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UN warns Israel of peace 'blow'
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| Dec.8 |
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UN deal extends Kyoto Protocol
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| Dec.10 |
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'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN |
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| Dec.12 |
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North Korea rocket launch condemned
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| Dec.15 |
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Ghana told to free Argentine ship Libertad by UN court |
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| Dec.17 |
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Fuel lack 'blocks UN Syria aid' |
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| Dec.20 |
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UN backs Mali intervention force
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Syrian fight now 'overtly sectarian,' U.N. says |
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| Dec.24 |
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U.N. envoy meets with Syrian president |
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