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The UN has chosen Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania as the five states to become non-permanent members of the Security Council next year.
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The new U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to dedicate time during each future session to a review of alleged human rights abuses by Israel &amp;#151; a move criticized by the United States as misguided and unfair.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the mandate of the 13,600-member U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon and called for a permanent cease-fire and long-term solution to last summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an appeal procedure for people and groups subject to sanctions because of suspected ties to al Qaeda and Afghanistan's former Taliban rulers.
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This is sad. Kofi Annan convenes a grand council of the great and the good of international diplomacy and asks them to come up with a new charter that re-invents the United Nations.
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The Security Council set up a new UN mission for restive East Timor, including up to 1,608 police personnel, for at least six months to help restore security and help steer the tiny Pacific territory toward next year's polls.
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The Security Council finds itself having to grapple simultaneously with two threats to the spread of weapons of mass destruction &amp;#151; Iran&#039;s refusal to stop enriching uranium and North Korea&#039;s nuclear arms program and missile tests.
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The Security Council unanimously passed a Russian-initiated antiterror resolution today that declares all intentional acts of violence against civilians unjustifiable
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council's five permanent members yesterday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely that he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top diplomat.
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Japan has become one of five new members elected to the United Nations Security Council, even as it campaigns for a permanent seat on the powerful body.
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Some of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are using their clout to raise issues that do not belong in the decision-making body, South Africa's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania are the next non-permanent Security Council members.
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UN Security Council members have unanimously backed a Russian-sponsored resolution to intensify the international battle against terrorism.
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A United Nations panel has called for the UN&#39;s main decision-making body, the security council, to be expanded from 15 to 24 members, giving broader representation to developing countries.
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Brazil, Germany, India and Japan launched a united bid for permanent UN Security Council seats, arguing that expanded membership was crucial to addressing new global threats.
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The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday appointed a Brazilian diplomat, a Tanzanian judge and a Greek professor to a commission investigating whether Israel committed systematic human rights abuses in Lebanon during recent fighting with Hezbollah militants.