White House pushes for U.N. resolution
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The Bush administration is pushing for approval of a Mideast cease-fire resolution from the U.N. Security Council, but is warning the action is unlikely to put an immediate stop to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict.
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The United States said it will push for a vote on its UN resolution on the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region, and offered strong words in the face of a possible veto from China.
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Arab nations want the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon paid his first official visit to Washington last month, he received the White House version of a seal of approval: a presidential pat on the back and an invitation to phone President Bush whenever he needs help in responding to an international crisis.
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The five permanent Security Council members and Germany began work Monday on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Iran to suspend parts of its nuclear program, but said they were still committed to seeking a diplomatic solution.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States called for a Thursday vote on a resolution telling Syria to stop interfering in Lebanonâs presidential election despite strong opposition to the measure in the UN Security Council.
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Foreign ministers of 18 Arab countries passed a unanimous resolution Saturday calling on the U.N. Security Council to intervene to stop escalating Mideast fighting.
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The United States wants a U.N. Security Council resolution that would pressure Myanmar to stop jailing political opponents, persecuting minorities and flooding the region with refugees, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Friday.
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The White House on Saturday said it  hoped that a call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for  fresh elections would help calm violence and pave the way for  getting the peace process back on track.
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Under pressure to start withdrawing U.S. troops, the Bush administration wants the United Nations to play an expanded role in Iraq as a mediator both internally and with neighboring countries.
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France, Britain and Germany are drafting a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.
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Under pressure to start  withdrawing U.S. troops, the Bush administration wants the  United Nations to play an expanded role in Iraq as a mediator  both internally and with neighboring countries.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will push for a cease-fire and a "lasting settlement" in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel through a U.N. Security Council resolution this week.
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By Mark Turner at the United Nations and Guy Dinmore in Washington. The White House declined to express confidence on Wednesday in Kofi Annan&#39;s leadership as United Nations secretary general, on the day that
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UN chief Kofi Annan and French President Jacques Chirac made pleas to the UN General Assembly for a new effort to end the Middle East conflict as US leader George W. Bush renewed his attacks on the Iranian government.
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The United States launched a new push to revive Middle East peace moves on Wednesday, with Washington under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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The United States and European  nations hope to circulate a U.N. Security Council resolution on  Wednesday that seeks a four-month delay on a independence plan  for Kosovo in an effort to get Russia&#39;s approval.