U.N. council delays debate on Somalia peacekeeping
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Backed by the African Union,  Somalia's government appealed to the United Nations on Friday  to send a peacekeeping force there, but the Security Council  delayed a response until next month, diplomats said.
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The UN Human Rights Council postponed a vote on whether to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Darfur and remained mired in debate, despite cries of alarm from senior UN officials about the situation in the strife-torn region of Sudan.
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The U.N. Security Council convened an emergency session Friday after the U.N. chief said Eritrea is obstructing the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the border region near Ethiopia.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize an African Union force to help stabilize Somalia over the next six months, setting the stage for U.N. peacekeepers to take over the long-term job of bringing peace to the Horn of Africa nation.
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Organizers of a national reconciliation conference in Somalia due to start on Thursday have postponed it for one month in another blow to peace efforts in the chaotic Horn of Africa nation.
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The U.N. Security Council voted late Wednesday to extend the authorization of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan ahead of a high-level meeting Sunday that will focus on promoting national reconciliation in the country.
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned attacks against African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia and urged all Somali parties to foster an &quot;inclusive political process.&quot;
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Aid groups urged the U.N.  Security Council on Wednesday to set a 30-day deadline for  Sudan to stop obstructing the planned January 1 deployment of  U.N.-African Union peacekeepers to Darfur or face sanctions.
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African Union-sponsored talks on restoring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region adjourned for one month to give negotiators more time to resolve disagreements on the key issues, delegates said.
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The Security Council has bemoaned the slow progress in initiating democratic reforms in Myanmar and pressed for an early visit to the country by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari.
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The U.N. Security Council expressed "deep concern" on Friday at a delay in a bid by West African states to unblock a stalled Ivory Coast peace process and considered a visit to the region.
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African Union peacekeepers will remain in Somalia another six months, the organisation decided at a meeting Wednesday, just hours before the force&#39;s mandate expired.
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The United States circulated a U.N. Security Council draft resolution Friday that would authorize a regional force to protect Somalia's weak government and threaten Security Council action against those who block peace efforts and attempt to overthrow it.
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The Security Council renewed the mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six months on Wednesday despite a request from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for just one month.
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A peace forum in the Somali capital has been adjourned to allow delegates time to arrive, organisers say.
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The U.N. Security Council  authorized an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia  for six months on Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital  and the northeast African country spiraled further into chaos.
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The U.N. Security Council  upbraided Myanmar on Thursday for slow progress on democratic  reforms as the world body's special envoy said the junta there  was trying to delay his next visit until April.