Jostling for seats at the UN table
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NEW YORK - It is a classic UN dead end: Everyone agrees that the Security Council must be expanded to reflect a changed world, but no one can agree on how to do it.
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A high-level panel appointed last year by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged on Tuesday the adoption of new, far-reaching ground rules to help the world face new and
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The Hague Tribunal is under pressure. As a body established by the UN, it is bound by the UN's decisions.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- It was not exactly riveting: three candidates and the representatives of 12 others sat at a horseshoe-shaped table yesterday droning out near-identical speeches outlining plans to fight corruption, exploit the nation's untapped copper and gold resources, and improve pay for civil servants.
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South Africa ranks among a handful of United Nations members in serious contention for a permanent seat on an expanded UN security council, and cannot afford to appear aloof from the momentous changes taking place in the Middle East.
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For Kofi Annan, the widely respected secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), these are no easy times. He has for some weeks now been under intense pressure from the United States Congress to resign for
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Through Manmohan Singhâs visit to the US, our media will be obsessed about the prospects of Indiaâs admission to permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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One of the best appointments made by President Bush came last summer, when he selected former Missouri Sen. John Danforth to serve as this country&#39;s ambassador to the United Nations.
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Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s dismissal of allegations against the UN&#39;s top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take.
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Iraqi Official Says UN Has Not Sent Enough Workers to Help With Balloting in Jan. Elections. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari gives a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004.
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The president in his second term is reaching out to other nations, though reservations remain about groups like the UN.
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Â· Diplomats trawl refugee camps for any delegates Â· UN also faces 'disaster' over international force
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Britain backs bids by Brazil, Germany, India and Japan for permanent seats on the UN Security Council, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said.
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The current pressing task for Japan should be to work harder to qualify itself for a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council but not to hurriedly squeeze the country into the body, said a Xinhua News Agency commentary.
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A panel set up last year by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is looking to make changes that will help combat new security threats in the world and add strength to the United Nations.
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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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Opposing camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo discussed in a UN-brokered meeting ground rules for the second round of presidential elections in the wake of recent violence, the United Nations said.