UN chief promises more staff to Iraq when possible
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan assured the Iraqis that the world body will provide assistance to their elections next year, including more staff &quot;as circumstances permit.
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WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was pressed Thursday to do more in Iraq, while at the same time he was being snubbed by the US president.
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The top U.N. envoy in Iraq on Monday welcomed recent improvements in security and tentative steps towards national reconciliation, urging all parties to maintain the positive momentum.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress yesterday that more than 40 percent of nearly 300 State Department positions to be added in Iraq as part of President Bush's new strategy will have to be filled by military personnel.
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Fiji will start posting soldiers and bodyguards to Iraq next month to guard United Nations staff there. Fiji will provide 155 soldiers to protect UN buildings and 24 bodyguards for officials, Republic of Fiji
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.
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The United Nations will increase the number of unarmed staff in Sudan's Darfur region in hopes their presence will increase security for a population frightened by continuing government and militia attacks, an official said Thursday.
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The deployment of about 130 Fijian troops to Iraq next month to protect U.N. staff and facilities could lead to an expanded U.N. operation ahead of elections in January, if security conditions permit, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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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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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand U.N. support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.
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NATO will send some 300 more training staff to Iraq in the coming weeks, said NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday in Brussels.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is planning to carry on in his job, despite calls by some US lawmakers and news organizations for his resignation.
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UN chief Kofi Annan urges Iraq's interim government to reach out to the Sunni Muslim minority ahead of elections.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan , fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.
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United Nations employees marked the anniversary of the Baghdad bombing with a demand for better security. The fear of further attacks hangs heavy as the world body anticipates a greater role in Iraq, and other world hot spots.
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The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has declined to give a firm commitment about increasing the number of UN personnel in Iraq ahead of next month&#39;s elections in the country.
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BAGHDAD -- Interim President Ghazi al-Yawer demanded more help from the United Nations ahead of the country's Jan. 30 elections, saying yesterday that poor security was no excuse for the world body to stay away.