U.N. troops' mandate not all that clear
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The U.N. peace troops shipping out soon to south Lebanon may find their first skirmish will be over words &#151; like "hostile activities" and "all necessary action."
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Handicapping the race to lead the U.N.
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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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Eritrea has ignored a U.N.  deadline to grant peacekeepers on its border with Ethiopia  access to badly needed fuel, but despite the shortfall, a U.N.  official said U.N. troops are reluctant to leave because they  fear war could erupt.
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The move appeared intended to stymie plans for a U.N. peacekeeping force to take over from the beleaguered African Union force in Darfur.
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Analysis: Past U.N. plans to pacify the country haven't worked. Why it's  unlikely the latest ceasefire resolution can do it either
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UNITED NATIONS - The African Union communicated to the UN Thursday its decision to send an expanded force of troops and police with a broad mandate to protect aid workers, monitors and civilians in Sudanâs strife-torn Darfur region.
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan threatens a rift between nations willing to participate in combat operations and those that are not.
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The U.N. chief said Monday the deadly security situation in Iraq was making it difficult to expand the world body's role in the chaotic nation.
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The UN mission says it needs extra troops to continue to maintain order in Ivory Coast which has seen renewed fighting between rival factions.
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Washington is unlikely to support fully a U.N. appeal for more than 13,000 additional troops for the troubled U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo but no decision has been made, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When African nations began urging the deployment of peacekeepers to Somalia in June to prop up its embattled government, an unlikely nation stepped forward to support their call for action: China, which had long been wary of such interventions by the United Nations.
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The headquarters of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations  doesn't generate much respect among the world's diplomatic set, whose members have derided the gray 12-story structure as an architectural eyesore that is unfit to house the world's lone superpower.
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The proposed deployment of Muslim peacekeeping troops in Iraq under the United Nations' banner might not be possible because there was no sign that the United States was ready to relinquish control, Malaysia said.
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The rules for using military force will be a key focus for an international panel working to update and reform the United Nations, a member of the panel said on Monday.
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There is no doubt that we are in a time of chaos in the world. Wars and genocide are as prevalent as ever.     Misery and suffering are on every continent of the globe we call earth. The world is currently focused on the 'War In Iraq' and the problem of nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea but the sad fact is threats to world peace are as prevalent as ever in spite of the efforts of the UN.    Where do we turn? Our respective governments? Grassroots support? Does genocide on the African continent for example even matter?    It is not unreasonable to look to the United Nations for understanding and problem resolution. Presumably, we expect it to be an unbiased and peace loving organization. Yet at closer examination one begins to realize the fact that the United Nations has been a total failure in terms of world peace. Rarely has the UN brought enough countries together to form an alliance to intervene meaningfully in the affairs of an oppressive and brutal country.    With the exception of the World Health Organization little good has come from the peace making mission of the U.N. I suggest the UN go to what it does best. With its world standing already established, the UN should focus on research, education and health, the missions it does best.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the situation in Iraq is &quot;difficult&quot; before explaining that this meant foreign troops had a duty to remain the country.