U.N. chief's reform plans may be stalled in meetings
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Developing nations withheld approval on Monday of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's reorganization plans, supported by the United States and Europeans, who warned of death by 1,000 meetings.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon first approached President Bush at the White House in January to muster support for a U.N. climate-change initiative, the president's response was cool: An impatient Bush reminded Ban that he did not want to restrain U.S. industries, and t...
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: After six months in the job, the UN secretary general should be taking the lead, but his record so far is underwhelming.
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If President Bush fails to strong-arm stubborn House Republicans into passing an intelligence reform bill this week, other elements of his agenda will also be put in jeopardy, the head of the Sept.
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Handicapping the race to lead the U.N.
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After a trying year punctuated by calls for his resignation by U.S. lawmakers, Secretary General Kofi Annan said the United States and the United Nations have to find a way to the put their disputes behind them and move ahead with plans to reform the world body and meet poverty reduction goals.
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Paddy Ashdown presents his plan after he was rebuffed as U.N. special envoy.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is  proposing to speed up refurbishment of the iconic United  Nations building to try to keep the much-delayed project within  budget, according to a report issued on Friday.
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The coming year is critical for the United Nations to make the necessary reforms to deal effectively with global threats, from HIV/AIDS, nuclear proliferation and genocide
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This year&#39;s meeting on the UN Climate Change Convention is deadlocked over a proposal to start informal discussions over the next year about the future of the climate-change regime.
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Parties have not yet reached consensus on crucial issue of a political settlement, Kofi Annan says.
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 7 -- After stalling efforts to renovate the United Nations' Manhattan headquarters, the Bush administration joined other U.N. members this week in approving $4.9 million to renovate incoming Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's East Side residence, including a new $2.1 million central heating and air-conditioning system and a $200,000 kitchen upgrade....
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A top State Department official said yesterday that a U.N. envoy's meeting with Burma's leadership this month has yielded little progress and that the United States will push ahead next month for passage of a "strongly critical" U.N. Security Council resolution.
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Prolonged deadlock over the future of Serbia's Kosovo province could create instability in the region, put U.N. achievements at risk and threaten U.N. staff, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report.
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UNITED NATIONS - Secretary General Kofi Annan was facing new questions on Friday about support from his own employees after UN staff cast doubt on a show of confidence in his leadership.
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New York - The United Nations last week unveiled a wide-ranging blueprint to reform the organisation, but found media attention more focused on calls for UN secretary-general Kofi Annan to resign.