Iraq Seeks Troops to Protect U.N. Staff
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Iraq appealed to other nations Tuesday to send troops to protect an expanded U.N. staff that is essential for holding the country's first free elections by Jan. 31, saying terrorists must not be allowed to disrupt the vote.
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11 October 2004 - With the United Nations and its workers facing a level of threat that has increased exponentially over the years, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed a new security structure to help protect the more than 100,000 UN officials and
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WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday that the world body is doing its job in Iraq in preparation for the Jan 30 elections.
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Iraq's interim prime minister appealed to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly Friday to unite behind his country's effort to reign in spiraling violence and lighten the country's foreign debt and broaden support for coalition forces to improve security ahead of the January elections.
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Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi appealed to the world leaders at the United Nations yesterday to help his country achieve stability by sending peacekeepers, reinforcing borders and forgiving its debts.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York The United Nations has announced that it is expanding its presence in Iraq outside of Baghdad to the cities of Erbil and Basra and planning to send a small addition of staff members into the country to assist in the elections
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The United Nations rejected US demands to increase the number of its staff in Iraq ahead of the national elections, planned for January 30.
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Australia has turned down a request by the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect UN personnel there. Australia has agreed instead to train a contingent of Fijian soldiers for the job.
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The United Nations Staff Union, in response to David Malone&#39;s &quot;Nobody said it would be safe,&quot; (Views, Oct. 1), would like to point out that around 30 UN staff members have already been deployed to Iraq - a
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BAGHDAD, Oct 21  - Iraq&#39;s interim government has voiced concern at the lack of UN officials on the ground to help prepare the country for national elections promised in January.
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The United Nations and Britain urged the deployment of peacekeepers in Lebanon and Russia offered troops for any such force, as the U.N. sent an envoy to Israel on Monday in the first big swirl of diplomatic efforts to stem Middle East violence.
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United Nations -- The UN Security Council November 30 asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to create a trust fund to accept donations to support a UN protection force in Iraq.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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WASHINGTON -- The United Nations special representative for Iraq yesterday painted a bleak picture of the situation on the ground and ruled out a large-scale return of UN personnel to Iraq, despite mounting US and Iraqi pressure for more UN help with elections that are slated for January.
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The United Nations no longer  objects to American soldiers to guard its staff in Iraq after  the search for separate contingents from around the world  failed, diplomats and U.N. sources said on Wednesday.
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The UN Security Council on Thursday approved new arrangements proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to protect an expanded UN staff in Iraq.