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Arab League and UN refuse to give up on Syria The Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in Syria as the bloodshed there reaches new heights. The mission had earlier collapsed… 09/02/2012
Argentina complains to the UN over UK warship Britain’s deployment of a warship to the Falkland Islands has angered Argentina which says it now intends to complain to the United Nations. Buenos Aires… 08/02/2012
Netanyahu condemns Palestinian reconciliation deal The signing of a reconciliation deal in Doha between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah has provoked an angry reaction from Israel. The agreement… 07/02/2012
Outrage continues over double veto at UN The bombardment of Homs by Syrian forces has continued non-stop since Friday when activists claimed at least 200 people died. That figure increased by a… 06/02/2012
Russia defends UN Syria veto Russia has defended its veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria, saying it contained no measures against armed opposition groups. Permanent… 05/02/2012
Clinton: UN veto increases risk of civil war in Syria Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to stand down. The United States said the vote… 04/02/2012
Still hope for UN resolution on Syria: Lavrov Russia wants a draft UN resolution on Syria to be amended to avoid, it says, the impression that the Security Council is taking sides in a civil war. Moscow… 04/02/2012
UN Security Council to vote on Syria as Homs suffers Yet another crackdown on the city of Homs has left at least 217 people dead, claims the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syrian forces are said to have… 04/02/2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s convoy attacked in Gaza Protesters in Gaza have given a hostile welcome to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, battering his convoy as it crossed into the Strip. Some threw… 02/02/2012
More Syrian blood spilt as violence escalates As the UN debates Syria, the violence, confusion and chaos there continue. The latest amateur footage to emerge purports to show Syrian government troops… 01/02/2012
International concerns mount over Senegal unrest The unrest in Senegal that has claimed several lives in recent days has prompted the UN Secretary General to call for restraint from all sides. At least… 01/02/2012
UN remains split over Syria The UN is divided over how to end the violence in Syria. A special session of the 15-nation Security Council had been asked to consider a resolution backing… 01/02/2012
Push on Russia not to veto Syria UN vote As the Syrian conflict continues to take a heavy toll, pressure is building on President Bashar al Assad at the UN to end the violence. The Arab League is… 31/01/2012
Arab League considers future of Syria mission Arab League leaders will decide on Sunday if they are to extend their monitoring mission in Syria. The mission’s chief has arrived in Cairo to present his… 20/01/2012
UN chief urges Security Council unity on Syria The United Nations Secretary General has called on members of the Security Council to act with one voice over Syria. Ban Ki-moon said despite his appeals to… 16/01/2012
UN chief tells Syria’s Assad to stop the killing “Stop killing your people.” That is the message from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The UN says his crackdown has… 15/01/2012
Fresh violence heightens civil war fears in Syria Violence erupted across Syria, underlying a warning from the head of the Arab League that the country was entering a civil war that could create unrest… 13/01/2012
UN slams Syria for rise in protester deaths The United Nations has strongly criticised Syria for accelerating its killing of pro-democracy demonstrators after the deployment of Arab League monitors. It… 11/01/2012
Abbas ready to correct ‘errors’ Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in an interview with euronews, has made clear that he will not be deterred by American opposition to his moves… 16/12/2011
The world reaches 7 billion peopleThe world’s population today reaches seven billion, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an… 31/10/2011
Mideast: Abbas cheered by Palestinians – nocomment Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a hero’s welcome in the West Bank on Sunday, after his historic speech to the United Nations on Friday. 26/09/2011
Mideast : clashes continue between Israelis and Palestinians – nocomment While the United-Nations debate on the Palestinian statehood question, Israelis and Palestinians clash in West-Bank and East-Jerusalem. 23/09/2011
What land for the Palestinians? The Palestinian push for United Nations recognition of independent statehood still has not resolved what land it would be on. Since the start of the… 23/09/2011
Hamas: Palestinian reconciliation before UN recognition To discuss the decision of the Palestinian authority to ask for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, and the consequences of such a… 21/09/2011
Geneva: Libya’s new flag raised at UN – nocomment Libya’s new flag was raised on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Due to be named in the next 10 days, Libya’s new government will be… 21/09/2011
West Bank: Palestinians eager to enter the UN – nocomment Palestinian residents from the West Bank and Jerusalem continued preparations on Tuesday ahead of the planned bid for statehood by President Mahmoud Abbas at… 21/09/2011
Israel’s warning on democratic monopoly Israel faces a dilemma with the Palestinians’ planned bid for recognition of statehood at the United Nations in New York this week. Israel’s claim to be a… 19/09/2011
US veto set to upset Palestinian UN move The admission of new members to the United Nations is decided by the General Assembly. Normally, if a state wants to join, it presents its application to… 17/09/2011
Ex-Israeli minister: ‘We should freeze settlements and negotiate’ The former Israeli minister and peace negotiator Yossi Beilin spoke to euronews about the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations. Just days… 16/09/2011
Palestinian statehood: making the case for European support In September 1993 Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the principles of accord for what was to be the Oslo agreement. These… 16/09/2011
What if the UN recognised an independent Palestinian state? After decades of Israeli occupation, years of violent intifadas and failed peace efforts, the Palestinians prepare to seek UN recognition as an independent… 15/09/2011
UN orders enquiry into rape claims against Haiti peacekeepersThe United Nations has ordered an immediate investigation into claims that four Uruguayan peacekeepers raped an 18-year-old man in Haiti. The UN’s… 05/09/2011
UN welcomes South Sudan – nocomment The United Nations has approved South Sudan’s membership. The flag of the new country was then added to the 192 others. 15/07/2011
Huge explosion at Cyprus military base – nocomment An explosion which ripped through Evangelos Florakis military base in Cyprus killed at least 12 people and occurred in a munitions dump storing weapons… 11/07/2011
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Altinozu camp in Turkey in her capacity as UN Goodwill envoy. 18/06/2011
Colonial aftershock of French strikes in Ivory Coast “A colonial power even several decades afterwards is always unjustified in pronouncing a judgment on the internal affairs of its former colony – and you know… 05/04/2011
Quran burning protest turns violent – nocomment Demonstrators stormed the UN office in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, opening fire on guards and setting fires inside the compound in… 02/04/2011
A burning vehicle after an air strike by coalition forces in LibyaA rebel fighter looks at a burning vehicle belonging forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road… 20/03/2011
International forces in operations in LibyaSeveral Western countries as well as some Gulf states have said they will lend their military support for the operation to impose and maintain a no-fly zone… 19/03/2011
“Gaddafi is smart” but his days are numbered says Moniquet Francois Chignac, euronews: Claude Moniquet, you are co-founder of the Brussels-based European Strategic Intelligence and Security Centre. So, as an expert in… 18/03/2011
Libya: a timeline of international diplomacyFrom the first roots of unrest in Benghazi to the green light for international force in the offices of the United Nations, how has the global reaction to… 18/03/2011
Food crisis warning from FAOThe UN’s food agency is calling for rules to curb speculation in surging commodity prices. The Food and Agriculture Organisation is warning that the world… 25/01/2011
Iran nuclear negotiator links scientist murder with UN After a 14-month rupture of negotiations between the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany – known as the 5+1 – and Iran, followed… 08/12/2010
Cancun: a lost battle against climate change? What do you get when you put a eurosceptic and climate sceptic in a debate with fully-committed climate change activists? Why, disagreement, of course! Connie… 20/11/2010
Cancun: a lost battle against climate change? The next climate change conference will be in Cancún, Mexico later this month. Will it succeed? Or will it fail, like Copenhagen? Connie Hedegaard, the… 20/11/2010
“Dayton is still the root of what is wrong with Bosnia.” - Muhamed Sacirbey, Dayton Accords Signatory Fifteen years ago, on the 21st of November 1995, in the relatively unknown American city of Dayton, in… 19/11/2010
Niger: war on malnutrition Many mothers just do not know how good breast milk is for their babies, especially in the first six months. In Niger, for example, it is the custom to give… 26/10/2010
UN head Ban Ki-moon talks to euronews Ban Ki-moon has probably one of the most difficult jobs in the world. As Secretary General of the UN, he has to seek international concord on a range of… 21/10/2010
On the Fringes of the UN Summit in NY Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) were out in force at the UN Summit in New York. While the world’s leaders discussed the Millenium Development Goals… 08/10/2010
Arab League monitors to stay in Syria despite criticismQatar’s prime minister has admitted they made mistakes, but it seems the mission of Arab League monitors in Syria will continue. News agencies quote Arab… 05/01/2012
Syrian rebels call on Arab League to leaveThe Arab League says it will continue with its monitoring mission in Syria despite calls from the main rebel force for it to leave. The observers arrived… 05/01/2012
Yemen marchers denounce Saleh immunityThousands of Yemenis have continued a march towards the capital Sanaa from the south of the country, demanding that outgoing President Saleh face trial for… 22/12/2011
Egypt’s army defends methods against opponentsFour days of violence between Egyptian security forces and opponents of army rule have left at least 13 people dead. International criticism has been… 20/12/2011
Huge rally in Syria as UN resolution hopes growSome 200,000 people have taken part in anti-government protests in Homs, activists say, amid fresh hope of a United Nations resolution on Syria. Despite… 16/12/2011
Russia text could break UN Syria deadlockHopes of United Nations action over the continuing bloodshed in Syria have risen after Russia, one of Damascus’s staunchest allies, put forward a stronger… 16/12/2011
Russia changes approach by drafting UN-Syria resolutionThe United Nations is a step closer to agreeing on how to handle the violence in Syria now that Russia has proposed a Security Council resolution on the… 16/12/2011
UN reports rapid increase in Syria death tollThe uprising in Syria is accelerating and the death toll is greater than earlier thought – that is the finding of the UN’s human rights chief in a report to… 13/12/2011
Syria rights abuses should be ‘referred to ICC’There are new calls for the UN Security Council to send a strong signal to Syria condemning the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. It follows… 03/12/2011
UN warns that Syria is on the cusp of civil warScenes of the Syrian government’s crackdown on the restive city of Homs have been filmed by a foreign TV crew on a secret mission. The French news footage… 02/12/2011
Russia rejects calls for Syrian arms embargoRussia opposes any form of arms embargo being slapped on Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. Lavrov, whose country is one of the… 29/11/2011
Syria guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’: UN reportSyria’s security forces have been accused of committing crimes against humanity by a United Nations report. An independent commission set up by the UN Human… 29/11/2011
UNHRC denounces Syria for violent crackdownSome 122 countries on the UN Human Rights Committee have voted in favour of a resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on protesters. The resolution was… 23/11/2011
Russia blames the West for violence in SyriaAs the fighting and deaths in Syria continue, Russia is accusing western countries of hindering a peaceful resolution. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov… 21/11/2011
Ukraine parliament rejects freeing TymoshenkoThere were protests in the Ukrainian parliament after it voted against changing a law which could have led to the freeing of jailed former Prime Minister… 16/11/2011
Back in the Day: the League of NationsNovember 15, 1920 The first general Assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva with delegations of the 42 founding member states. The League was… 14/11/2011
Bombings raise tensions in Southern SudanThe United Nations has accused Sudan of launching an attack on a refugee camp in the recently-established independent state of South Sudan. The UN statement… 12/11/2011
Palestine vote leads to US cutting UNESCO moneyThere will be no new UNESCO projects this year, following a cut in funding by the United States. Since UNESCO granted full membership to the Palestinians… 10/11/2011
UN asked to pay for Haitian cholera outbreakThe UN is being petitioned for compensation after being blamed for an outbreak of Cholera in the wake of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. A human rights group… 09/11/2011
Iran worries boost oil pricesThe price of Brent crude oil rose over one percent on Tuesday around $116 a barrel. Traders pointed to concerns about the escalating dispute over Iran’s… 08/11/2011
Ban Ki-moon visits Libya with promisesThe UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has made his first visit to Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. He promised the new administration that the … 02/11/2011
Libya’s NTC ends the grim Gaddafi sideshowLibya’s new administration has said the body of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi will no longer be shown to the public. The announcement came as new… 24/10/2011
UN Security Council calls on Yemen’s Saleh to goThe UN Security Council has called on Yemen’s president to quit power and end repression. A British-drafted resolution, passed unanimously, encourages Ali… 22/10/2011
Back in the Day: the UN sees the light of dayOctober 24, 1945. The UN officially comes into existence with the ratification of the United Nations Charter by the five members of the Security Council and a… 21/10/2011
NATO troops move in on Kosovo Serb roadblocksNATO forces in Kosovo have deployed teargas and tanks to clear barriers to a disputed border crossing into Serbia. Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs had defied… 20/10/2011
UN Libya envoy calls for no revenge in SirteThe UN is calling on Libya’s National Transitional Council troops not to take revenge as they launch their biggest assault yet on Sirte, the hometown of… 08/10/2011
Abbas: ‘we won’t fall into the trap of extremism’Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been in Strasbourg to urge The Council of Europe to back what he called ‘the Palestinian Spring.’ Addressing the… 06/10/2011
UN review panel mulls Palestinian statehood bidThe UN Security Council has handed the Palestinian bid for full membership of the world body to a review panel, which will deliver its verdict within the… 28/09/2011
Turkish PM’s minders fight with UN security staffSecurity guards at the UN building based in New York have had their duties changed after fighting with Turkish security escorting the country’s Prime Minister… 28/09/2011
UN considers on Palestinian stateThe 15-member UN Security Council has begun considering last week’s Palestinian application for full state recognition. It is a process that’s likely to… 27/09/2011
UN Security Council starts considering Palestinian statehoodAfter receiving a hero’s welcome in Ramallah, it’s down to business on Monday for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as talks begin at the UN Security… 26/09/2011
UN Security Council to consider Palestinian bidThe United Nations Security Council is set to meet in New York today to start discussing the Palestinian application for full state membership. The US has… 26/09/2011
What now for the Palestinian request?Mahmoud Abbas presented the Palestinian request for statehood to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday afternoon. Within hours, it was transmitted to the… 24/09/2011
“Quartet” pushes for new mid-east peace talksThe “Quartet” of Middle East mediators has called on Israel and the Palestinians to meet within a month to agree an agenda for new peace talks. A proposal… 24/09/2011
Israel extends hand of peace to Mahmoud AbbasIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in responding to President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly that the programme of settlements in the West… 23/09/2011
Turkey pledges support for Palestinian statehood bidPresident Mahmoud Abbas can rely on the support of Turkey when it comes to his UN bid for recognition of a Palestinian state. The country’s Prime Minister… 23/09/2011
Abbas formally submits request for state recognition to UNPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told the UN General Assembly “now is the time for the Palestinian Spring,” after formally submitting a bid for… 23/09/2011
Abbas submits bid to UN for full “state” recognitionPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formally submitted a bid to the UN Secretary-General for recognition of Palestine as an independent sovereign… 23/09/2011
UN told Israeli/Palestinian talks are top priorityThe President of the European Council says the resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is the top priority. Herman Van Rompuy was… 23/09/2011
Obama tries to avoid Friday showdown at the UNBarack Obama has told Mahmoud Abbas the US will veto his bid for full UN membership, saying it was not the way to achieve a Palestinian state. Engaging in… 22/09/2011
Sarkozy proposes Palestinian compromise at UNThe French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested the UN create a non-member observer state of Palestine. He proposed a one-year roadmap for peace in the… 21/09/2011
Alain Gresh on Israeli-Palestinian conflictMiddle East specialist and deputy director of the monthly newspaper Le Monde Diplomatique Alain Gresh answered questions from euronews about the… 21/09/2011
Resolution 194’s failureJust south and just north of Bethlehem in the West Bank lie the Palestinian refugee camps of Aida and Dheisheh. They were set up for Palestinians from more… 21/09/2011
Middle East peace talks must be revived: ObamaUS President Barack Obama has told the Palestinians and Israel to get back to the negotiating table and revive peace talks after a year-long deadlock. Obama… 21/09/2011
Palestinians rally in run-up to UN statehood bidThe mood was festive – but the cause is deeply felt. Tens of thousands of people have been rallying across the West Bank to back the Palestinian bid for… 21/09/2011
Palestinians rally in support of UN statehood bidSeeking the cherished mantle of statehood so longed for by Yasser Arafat, Palestinians have been pouring into Ramallah to press home their claim. They say… 21/09/2011
Fresh flag marks a fresh start for Libya at UN HQLibya’s new flag has been warmly applauded at a high-level summit at UN headquarters in New York. The rapturous reception was another sign that the… 21/09/2011
Crisis talks intensify to avoid Mideast diplomatic clash at UNIt is difficult diplomacy. But with Mahmoud Abbas set to make his Palestinian statehood bid at the UN on Friday, efforts are intensifying to avoid a… 21/09/2011
Three generations hope for a Palestinian stateAn ancient village which lay between Jerusalem and Ramallah was split by the Israelis when they built their high security wall to keep Palestinian attackers… 20/09/2011
Palestinian statehood: “The EU has a choice”Saeb Erekat negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel, the framework agreement signed in 1993 by Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres on behalf of the PLO and Israel… 20/09/2011
Israel offers direct talks with the PalestiniansThe diplomatic crisis precipitated by President Mahmoud Abbas over Palestinian statehood appears to have forced Israel onto the back foot. Abbas’ intention… 20/09/2011
