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The United Nations has delayed sending reinforcements for its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo which are urgently needed to curb violence against civilians. The UN's chief of peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, on Wednesday...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly has ordered Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to put an end to smoking at U.N. headquarters in New York, widely seen as a tobacco safe haven in an otherwise smoke-free metropolis.
The US and Zimbabwe, which have worst of ties, showed rare unity when they joined together to oppose a resolution in a key UN committee, which calls for setting common international standards for import, export and transfer of...
KIBATI, Congo (Reuters) - France and Britain launched an EU mission to secure peace in eastern Congo on Friday and the United Nations said African Union leaders had suggested calling a regional summit.
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is creating a humanitarian catastrophe, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned. Rebels loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda have advanced on the eastern city...
