Louis Charbonneau

Big powers to hold Iran meeting in Paris Thursday

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11-Nov-2008 220 related
        

BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior officials from major powers will meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss the next steps in their showdown with Iran over its nuclear programme, a U.S. official and a European diplomatic source said.

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Obama urged to make Mideast peace top priority: Ban

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11-Nov-2008 9 related
        

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The main players in the Middle East peace process hope Barack Obama will make the issue a top priority when he takes over the U.S. presidency in January, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on...

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Aid agencies fail to reach many Congo refugees (Reuters)

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08-Nov-2008 2,436 related
        

By Hez Holland and Yves Boussen Hez Holland And Yves Boussen – 20 mins ago Reuters – A mother and her children pass by a National Congress for People's Defense (CNDP) fighter as civilians … KIBATI, Congo (Reuters) – Aid agency...

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U.N. headquarters targeted in new anti-smoking drive

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06-Nov-2008 7 related
        

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.

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UN: Indictment could ruin peace

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06-Nov-2008 6 related
        

Louis Charbonneau New York - If the International Criminal Court decides to indict Sudan's president for crimes in Darfur it could ruin a peace process that ended two decades of civil war, a senior UN official said on...

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New Sudan indictment could ruin north-south peace: U.N.

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05-Nov-2008 18 related
        

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If the International Criminal Court decides to indict Sudan's president for crimes in Darfur it could ruin a peace process that ended two decades of civil war, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.

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ANALYSIS-UN council urged to end inaction in Congo crisis

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30-Oct-2008
        

Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council must send more peacekeepers to eastern Congo and increase pressure on the Rwandan and Congolese governments if ...

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United States, Zimbabwe Alone in Opposing UN Global Gun Trade Treaty

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30-Oct-2008 27 related
        

UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Zimbabwe may not be on the best of terms, but they had a rare moment of unity on Friday when their U.N. envoys joined forces to vote against establishing global arms trade standards....

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Congo violence seen creating catastrophe

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30-Oct-2008 6 related
        

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is creating a humanitarian catastrophe and could have tragic consequences for the entire region, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on...

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UN renews Ivory Coast sanctions after poll delay

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29-Oct-2008 15 related
        

Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday renewed for another year its ban on arms and diamond trade with Ivory Coast but promised to review the ...

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