Louis Charbonneau

Big powers to hold Iran meeting in Paris Thursday

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.

Obama urged to make Mideast peace top priority: Ban

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...

Aid agencies fail to reach many Congo refugees (Reuters)

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...

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

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.

UN: Indictment could ruin peace

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...

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

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.

ANALYSIS-UN council urged to end inaction in Congo crisis

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 ...

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

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....

Congo violence seen creating catastrophe

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...

UN renews Ivory Coast sanctions after poll delay

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 ...