Louis Charbonneau

Congo violence creating humanitarian catastrophe-UN

Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is creating a humanitarian catastrophe and could have tragic consequences for the entire region, the ...

US accuses Sudan of duplicity in Darfur

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan has violated an embargo on arms transfers to its war-torn Darfur region and disguised planes to look like U.N. humanitarian aircraft, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations...

UN wants more troops in disputed Sudan oil region

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to send more peacekeepers to protect an oil-rich region on the border of north and south Sudan where violent clashes broke out earlier...

Syria asks U.N. council to prevent new U.S. attacks

Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria called on the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to take action to prevent a repeat of a weekend U.S. attack on Syrian territory, and to hold the United States accountable.

3,600 more UN peacekeepers in Darfur this year

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations expects that 3,600 more peacekeepers will be deployed in Sudan's war-ravaged western Darfur region by the end of the year, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan said on Tuesday.

Syria asks U.N. to prevent U.S. attacks

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of a U.S. attack last weekend on Syrian territory. Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari...

Syria asks U.N. to prevent new U.S. attacks

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of a U.S. attack last weekend on Syrian territory. Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari...

U.S. accuses Sudan of duplicity in Darfur

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan has violated an embargo on arms transfers to its war-torn Darfur region and disguised planes to look like U.N. humanitarian aircraft, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday.

3,600 more UN peacekeepers in Darfur this year

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations expects that 3,600 more peacekeepers will be deployed in Sudan's war-ravaged western Darfur region by the end of the year, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan said on Tuesday.

Syria asks U.N. council to prevent new U.S. attacks

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.N. Security Council to take action to prevent a repeat of a U.S. attack last weekend on Syrian territory. Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari...