Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... on adjustments needed to UNMIL’s operations and training in that regard. SOURCE: United Nations // United Nations Security Council
Hunt of the Sea Wolves (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bloomberg The United Nations Security Council asked all nations to “take part actively” in the fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia in a bid to address a growing problem for shipping through the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aden. The Security Council voted 15 to 0 today to adopt a resolution, drafted by France, that [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that new resolutions by the United Nations Security Council would not change Iran's position in the nuclear dispute. They (veto powers) are just making tough gestures, but Iran will not giv...
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution calling for countries to deploy naval vessels to help fight the scourge of rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
It wouldn't be a presidential debate without Israel, right? A retired Navy chief in the town hall audience asked the presidential candidates if they would commit U.S. troops immediately if Iran attacked Israel. Republican John McCain : "We obviously would not wait for the United Nations Security Council. I think the realities are that both Russia and China would probably pose significant obstacles....
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
... ability to make this kind of decision in the wake of recent political infighting in the ANC.'The United Nations security council had already issued two resolutions against piracy'Recent South African Navy training and exercises, as demanded by fleet force preparation strategies, have already been focused on combating piracy. The visit to Cape Town by the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
... programme. Iran responded at the time with a non-committal letter. The group of six handed the United Nations Security Council a toothless draft resolution on Iran's nuclear programme in September after Washington, facing stiff Russian opposition, failed to secure agreement for fresh sanctions. "In the judgment of the world community, this unreasonable behaviour is an indication of the lack...
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
... trying to hammer out a Status of Forces Agreement to outline the role of US troops in Iraq after a United Nations Security Council mandate expires at the end of 2008. Mr Zebari said that a deal was close but it will take “bold political decisions” to overcome the final hurdles, which include the question of immunity for US soldiers from Iraqi law. “This issue needs, I think, some bold political...
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
an informa businessUN adopts new resolution to tackle Somali pirates David Osler - mardi 7 octobre 2008THE United Nations Security Council has today carried what is essentially a beefed up version of a resolution passed in June, authorising naval action against Somali pirates.Probably the main practical difference is that the new resolution, drafted by France, is without time limit; the earlier...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Tehran - Iran would not trust the West over future nuclear cooperation, especially in the field of nuclear fuel, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Sunday. The five member states of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany would...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... latest developments in the nuclear dispute and the recent approach by the West against Iran. The United Nations Security Council last week issued a fourth resolution against Iran calling on the Islamic state to halt its nuclear activities, but did not seek additional sanctions. Jalili had termed the resolution as "not constructive" and merely aimed at "showing solidarity" among the world...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... latest developments in the nuclear dispute and the recent approach by the West against Iran. The United Nations Security Council last week issued a fourth resolution against Iran calling on the Islamic state to halt its nuclear activities, but did not seek additional sanctions. Jalili had termed the resolution as "not constructive" and merely aimed at "showing solidarity" among the world...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... were holding talks with "senior officials" in Britain and France, permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto any attempt to delay the global court's action. -- Reuters
Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
4/10/08 Some members of the United Nations Security Council have done things “infinitely worse” than Iran, which is seeking a seat on the council, the president of the UN General Assembly said on Friday. Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, who was foreign minister in the left-wing Sandinista government that ruled Nicaragua from 1979-1990, was asked whether he thought [...]
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The fourth resolution of the United Nations Security Council has undermined our trust in the six," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Iranian TV, adding that Tehran would continue to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
