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deal which ended Africa's longest-running civil war between the two.But South Sudan has struggled to enact policies to help its eight million-strong population, and has recently fallen back into conflict with Sudan over their disputed border.Both sides were due to confirm that they would resume African Union-sponsored peace talks over shared grievances yesterday, under a deadline with threats of sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council last week.But Sudan has failed to signal that it will restart discussions, said Pagan Amum, South Sudan's lead negotiator. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
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Kingdom which also includes Northern Ireland). Britain's Trident nuclear submarine fleet is based in Scotland, revenues from Scottish North Sea oil remain important to its coffers, and analysts say Britain would find it harder to maintain its voice at... Full Article at Reuters Africa
Secretary-General encourages the parties to reconvene in an atmosphere of goodwill and calls on them to demonstrate the flexibility necessary to reach agreement on outstanding issues in accordance with the guidance and deadlines set by the African... Full Article at Law Professor Blogs
Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Hoshyar Zebari walks before an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The five permanent U.N. Security Council members plus Germany,would resume talks with Iran about its nuclear... View Photo »
In Khartoum, the camp is divided between those who want war and those who want peace, unlike South Sudan that has accepted the UN Security Council resolution, so we'll see if they agree
ADMIRING': US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seems impressed at New Zealand's bid for a spot on the UN Security Council. New Zealand's top diplomat is lobbying the US to support its bid for a non-permanent spot on the UN Security Council. Foreign... Full Article at Stuff.co.nz
Implementation Panel. The Secretary-General encourages the parties to reconvene in an atmosphere of goodwill and calls on them to demonstrate the flexibility necessary to reach agreement on outstanding issues in accordance with the guidance and... Full Article at United Nations
Amnesty International, in its 444-page annual report published Thursday, said action to address the yearlong crisis in Syria was handicapped by the national interests of some members of the Security Council. The United Nations estimates at least 9,000... Full Article at The Post Chronicle
French Ambassador to the United Nations, Gerard Araud (C) speaks after a meeting with President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coastat the presidential palace in Abidjan on May 21, 2012. A UN Security Council delegation is visiting Ivory Coast to evaluate... View Photo »
From our side the government is committed to the UN Security Council resolution by stopping hostilities
Zealand is lobbying the United States to support its bid for a non-permanent spot on the United Nations Security Council. Foreign Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand is in a "tough fight" to win a place on the council during 2015 to 16, and took... Full Article at Business Spectator
He also said the nuclear dispute can be solved only through dialogue. Jalili said experts of the two sides will be in contact to prepare for the Moscow meeting. The world powers include the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany. Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
Mbeki’s letter said the talks are to discuss implementation of a May 2 UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution and an African Union (AU) resolution that underlines it. The UN demanded that Sudan and South Sudan cease weeks of hostilities that it said... Full Article at GulfToday.ae
The nine person Security Council (安全保障会議, Anzen-Hoshō-Kaigi?) advises the prime minister on national security and the military. However, the Security Council deals with a wide spectrum of issues which indirectly affect Japan’s broader interests including basic national defense policy, the National Defense Program Outline, the outline on... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
In Khartoum, the camp is divided between those who want war and those who want peace, unlike South Sudan that has accepted the UN Security Council resolution, so we'll see if they agree
From our side the government is committed to the UN Security Council resolution by stopping hostilities
There would have been no reset, no New START Treaty, no Russian support for a UN Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo on Iran had he opposed them.
International observers must move to reveal what went on in Aleppo, and the U.N. Security Council must issue firm decisions to force the Syrian regime to stop tampering with the security and stability of Syria and the region
If we work together, all aspects of the Syrian people, the Syrian government, the Syrian opposition, the politicians in the capitals, the joint special envoy, the UN Security Council, that concerted effort will make it possible to present the choice
Certainly our position, in line with UN Security Council resolutions, is that enrichment must stop. That is absolutely right.
Foreign Minister (Ali Ahmed Karti) announces that the government of Sudan welcomes the UN Security Council resolution, which was issued on Wednesday...The government of Sudan will fully commit to what has been issued in the resolution about stopping hostilities with South Sudan according to the time lim...
We remain concerned by Iran's persistent failure to comply with its obligations under UNSC (U.N. Security Council) resolutions
We remain concerned by Iran's persistent failure to comply with its obligations under UNSC (UN Security Council) resolutions and to meet the requirements of the IAEA Board of Governors Resolutions
In keeping with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, there will be no local elections in Kosovo and Metohija ... This resolution also envisages that (U.N. peacekeepers) have the right to gradually transfer their competencies to Kosovo's institutions, which it has been doing in the recent years.
The government of Sudan confirms her own strategic calls to have peace between the two states and it hopes the government of South Sudan gives a positive reaction to the African and UN Security Council resolutions
I would say that our position remains as it has been: we want to see Iran live up to its international obligations, including the suspension of uranium enrichment as required by multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
to see Iran live up to its international obligations including the suspension of uranium enrichment as required by multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
UNIFIL's mission in Lebanon is based on guaranteeing the respect for the articles of UN Security Council Resolution 1701
Request for further sanctions against spoilers may further be referred to the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea in order to open an investigation under the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1844 (2008)
If this Kofi Annan plan fails, if this monitoring mission fails, we’re going to be back in the UN Security Council, we’re going to be looking at Chapter 7
The President and his party are so paranoid about Nana Akufo Addo…. The Achievements Nana Addo has chalked throughout his life as an astute politician, Statesman; lawyer and UN Security Council chairperson is incomparable to Prez. Mills’s Alchohol-galloping and wife molesting behavior…
The Israeli military operation did not play a role in the talks on drafting the UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
We were concerned to act at all stages in full respect of UN Security Council Resolution 1244
There have been confirmations by the UN Security Council and General Assembly, Human Rights Council and the Social and Economic Council on the illegality of all settlement activity in a number of resolutions which are still available, and we are still calling on Israel to respect and implement the resol...
Referring Iran's case from the UN Security Council back to the IAEA could be the most important confidence-building factor between the two sides, particularly for Iran
We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent. We work together in various international for a including the UN Security Council, G 20, IBSA, BRICS, IOR-ARC and others
India was elected as non-Permanent member of the UN Security Council because of its increasing influence
There was none of this in the seven presidential and parliamentary elections that were held from 1999 until today. I mean, the situation is the way that it is, the international missions are present, we have suspended sovereignty in accordance with the (UN Security Council) Resolution 1244, so we cannot...
Sudan confirms that it rejects any efforts to disturb the African Union role and take the situation between Sudan and South Sudan to the UN Security Council
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U N Security Council and Syria: As international outrage over Assad's deadly crackdown on dissent has grown, China and Russia have protected Syria from condemnation by the UN Security Council.
U N Security Council and China: In a key development on February 4, China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution -- which, significantly, had Arab League support -- aimed at installing a transitional government and holding elections.
U N Security Council and Sudan: African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki has urged the UN Security Council to take action to stop the fighting between Sudan and South Sudan, warning that both sides are locked in a "logic of war" with hardliners increasingly in control.
U N Security Council and Iran: Delegates at the closed meeting in Vienna easily passed a resolution based on the report urging Iran to end more than three years of stonewalling of IAEA attempts to probe the allegations, and to heed UN Security Council demands to stop other activities that could be used to make nuclear arms.
U N Security Council and Saudi Arabia: In a key development on February 4, China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution -- which, significantly, had Arab League support -- aimed at installing a transitional government and holding elections.
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