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Security Council

For Rice, December Couldn't Have Been Busier

By Dulcie Leimbach | Jan 10, 2011

The United States took its turn in the rotating presidency seat at the Security Council in December, opening up some meetings to nongovernmental groups as well as to youngsters, allowing those who are not normally allowed entrée into the horseshoe arena a taste of the power that the council wields.

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A Student Asks, 'How Does a War Last So Long?'

By Dulcie Leimbach | Dec 22, 2010

Susan E. Rice, US ambassador to the UN, presented an interactive special session of the UN Security Council on Dec. 21, called "Voices of a New Generation," which gave young people (ages 13-21) the chance to address the council on international peace and security issues.

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Thousands Flee Ivory Coast for Safer Regions

By Joe Penney | Dec 17, 2010

Nzérékoré, GUINEA -- Political violence in the Ivory Coast has forced nearly 4,000 Ivorians to flee their homes in the west of the country, according to the UN Office of High Commissioner for Refugees.

About 3,500 Ivorians have sought refuge in neighboring Liberia, and some 200 in Guinea, said Astrid Castelein, the UN’s representative here in southeast Guinea.

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The New Players at the Big Table

By Barbara Crossette, Helmut Volger and Irwin Arieff | Dec 06, 2010

In January, five countries – Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal and South Africa -- begin their two-year terms as nonpermanent members of the Security Council. Here, Helmut Volger, Barbara Crossette and Irwin Arieff assess how Germany, India and South Africa, the major powers among the five new members, might influence decisions during their terms.

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It's Time for Action, Enough on Words

By Andres Arevalo and Sierra Ortega | Nov 02, 2010

“No peace that sacrifices women’s rights is a peace we can afford to support,” said Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, addressing the Security Council Oct. 26 as the United Nations celebrated the 10th anniversary of Resolution 1325.

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The Fourth Wall

By Samir Sanbar | Sep 21, 2010

How will the media be able to properly cover a Security Council meeting at the presidential level on Sept. 24 when correspondents are barred physically from even seeing the main participants?

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Secretary-General Suggests Ways to Prosecute Piracy

By Barbara Crossette | Aug 25, 2010

As American courts and lawyers wrestle with the questions of how and where to try Somali pirates captured off the Horn of Africa, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently sent a few ideas to the Security Council that the United States might find interesting.

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Civilian Suffering in Turbulent Congo Tests the UN

By Barbara Crossette | Jan 20, 2010

Amid fears in late 2009 that the UN’s mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on the edge of catastrophe, demands were made in New York and the region that the organization’s peacekeeping department, with its reputation again at stake, either stop the lawlessness and abuse of civilians or end the operation.

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The UN in Haiti: A Horrendous Loss

By Barbara Crossette | Jan 20, 2010

The earthquake that tore apart the heart of Haiti on Jan. 12 struck with cruel ferocity at the United Nations, crippling its large mission there, collapsing its headquarters and killing many of the people most capable of providing life-saving relief to millions of Haitians. It was the largest catastrophic blow that the UN itself has suffered in its nearly 65-year history, and the worst natural disaster it has ever faced.

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