Yahoo! News: United Nations Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world/united-nations world United Nations en-us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:42:30 GMT 5 Yahoo! News 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world/united-nations http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif UN resolution would condemn Syrian regime (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/un_un_syria ap/20120214/un_un_syria AP us Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:42:30 GMT AP - Egypt circulated a U.N. General Assembly resolution Tuesday strongly condemning human rights violations by the Syrian regime and backing an Arab League plan aimed at ending the 11-month conflict in the country. Russia, China gave Syria ‘license to kill,’ White House says (The Ticket) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20120214/el_yblog_theticket/russian-chinese-vetoes-gave-syria-license-to-kill-white-house-says yblog_theticket/20120214/russian-chinese-vetoes-gave-syria-license-to-kill-white-house-says The Ticket Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:34:15 GMT The Ticket - Even as visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping got the red-carpet treatment from President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, the White House on Tuesday accused China and Russia of effectively giving Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a "license to kill" the critics of his regime by vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed [...] Q&A with Sweden’s Carl Bildt: Why negotiations are key to resolving the Iran nuclear issue (The Envoy) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theenvoy/20120214/pl_yblog_theenvoy/qa-with-swedens-foreign-minister-carl-bildt-why-negotiations-are-key-to-resolving-the-iran-nuclear-issue yblog_theenvoy/20120214/qa-with-swedens-foreign-minister-carl-bildt-why-negotiations-are-key-to-resolving-the-iran-nuclear-issue The Envoy politics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:29:01 GMT The Envoy - Sweden's Twitter-friendly top diplomat, Carl Bildt, 62, has held almost all of the top political and diplomatic jobs in his native Nordic country. He's served as Sweden's Foreign Minister since 2006, and prior to that held the prime minister post in the early 1990s. He was also the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative to the Balkan conflicts, helping to [...] UN Security Council visits Haiti to review mandate (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un ap/20120214/cb_haiti_un AP world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:03:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tM4DX2v2asP4tiY3HxQ46A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a peacekeeping mission in Haiti known by its French acronym Minustah in 2004 following the overthrow of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.N. Security Council began a four-day mission in Haiti on Monday to review the terms of its mandate and evaluate earthquake reconstruction efforts in the Caribbean country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-bf836a24b94f49b39bd6d4ab34cccba5-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=tM4DX2v2asP4tiY3HxQ46A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice attends a press conference during a U.N Security Council mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. A 15-member delegation began the four-day mission on Monday to review the terms of its mandate in Haiti. The U.N. set up a peacekeeping mission in Haiti known by its French acronym Minustah in 2004 following the overthrow of then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) U.N. Security Council visits Haiti to assess security (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_un_haiti nm/20120214/us_un_haiti Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:39 GMT Reuters - A U.N. Security Council delegation arrived in Haiti on Monday for a four-day visit to Haiti to assess security needs before a decision over reducing the 10,500-member peacekeeping force. Conflict flares across Syria, Arabs mull arms support (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120214/wl_nm/us_syria nm/20120214/us_syria Reuters world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:47:57 GMT Reuters - Government forces and opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clashed in cities and countryside across Syria on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease. Sierra Leone president forced out U.N. envoy: letter (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/wl_nm/us_sierraleone_un_envoy nm/20120213/us_sierraleone_un_envoy Reuters world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:31:46 GMT Reuters - The United Nations was pressured by the president of Sierra Leone to cut short the tour of its mission chief ahead of an election later this year, the envoy said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. Syria launched "indiscriminate attack" on civilians: U.N. (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/wl_nm/us_syria_un nm/20120213/us_syria_un Reuters world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:44:28 GMT Reuters - The U.N. human rights chief ramped up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, accusing his government of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians and other grave human rights violations in its suppression of pro-democracy protests. UN backs call for unity government for Maldives (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_maldives_politics ap/20120213/as_maldives_politics AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:13:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_maldives_politics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.a5b8af19d4594ae6a86711c6c0b14419-a5b8af19d4594ae6a86711c6c0b14419-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=8x5P_rY7SxBDWcfAALvmYA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Three-year old Aishath Zuka looks up as she learns to read the Arabic alphabet in a Quran class in Male, Maldives, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The Maldives' new president has expanded his Cabinet to include members of the former autocratic ruler's party, and Islamic conservatives will be appointed ministers in coming days. Conservatives have been demanding the introduction of strict Islamic laws in the Indian Ocean nation that relies on high-end tourism. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" border="0" /></a>AP - The United Nations on Monday backed Maldives' new leader's proposal for a national unity government though the ousted leader is calling for a snap poll to resolve a political crisis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_maldives_politics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.a5b8af19d4594ae6a86711c6c0b14419-a5b8af19d4594ae6a86711c6c0b14419-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=8x5P_rY7SxBDWcfAALvmYA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="photo" title="Three-year old Aishath Zuka looks up as she learns to read the Arabic alphabet in a Quran class in Male, Maldives, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The Maldives' new president has expanded his Cabinet to include members of the former autocratic ruler's party, and Islamic conservatives will be appointed ministers in coming days. Conservatives have been demanding the introduction of strict Islamic laws in the Indian Ocean nation that relies on high-end tourism. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_us/un_apnewsalert ap/20120213/un_apnewsalert AP us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:36:23 GMT AP - UN rights chief says crimes against humanity continue in Syria and must not go unpunished. Activists: Syrian rebels repel attack on key town (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria ap/20120213/ml_syria AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:24:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.836f9485e1a24df1afc56e339b1ca153-836f9485e1a24df1afc56e339b1ca153-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=rBolqceGphbW.qJKN2Tq2w--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - Syrian rebels repelled a push Monday by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime in an 11-month conflict that looks increasingly like a civil war.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.836f9485e1a24df1afc56e339b1ca153-836f9485e1a24df1afc56e339b1ca153-0.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=rBolqceGphbW.qJKN2Tq2w--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="photo" title="This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Chinese diplomat urges Iran to cooperate with IAEA (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_china_iran ap/20120213/as_china_iran AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:49:17 GMT AP - A senior Chinese diplomat on a trip to Iran has urged Tehran to cooperate more with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body. The advice comes amid growing tensions over the Islamic republic's nuclear program and Western sanctions. China is mum on call for Syria peacekeeping force (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_re_as/as_china_syria ap/20120213/as_china_syria AP world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:09:40 GMT AP - China refused Monday to say if it backs an Arab League call for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest bid to end the violence that has killed more than 5,000 there. UN consultant shot dead in Cairo (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt ap/20120212/ml_egypt AP world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:50:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.e1bac1860c6a4067b3a481a9ff2317e3-e1bac1860c6a4067b3a481a9ff2317e3-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=Q2ktpY3PsP9n9QWsPOLBFA--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Egyptian women walk past a wall painted with murals supporting the revolution in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Egyptian woman who worked for the United Nations as a freelance consultant was fatally shot in the head while driving through an upscale Cairo neighborhood on Sunday, security officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120212/capt.e1bac1860c6a4067b3a481a9ff2317e3-e1bac1860c6a4067b3a481a9ff2317e3-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=Q2ktpY3PsP9n9QWsPOLBFA--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="photo" title="Egyptian women walk past a wall painted with murals supporting the revolution in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Arabs end Syrian mission, seek joint UN force (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120212/wl_nm/us_syria_arabs nm/20120212/us_syria_arabs Reuters world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:58:07 GMT Reuters - Arab states sought to regain momentum to end bloodshed in Syria with a call on Sunday for a joint U.N.-Arab peacekeeping force and renewed efforts to build international support by hosting a meeting of Arabs and Western powers later this month. Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push U.N. resolution (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120211/ts_nm/us_syria1 nm/20120211/us_syria1 Reuters topstories Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:13:35 GMT Reuters - Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods of Homs on Saturday while diplomats sought U.N. backing for an Arab plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in Syria. Argentina: UK sent nuclear sub to Falklands (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_re_us/un_un_argentina_falklands ap/20120211/un_un_argentina_falklands AP us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:11:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_re_us/un_un_argentina_falklands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.e68cea3990d549038efc58b3072c3674-e68cea3990d549038efc58b3072c3674-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jIvaDgNhsDN1d0ZNyhXvKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, left, meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the U.N., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Timerman expressed his country's concerns about a British destroyer that has been moved near the Falkland Islands. (AP Photo/UN, Eskinder Debebe)" border="0" /></a>AP - Argentina said Friday it has information that Britain sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic near the disputed Falkland Islands in the latest verbal salvo in a dispute over the territory.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120211/ap_on_re_us/un_un_argentina_falklands"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.e68cea3990d549038efc58b3072c3674-e68cea3990d549038efc58b3072c3674-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jIvaDgNhsDN1d0ZNyhXvKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, left, meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the U.N., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Timerman expressed his country's concerns about a British destroyer that has been moved near the Falkland Islands. (AP Photo/UN, Eskinder Debebe)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) Diplomat: Russia will keep shielding Assad at UN (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_syria ap/20120210/eu_russia_syria AP world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:04:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.bfd98ad1375c4d7b8eec3c88c7645eb4-bfd98ad1375c4d7b8eec3c88c7645eb4-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=vn2TXHWqLmzwTw3bBf2leA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A senior Russian diplomat signaled Friday that Moscow will again use its veto power at the United Nations to block any resolution aimed at ousting Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_syria"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.bfd98ad1375c4d7b8eec3c88c7645eb4-bfd98ad1375c4d7b8eec3c88c7645eb4-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=vn2TXHWqLmzwTw3bBf2leA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) 11 Somalis die after smugglers' boat capsized (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia_migrants ap/20120210/af_somalia_migrants AP world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:35 GMT AP - The United Nations says that at least 11 people drowned and another 34 are missing after a boat crewed by human traffickers overturned this week in the Gulf of Aden. UN honors scouts for orangutan-saving project (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_re_us/un_un_saving_orangutans ap/20120209/un_un_saving_orangutans AP us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:08:24 GMT AP - The U.N. is honoring two 16-year-old Girl Scouts for their work aimed at saving orangutans from extinction.