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UN appearance for Argentina on Falklands anniversary
As the Falkland Islands marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the war, the president of Argentina goes to the United Nations to press her country’s claim to the islands.
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UN monitors enter alleged massacre site in Syria
United Nations monitors enter the village in Syria where a massacre was reported, hours after the organisation’s chief warns that civil war is an “imminent and real” danger.
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Syria violence continues ahead of UN ceasefire
Amid signs that Syrian attacks on the opposition have intensified in the last 24 hours, the United Nations struggles to implement a peace plan calling for an end to the violence.
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UN Human Rights Council urges Sri Lankan accountability
The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed a resolution urging the Sri Lankan government to prosecute commanders guilty of misconduct during its civil war against Tamil insurgents.
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Fierce bombardment reported in Homs
Residents of the Syria city of Homs have reported hearing massive shelling of the besieged Baba Amro district, as the Assad regime refuses a visit by a top United Nations official.
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Argentina to make UN complaint over Falklands
Argentina’s president accuses Britain of “militarising” the row over the Falkland Islands, and announces plans to complain to the United Nations.
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Syria death toll ‘over 5,000’
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay tells the UN Security Council that “intolerable” violence has caused the death toll in Syria to rise by 1,000 in 10 days to reach 5,000.
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Palestinian Authority bids for UN statehood
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asks the United Nations to recognise a state for his people.
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Middle East in flux as Palestinians go to UN
The Arab spring, Nato’s Libya campaign, and next year’s US elections are all factors affecting the Palestinian Authority’s move this week to press for recognition at the United Nations.
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Iran frees US hikers on bail
Two American men convicted of spying in Iran have arrived in Oman after they were freed from jail. Their release came as President Ahmadinejad arrived in New York for United Nations talks.
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Palestinians gather as Abbas pushes for UN recognition
Palestinians have been gathering across the West Bank as their president, Mahmoud Abbas, bids for statehood recognition at the United Nations in New York.
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Obama warns Palestinians: no short cut to statehood
US President Barack Obama makes a last-ditch attempt to head off the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations, saying there is “no short cut” to solving the decades-long conflict.
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Palestinians bid for statehood
As Palestinian negotiators head to the United Nations to push their bid for formal recognition as a state, Jonathan Rugman reports on Palestinians celebrating in the streets in anticipation.
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US ‘breaching human rights of domestic violence victims’
The United Nations says the United States must reassess how it protects victims and punishes perpetrators of domestic violence. Channel 4 News investigates.
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Syria’s Assad says military crackdown stopped
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad tells the United Nations that military and police operations against protesters have ended.
