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UN chief lauds peacekeeping as cost-effective investment in lasting stability

January 22, 2013   //   0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 22 (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said Monday that “multidimensional peacekeeping remains a highly cost-effective investment in progress towards lasting

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UN chief slams attacks on university in northern Syria

January 17, 2013   //   0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned what he called an ” appalling attack” on a university in

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(Roundup): UN diplomats seek to coordinate global fight against terrorism By William M. Reilly

January 16, 2013   //   0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) — Scores of diplomats in the UN Security Council on Tuesday debated how to counter international terrorism and heard a

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Filipino peacekeeper recognized by the UN for saving lives of Austrian contingents By Michaela del Callar

January 15, 2013   //   0 Comments

MANILA, Jan. 15 (PNA) –- A Filipino peacekeeper who saved the lives of 14 Austrian contingents from militia attack in Israel-occupied Golan Heights was recognized

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(Roundup): UN Security Council to meet on Mali, France to use Algeria’s airspace for operation

January 14, 2013   //   0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS/PARIS, Jan. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — The UN Security Council will hold a meeting Monday at France’s request to discuss the situation in Mali, while

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Assad’s latest speech not helpful to end Syria conflict: UN chief

January 8, 2013   //   0 Comments

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 8 (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday voiced his disappointment with the latest speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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UN okays PHL resolution on inter-faith and culture cooperation

January 7, 2013   //   0 Comments

MANILA, Jan. 7 (PNA) — A Philippine-sponsored resolution promoting inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue for global peace and understanding has received strong backing from United Nations,

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Roundup: Syrian violence continues as UN envoy steps up diplomacy

December 26, 2012   //   0 Comments

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (PNA/Xinhua) — Syrian government troops were defending an ancient citadel in the southern province of Daraa Tuesday when UN-Arab League special envoy

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Cambodia sends 3rd batch of 218 troops to Lebanon for U.N. peacekeeping duties

December 19, 2012   //   0 Comments

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — Cambodia on Wednesday sent the third batch of 218 military personnel to Lebanon to replace the second batch’s forces,

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U.S. pressing China to back U.N. punishment for N. Korea: source

December 18, 2012   //   0 Comments

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (PNA/Yonhap) — The United States is pressing China to support a new round of U.N. sanctions against North Korea’s defiant launch of

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