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The United States rejected a Russian plan aimed at easing UN sanctions on Iraq, citing concerns that easing the oil-export embargo and other sanctions would reward Saddam Hussein's belligerent posture. The US deployed major forces to the Gulf in response to Iraq's movement of troops towards
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President Clinton's reaction to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's recent military build-up and provocations near Kuwait highlights the complexities of dealing with a ruthless leader intent on maintaining power. Saddam's actions are shrouded in mystery, and his true intentions are impossible to discern. However, it
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Rwandan President Pasteur Bizimungu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, urging the U.N. Security Council to establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for acts of genocide in the central African country. Bizimungu emphasized the need for swift action, stating that six months had passed since
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Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Abdullah Al-Radhwan addressed the UN General Assembly, emphasizing the country's demands for Iraq to unconditionally implement all UN Security Council resolutions related to the Gulf War. Al-Radhwan stated that these resolutions form an indivisible political and legal whole, and that Iraq&
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Iraq's Vice Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, is scheduled to meet with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on September 27 to discuss progress on lifting sanctions against Baghdad. This meeting comes as part of a joint effort by France and Russia to ease economic sanctions on Iraq, a move
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The United States has decided to delay asking the UN Security Council to lift economic sanctions against Haiti, citing the continued presence of military leaders. US Ambassador Madeleine Albright briefed the 15-nation council on the US-led multinational force that has begun to land in Haiti under an agreement reached between
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The United Nations' (UN) inability to deploy an adequate peacekeeping force to Rwanda highlights a broader issue of the UN's failure to fulfill its commitments in various global hotspots. Despite the UN Security Council authorizing 5,500 troops for Rwanda, only half that number is expected to
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Turkey's ambassador to the United Nations, Inal Batu, announced that a draft resolution outlining conditions for draining the idle oil pipeline from Iraq over Turkey to the Mediterranean will be presented to the UN Security Council next week. The pipeline has been inoperable since August 1990, when the
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The United Nations Security Council has begun discussions on a draft resolution aimed at resolving the conflict in Yemen, including a provision to send observers to monitor a possible cease-fire. The council was briefed by U.N. special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on his fact-finding mission to the Middle East, which
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The United States Administration is still struggling to complete a plan for economic sanctions against North Korea, a week after announcing its intention to push for such measures. Washington hopes to agree on a position within the next several days, but difficulties in securing support from other Security Council members,
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Japan's Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata has pledged his country's cooperation with the United Nations Security Council if it imposes sanctions on North Korea over a suspected nuclear arms development program. The pledge comes after consultations over the weekend between Japan, the United States, and South Korea
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The United Nations Security Council is set to discuss economic sanctions against North Korea after a letter from the International Atomic Energy Agency's director, Hans Blix, concluded that North Korea has diverted nuclear materials. Blix's letter stated that nuclear safeguards had been violated, making it impossible
