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Despite speculation fueled by France's demand for a withdrawal plan, members of the UN Security Council have denied discussing the removal of the UN peacekeeping force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Britain's Ambassador David Hannay reiterated his government's stance that withdrawal would be considered only if the
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A Japanese official has called for more Japanese nationals to work within the United Nations, citing a 'desirable quota' of over 200 employees, despite currently having only 89 working for the U.N. Secretariat. The Japanese government has demanded a permanent position in an enlarged United Nations Security
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The United Nations Security Council has decided to authorize the expansion of a U.N. peacekeeping team in Haiti by up to 500 members, as part of a 6,000-strong mission to replace a U.S.-led multinational force. The U.N. Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, had requested the council to
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As traditional United Nations peacekeeping methods become increasingly ineffective, the world is witnessing a shift towards preventive diplomacy. Major-General Romeo Dallaire's report to UN Secretary-General Dr. Boutros Ghali highlights the need for a new approach to conflict resolution. Dallaire, who commanded the UN observer mission in Rwanda during
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UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has proposed deploying 3,000 peacekeeping soldiers to protect Rwandan refugee camps in neighboring Zaire, citing concerns over the safety and security of the camps. The proposal comes as reports emerge of continued military activity by former Hutu government forces living among civilians in the camps.
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Tensions in Bosnia are at a boiling point as nationalist Serb forces advance against the Bosnian Army near the town of Bihac, prompting the United Nations to put peacekeepers on high alert across the country. The situation in Bihac is described as "critical" by Bosnia's Prime
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The United States has expressed strong concern over the Bosnian Serb attack on the northwestern Bosnian enclave of Bihac, which has led to a pushback of government forces and a possible escalation into a full-blown conflict. Fikret Abdic, the former leader of rebel forces in Bihac, is organizing a force
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The UN Security Council has chosen to maintain the four-year-old economic embargo on Iraq despite Iraq's recognition of Kuwait's sovereignty and borders, a key step in the country's compliance with international resolutions. The move comes after a routine sanctions review scheduled every two months,
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President Clinton's foreign policy is under threat from the new Republican majority in Congress, which is set to introduce significant changes to US engagement with the world. The White House's announcement that the US would no longer enforce the UN arms embargo against Bosnia was the
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The United States has expressed concerns to the UN Security Council that a significant amount of military equipment is still passing through the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, despite a declared arms embargo. US representative Madeleine Albright stated that "significant quantities of materiel" are still getting through, and
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Politically inspired violence in Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire and Tanzania is escalating, prompting the United Nations to consider enhancing its international mission in the region. The Security Council will discuss the matter this month, and a meeting of refugee and aid organizations in Geneva early next week will focus
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The leader of the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia, Vladislav Ardzinba, has made fresh claims of the region's sovereignty, contradicting comments by U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Ardzinba's statements, published in the Russian newspaper Pravda, suggest that opinion among Abkhazians is pushing for a stand on
