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The United Nations Security Council approved a French plan to send 2,500 soldiers to Rwanda on a mercy mission, despite warnings from Rwandan rebels that the operation will further inflame the war. The vote was narrowly approved with 10 votes in favor, with abstentions by China, Brazil, Pakistan, New
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Former US President Jimmy Carter reportedly informed North Korean leader Kim Il-sung that the US had halted efforts to impose international sanctions on his country, provisionally agreeing to fresh high-level talks. This apparent breakthrough in the standoff was met with caution from President Clinton, who stated that his administration'
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North Korea announced its official withdrawal from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, following the agency's decision to cancel all technical assistance due to the country's violation of nuclear safeguards. This move has prompted a strong reaction from the United States and other Western
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Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has ruled out supporting the lifting of the United Nations arms embargo on Bosnia-Herzegovina, stating that it would not lead to more peace. This decision comes as pressure mounts on the international community to address the ongoing conflict in Bosnia. Chretien's visit to
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The United Nations is nearing recruitment of the troops required for an expanded peacekeeping operation in Rwanda, with the Clinton Administration giving its consent to the deployment. The new force, comprising mainly African troops, will have the task of protecting displaced people inside Rwanda as well as relief workers aiding
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US Ambassador Madeleine Albright and French Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee led the call for sanctions, citing alarming signs of possible nuclear material misuse by North Korea. The move comes after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Hans Blix reported that the communist state had prevented inspectors from taking samples of removed
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The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has concluded that North Korea destroyed evidence needed to determine whether it possesses the atom bomb, U.S. officials said. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Gallucci stated that the IAEA has notified the five members of the U.
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President Clinton's foreign policy has become increasingly contentious as the US struggles to find its place in the post-Cold War era. The US's reluctance to involve itself in international crises, such as the violence in Rwanda, has frustrated other UN members and human rights groups. This
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UN peacekeepers and a French helicopter were targeted by snipers in and around Sarajevo, while a snag was reported in the withdrawal of troops from around the eastern Muslim enclave of Gorazde. Despite a February cease-fire agreement, sniping has increased for the past week, and NATO has issued an ultimatum
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United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali informed the Security Council that Haitian military leaders have no intention to resign, prompting the enforcement of new economic sanctions. The sanctions, which will take effect at midnight on May 21, are an attempt to force Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras and his supporters to surrender
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The United Nations Security Council met on Monday to review the economic sanctions against Iraq, as the country continues its campaign against the sanctions with support from dozens of international figures. The council's review is a standard procedure every two months, according to the 1991 Gulf war cease-fire
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The fragile Western consensus on Bosnia has begun to unravel, with Serbian shells landing on the designated safe zone of Tuzla and President Clinton facing a powerful attempt in the Senate to force a unilateral US breach of the UN's arms embargo. France has warned the US that
