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German Foreign Minister begins North American tour with UN meeting

German Foreign Minister begins North American tour with UN meeting
Michael Fischer (dpa) | 08/14/2019 | Politics
NEW YORK/BERLIN, Michael Fischer (dpa)- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas lamented the UN Security Council's inability to take action in finding solutions to armed conflict during his visit to New York on Tuesday. "At the moment, we have a situation in which members are blocking each other with...
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UN rights chief: Security Council must 'wake up' to chemical attacks

UN rights chief: Security Council must 'wake up' to chemical attacks
dpa | 04/10/2018 | Politics
GENEVA (dpa)- The UN Security Council must finally spring into action after the latest alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says, lashing out at the body's veto powers. "A number of very powerful states are directly involved in the conflict in Syria,...
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UN renews Syria aid; Russia abstains and advocates drawdown

UN renews Syria aid; Russia abstains and advocates drawdown
dpa | 12/21/2017 | Politics
NEW YORK (dpa)- The UN Security Council voted to extend humanitarian aid to Syria for 12 months on Tuesday - with an abstention from Russia. This is the first action on Syria by the Security Council since Russia vetoed two attempts to extend the UN’s investigative mechanism into chemical weapons...
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UN Security Council to vote on Syria gas attack probe

UN Security Council to vote on Syria gas attack probe
AFP | 04/12/2017 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution demanding that the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Idlib province, but Russia is likely to veto the measure, diplomats said. Britain, France and the...
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France, Britain push for helicopter ban, sanctions on Syria

France, Britain push for helicopter ban, sanctions on Syria
AFP | 12/22/2016 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- France and Britain are pushing the UN Security Council to ban the sale of helicopters to Syria and to impose the first sanctions over the use of chemical weapons in the five-year war. A draft resolution obtained by AFP on Wednesday calls for asset freezes and travel...
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UN council to hold meeting on Aleppo crisis: diplomats

UN council to hold meeting on Aleppo crisis: diplomats
AFP | 11/29/2016 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday or Wednesday on the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Aleppo, diplomats said. France's UN ambassador Francois Delattre said Tuesday that Paris is working with the government of Senegal, which currently...
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France, Britain seek UN sanctions over Syria chemical arms

France, Britain seek UN sanctions over Syria chemical arms
AFP | 11/29/2016 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- France and Britain said Tuesday they would soon submit to the UN Security Council a resolution that slaps sanctions on Syrian authorities responsible for the use of chemical weapons. A joint investigation by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition...
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UN Security Council to meet Friday on Syria: diplomats

UN Security Council to meet Friday on Syria: diplomats
AFP | 10/07/2016 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday on Syria after a UN envoy warned that eastern Aleppo may be totally destroyed in the next few months by the Russian and Syrian air campaign. Russia requested the meeting to hear from UN envoy Staffan de...
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UN Security Council to meet on Syria

UN Security Council to meet on Syria
AFP | 09/25/2016 | Politics
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN Security Council will meet Sunday to discuss the escalating violence in Syria's second city of Aleppo, diplomats said. The meeting scheduled for 11:00 am (1500 GMT) was requested by Britain, France and the United States. Intense air strikes toppled buildings...
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