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U.N. to authorize 3,500 additional troops and police for Haiti

UPDATE: The 15-nation security council just voted unanimously to authorize the dispatch of U.N. peacekeeping reinforcements. The U.N. Security Council is poised Tuesday to authorize the dispatch of...

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U.N. officials reject criticism of Haiti relief efforts

U.N. peacekeepers stop protesters outside the airport Facing criticism over the sluggish international relief effort in Haiti, top U.N. officials have mounted a vigorous defense of the organization's...

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In surprise move, China withdraws riot police from Haiti

China has decided to withdraw its single unit of nearly 130 riot police serving in the U.N. mission in Haiti, sharply scaling back its peacekeeping role in the Western Hemisphere, U.N. and Chinese...

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Haiti to unveil $3.9 billion reconstruction plan

Haitian President René Préval on Wednesday will unveil a $3.9 billion plan to begin to radically reshape Haiti's post-earthquake economy and physical infrastructure, including hundreds of millions of...

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WikiLeaks exposes U.S. strategy at the United Nations

WikiLeaks has released its first confidential cable written by diplomats from the U.S. mission to the United Nations. While the December 2009 cable -- which discusses U.S. efforts on a range of issues...

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The General Assembly: Turtle Bay's roundup of U.N. news

Haiti: U.N. Cholera Probe The United Nations will establish an "independent" panel to try to determine the source of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, Bloombergreported. The U.N. has resisted such a...

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Who knew? Qaddafi once supported the ICC's investigation into Sudanese crimes

Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi was a foe of the International Criminal Court long before its prosecutor opened an investigation last month into possible crimes against humanity by the Libyan strongman...

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The U.N. blue helmets' reputation gets a black eye

Nearly two months ago the U.N.'s chief peacekeeping official, Alain Le Roy, convened a press conference to talk up a string of U.N. successes around the world. In Haiti, the United Nations helped...

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Rousseff: It's Brazil’s time to join the big boy club

Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's president, has a few gripes. The big, rich, powerful countries that have dominated the world since World War II have messed up the world economy. They have recklessly used...

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Save the Mariachis?

The United Nations Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) may be reeling from a congressionally mandated cut off of more than $80 million in U.S. contributions. But it...

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Playing for laughs…and being played

Diplomats, by trade, are not naturally funny people. And the lofty "permanent representatives," as the most senior U.N.-based ambassadors are called, are often among the least funny. They can come...

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