United Nations

President Bush Names New Ambassador to U.N.

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President Bush said Friday that he has nominated former Republican Sen. John Danforth of Missouri to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President

A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia.

U.N. Resolution on Iraq

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The following is the entire text of the U.N. Resolution on Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction passed by the 15-member U.N. Security Council on Friday.

United Nations, Iraq Reach Tentative Agreement

United Nations weapons inspectors and an Iraqi delegation finished their second day of talks in Vienna with a tentative agreement on the immediate return of U.N. inspection teams to assess the state of Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons arsenal.

U.N. Summit to Address Poverty, Pollution

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A United Nations summit aimed at improving living conditions for the world's poor without damaging natural resources opened Monday in the South African capital of Johannesburg.

President Bush’s Speech in Monterrey, Mexico

The following is the full text of President Bush's speech at the United Nations Financing for Development Conference in Monterrey, Mexico.

U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force

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The United Nations Security Council Thursday unanimously approved a plan to send an international peacekeeping force to back Afghanistan's new interim government.

United Nations Calls on World to Crack Down on Terrorism

The United Nations Security Council passed a sweeping resolution late Friday night calling on member states to cut off funding and support for suspected terrorists.

Anti-Israel Language Debated as U.N. Race Meeting Opens

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A United Nations conference against racism got off to a contentious start in Durban, South Africa over whether to include controversial anti-Israel language in the meeting's final declaration.