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- France Indicates Iran Could be Referred for U.N. Sanctions (Sep 14, 2005)
France has indicated it would support referring Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions, if Tehran fails to meet its obligations for nuclear non-proliferation.
- Japan to Continue Push for Permanent Security Council Seat (Sep 13, 2005 Tokyo)
Japan is vowing to continue its quest to obtain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
- Annan Recommends Extension of Ethiopia-Eritrea Mission (Sep 8, 2005 Nairobi)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the UN Security Council extend the mandate of the peacekeeping mission on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border until March 2006.
- UN Enlarges its DR Congo Mission during Election Period (Sep 7, 2005 Nairobi)
The UN Security Council on Monday authorised the temporary deployment of additional personnel and equipment to the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the country's general elections due in 2006.
- EU: Time Running Out for Iran to Suspend Nuclear Program (Sep 1, 2005 Newport, Wales)
The European Union says the nuclear standoff with Iran could end up before the United Nations Security Council, if Tehran continues uranium enrichment.
- Iran's President Names New Nuclear Policy Chief (Aug 15, 2005)
Iran's state-run television says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has named a new head of the country's Supreme National Security Council, the agency that oversees Iran's nuclear policy.
- US, China to Work Together to Defeat Security Council G-4 Proposal (Aug 4, 2005)
China's ambassador to the United Nations says Washington and Beijing have agreed to work together to block a plan by four U.S. allies to expand the United Nations Security Council.
- African Union Rejects Compromise on UN Security Council Expansion (Aug 4, 2005 Nairobi)
African Union leaders at special summit Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, sent a strong message to the United Nations that they want veto-wielding permanent seats on its security council.
- UN Calls on Lebanon to Expand Security Forces (Jul 29, 2005)
The United Nations Security Council has called on Lebanon to expand its security presence in the south, following the withdrawal of Syrian troops.
- UN Security Council Hears Zimbabwe Slum Report (Jul 27, 2005 United Nations)
Britain has forced the U.N. Security Council to hear a closed-door briefing on Zimbabwe's controversial urban slum demolition drive.
- UN Moves to Protect Children in Armed Conflict (Jul 26, 2005 United Nations)
The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution aimed at preventing warring factions from recruiting child soldiers and abusing children.
- Africa Demands Greater Voice on UN Security Council (Jul 18, 2005 United Nations)
The African Union has formally submitted a proposal at the United Nations that would dramatically upgrade Africa's strength on the Security Council.
- G4, African Union Fail to Agree on Security Council Expansion (Jul 17, 2005 United Nations)
Four countries seeking permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council have failed to reach agreement with African nations on a formula for Council enlargement.
- G-4 Group Seeks Support from African Nations (Jul 14, 2005 United Nations)
Brazil, India, Germany and Japan are negotiating with African nations in an effort to win permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council.
- US Rejects UN Security Council Enlargement Proposal (Jul 13, 2005 United Nations)
The United States has rejected a bid by four countries to add more permanent members to the U.N. Security Council, and urged postponement of any vote on council expansion.
- UN General Assembly Debates Security Council Enlargement (Jul 11, 2005 United Nations)
The United Nations has begun debate on a controversial proposal to add 10 new seats to the powerful Security Council, six of them permanent.
- UN General Assembly to Hold Debate on Security Council Reform (Jul 10, 2005 United Nations)
The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled a debate this week, beginning Monday, on a proposal to add new members to the Security Council.
- UN Security Council Threatens Sanctions Against Ivory Coast Peace Opponents (Jul 7, 2005)
The U.N. Security Council has pushed for full implementation of Ivory Coast peace accords, threatening sanctions against those fail to comply.
- Japan, India, Germany, Brazil Push for UN Security Council Enlargement (Jul 7, 2005 United Nations)
Brazil, Germany, Japan and India have submitted a resolution to the U.N. General Assembly calling for 10 new seats on the Security Council.
- AU Proposes Plan for UN Security Council Representation (Jul 3, 2005)
African Union foreign ministers have developed a plan that would give the continent two permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
- Schroeder Calls for Permanent UN Security Council Seat (Jun 27, 2005)
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has called for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council after meeting with U.S. President Bush at the White House.
- Security Council Approves 850 Extra Peacekeepers for Ivory Coast (Jun 24, 2005 Abidjan)
The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to send 850 extra troops to war-divided Ivory Coast, but the reinforcements fell short of the 2,000 soldiers that UN officials said were necessary to keep the peace in the run-up to presidential elections.
- UN to Increase Peacekeeping Force in Ivory Coast (Jun 23, 2005 United Nations)
The U.N. Security Council is boosting the size of the Ivory Coast peacekeeping force in advance of October elections.
- UN: Enforcing Ban on Liberian Diamond Exports Can Prove Difficult (Jun 23, 2005 Abidjan)
The United Nations mission in Liberia says it is difficult to enforce a ban on diamonds and timber exports, which the Security Council extended this week.
- Burundi Government Welcomes UN Resolution on Truth Commission (Jun 23, 2005 Bujumbura)
The government of Burundi has welcomed the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution to create a mixed truth commission and a special court to prosecute war crimes and human rights violations committed during decades of civil war in the country.
- US Presents UN Reform Plan to General Assembly (Jun 22, 2005 United Nations)
The U.S. has presented the U.N. General Assembly a seven-point plan for reforming the world body. The proposal calls for a limited, criteria-based Security Council enlargement.
- UN Security Council Votes to Increase Peacekeeping Forces in Haiti (Jun 22, 2005)
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed to add an additional 1,000 soldiers and police to the peacekeeping mission in Haiti ahead of planned presidential elections in November.
- UN Extends Liberia Sanctions, Expresses Concern at Taylor's Activities (Jun 21, 2005 United Nations)
The U.N. Security Council has extended sanctions against Liberia, saying the country's government has failed to control illegal diamond sales.
- US to Support Adding UN Security Council Members (Jun 16, 2005 Washington)
The Bush administration says it supports the addition of 'two or so' new permanent members to the U.N. Security Council - one of them Japan - while adding two or three non-permanent members.
- UN Security Council Candidates Drop Demand For Veto Power (Jun 9, 2005 United Nations)
Four countries campaigning for permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council have dropped their demand for veto power.
- UN War Crimes Tribunal President: Court Needs More Time to Finish Work (Jun 8, 2005)
The chief judge of the United Nations war crimes tribunal has informed the U.N. Security Council the court will not be able to meet a 2008 deadline for completing its work.
- China Lashes Out at G-4 Proposal to Include Japan in UN Security Council Expansion (Jun 7, 2005 Beijing)
China has stepped up its criticism of a proposal by Japan, India, Brazil and Germany to become permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
- Candidate to Head UN General Assembly to Push for Security Council Expansion (Jun 5, 2005 Washington)
Jan Eliasson, Swedish Ambassador to the United States and the only candidate running for president of the United Nations General Assembly, says the U.N. is in need of serious reform.
- UN Threatens Sanctions on Warring Parties in Ivory Coast (Jun 3, 2005 United Nations)
The UN Security Council is threatening sanctions against Ivory Coast's former warring parties unless they abide by an April peace agreement.
- Indonesia Not Ready to Support Japan's Security Council Bid (Jun 3, 2005 Tokyo)
Indonesia's leader, on a visit to Japan, has failed to say the one thing Japanese officials really wanted to hear - an unequivocal endorsement of Tokyo's quest for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
- China Calls Plan to Expand UN Security Council 'Dangerous' (Jun 3, 2005 United Nations)
China, a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council, has voiced firm opposition to a plan to add more permanent members to the Council.
- Security Council Extends Haiti Peacekeeping Mission (May 31, 2005 United Nations)
Determining that the situation in Haiti continues to threaten international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the UN mission to that country until 24 June.
- Security Council Urges Parties in Burundi to Ensure Long-term Stability (May 23, 2005 United Nations)
The United Nations Security Council today urged all Burundian parties to ensure political transition and long-term stability in the country.
- China Opposes Proposal to Expand UN Security Council (May 17, 2005)
China has warned that a draft proposal for United Nations Security Council expansion circulated by four countries, including Japan, will undermine the U.N. reform process.
- UN Security Council Aspirants Offer Expansion Plan (May 17, 2005 United Nations)
Four nations campaigning for permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council have put forward a draft resolution on expanding the council's membership from 15 to 25.
- UN Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Northern Uganda Conflict (May 13, 2005 Nairobi)
The UN Security Council has condemned atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda and called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
- Security Council Urged to Intervene in Northern Uganda (May 10, 2005 Kampala)
The UN Security Council must intervene in the worsening humanitarian situation in war-ravaged northern Uganda, the British aid agency Oxfam said on Tuesday.
- Somali Politicians Warn of 'Violent Conflict Looming' (May 10, 2005 Nairobi)
A group of Somali parliamentarians say they plan to complain to the U.N. Security Council about what they say is a violation of the U.N. arms embargo by the Ethiopian government.
- Nigeria And South Africa Reported Joining Forces To Gain UN Security Council Seats (May 6, 2005 Washington)
Nigeria and South Africa reportedly are working together to obtain permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
- Japan, South Korea Consider UN Security Council Action on North Korea Nuclear Program (May 6, 2005 Tokyo)
Japan's Foreign Ministry says Tokyo has hardened its stance regarding North Korea's refusal to return to six-way talks about its nuclear weapons programs.
- Mandate of UN Peacekeepers in Ivory Coast Extended Another Month (May 5, 2005 Dakar)
The United Nations Security Council has again extended the mission of peacekeepers in Cote d'Ivoire by just one month, giving it more time to discuss a request for troop reinforcements by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
- Rights Group: More UN Troops Urgently Needed in Ivory Coast (May 3, 2005 Abidjan)
With 24 hours to go before the UN Security Council meets to discuss peacekeeping needs in Cote d'Ivoire, a human rights group said that more troops needed to be urgently sent into the divided country, which is shuffling along the path to peace.
- India Presses for Permanent UN Security Council Seat (Apr 27, 2005 New Delhi)
India has pressed its claim for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council in talks with visiting Secretary-General Kofi Annan. India is hoping to play a larger role in the world body.
- Security Council Hears Call for Expanded UN Peacekeeping in Ivory Coast (Apr 26, 2005)
South AfricaÆs Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs briefed the Security Council Tuesday on the latest developments in the Ivory Coast peace process.
- UN Mission: Security in Haiti Improves, But International Engagement Remains Vital (Apr 20, 2005 United Nations)
Security in Haiti is gradually improving, says the leader of a U.N. Security Council fact-finding mission just back from the country.
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