Friday, September 28, 2012

On Explosive Abyei, Ladsous Refuses to Answer ICP Question, "He Should Go"

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- Despite the disputes between Sudan and South Sudan, and the unresolved issue ...

UN Free Press, Italy Talks of Blocking Websites, Jordan of Registering Them

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- When the Foreign Ministers of Italy and Jordan came Thursday to speak of reli...

At UN, Dutch and Aussies Lavish Praise on Obama, Even on Test Ban Treaty

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- Even on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which the US has not ratified, the...

At UN, Bragging of Sudans Deal But Abyei Unresolved and Little on Darfur

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- A high-level meeting on the Sudans was convened at the UN Thursday afternoon,...

For France's Global Anti-Executions Campaign, Fabius Rebuffs Q on Francophony

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- When French foreign minister Laurent Fabius came to the UN stakeout to promot...

UNODC Say No Contact with Guinea Bissau Military Junta, GA, Ban Ki-moon UNclear

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- While the UN remains elusive about whether Guinea Bissau's post-coup lead...

UN's Ban Ki-moon Has No Comment on Bahrain Jailing Zainab al-Khawaja

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 27 -- With all the talk at the UN General Assembly about the Arab Spring and freedo...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

As UNSC Adopts Statement, Religion Added at Demand of Pakistan

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By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive Follow Up UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- When Germany circulated a draft Presidential Statement f...

After Kenyan Navy Shells Somalia, Lamamra Says Kenya IS Part of AMISOM

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- For weeks as the Kenyan Navy has shelled the Somali town of Kismayo, resultin...

At UN's Mis-Run MDGs Q&A, Key Rwanda Question Cannot Be Asked

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- The topic was the Millennium Development Goals Advocacy group, and the three ...

On Syria, BRICS Ministers Call for "Immediate Simultaneous Cease Fire"

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- When India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai held a press conference at h...

Christofias Say Cyprus Would Share Gas, No Answer on UNSC Abstentions

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- After Cyprus President Christofias' last UN General Assembly speech, he t...

Westerwelle Won't Comment on Spying on Syria, Elaraby Easy on US

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 26 -- When German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle and the Arab League's Nabi...

At UN, Hollande Micro-Manages Room But Not Time, Blather on Mali

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 25 -- Giving a speech at the UN General Assembly may give one 15 minutes of fame, a...

At UN, As Hague Opposes Aid to M23, Cameron Asked Not of Aid but Mitchell

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 25 -- When UK foreign secretary William Hague spoke Tuesday about the importance of...

At UNGA's Surreal Stakeout, Swiss Small 5 Lost in Translation, Morocco Runs

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By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, September 25 -- Even penned in cavernous Conference Room 1 during a badly administered first ...