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June 14, 2012
Jury Begins Deliberations in US Insider Trading Case

Jury considering six criminal charges against Rajat Gupta, a former director of the Goldman Sachs investment banking firm
June 06, 2012
UN: Central African Republic at Critical Juncture

Official points to an upsurge in human rights violations in the African nation
June 05, 2012
ICC Prosecutor Urges UN to Consider Sudanese Arrests

Court has indicted four Sudanese officials for war crimes in Darfur
May 31, 2012
UN Says Civilian Death Rate in Afghanistan is Unacceptable

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says civilian casualties from Afghan conflict remain at 'unacceptably high levels'
May 31, 2012
UN Predicts More Refugees in Next Decade

UNHCR says human displacement caused by conflict is becoming compounded by several factors
May 30, 2012
US Warns of Escalating Syrian Conflict

UN Security Council discusses the latest bloodshed in 15-month uprising
February 16, 2012
United Nations Votes to Extend Sudan Panel

Security Council unanimously approves resolution to extend mandate of expert panel on Sudan sanctions for another year
February 15, 2012
UN Calls on Syrian President to Step Down

General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution demanding Bashar al-Assad step down
February 12, 2012
UN Rights Chief 'Outraged' by Syrian Attacks

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay says Syria might soon be plunged into civil war
December 13, 2011
UN Chief Calls 2011 a Remarkable Year

Ban Ki-Moon says the Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape
October 30, 2011
Closing Arguments in Bout Trial Under Way

US government charges that he conspired to supply weapons to Colombian rebels to kill Americans
July 12, 2011
Security Council Recommends UN Membership for South Sudan

UN General Assembly is expected to vote in favor of South Sudan's membership Thursday
July 11, 2011
UN Condemns Attacks on Schools, Hospitals in Armed Conflict

Document is known as 'name and shame list,' includes groups that recruit children as fighters, or kill or maim children
July 10, 2011
UN Security Council Votes to End Peacekeeping Force for Sudan

Peacekeeping force was sent to Sudan to monitor 2005 peace agreement that ended north-south civil war
July 07, 2011
UN: Positive Developments in West Africa, but Challenges Persist

Said Djinnit, UN special representative for West Africa, notes encouraging news in region, through stresses fragile stability
July 07, 2011
UN Security Council Votes to Bolster South Sudan

World's newest nation will have support of United Nations peacekeepers
July 05, 2011
UN: Afghanistan at Crossroads

UN's senior envoy told Security Council that Afghanistan's transition is like train that is on track, moving forward
June 29, 2011
UN Renews Mandate of Peacekeepers on Golan Heights

Security Council unanimously approves resolution renewing mandate for peacekeeping troops on Golan Heights, between Syria, Israel
June 28, 2011
Court Hands Down 25-Year Sentences in NY Synagogue Bomb Plot

Three men convicted last year on number of charges related to plot to bomb synagogues and to target military aircraft at an airport
June 27, 2011
UN Sees Encouraging Developments in Guinea-Bissau

But UN official Joseph Mutaboba says there is a lot yet to be done by country’s leaders to consolidate gains

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