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After seeing South Sudan accepted as the newest member of the United Nations earlier this month, it seems that Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas’ unilateral campaign to seek statehood in September may have given him ‘symbolic state envy’
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After decades of violence and on-and-off civil war Christian Sudanese in the south have successfully split from their Muslim neighbors in the north to form South Sudan, the world's newest country.
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The UN Security Council has urged northern Sudan to withdraw “immediately” from the oil-rich Abyei region, the status of which has not been clarified prior to south Sudan’s independence following a peaceful referendum.
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Citing the 'loose and sloppy' nature of a United Nations report on purported Iranian weapons shipments to Syria, Russia objected to the report and promised to bring it up to the UN Security Council.
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The UN Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, his family, and ten top associates Saturday in an effort to halt Libya's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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Pretoria -
South Africa is "honoured to have been once again elected by the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Organisation’s Security Council," says Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
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For the first time in the history of the United Nations, Canada has lost its bid to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
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Activists around the world are calling for more aid ships to sail to Gaza in an attempt to break Israel's iron grip on the Palestinian region, and Iran has responded by saying it will send three aid ships.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden encourages patience during his trip to Israel as its military gears up to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, the region and the world hold their breaths.
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The U.N. Security Council voted on Tuesday to bolster police and military forces in chaotic Haiti by another 3,500 officers. The request came from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after his visit to Haiti where there has been a security breakdown.
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The UN Security Council is debating whether to adopt a draft resolution on Syria.
Sudan pledges to stop fighting with South Sudan in compliance with a UN Security Council resolution.
Small countries seek Security Council change
 As unrest in Syria produced yet more bloodshed, the UN Security Council held a rare Friday night meeting on the situation and was poised to assemble again Saturday to sort out rival proposals from Russia and Europe.
The Arab League is to ask the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to end the violence in Syria.
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Security Council Authorizes No-Fly Zone over Libya, calling for an immediate ceasefire, strengthening sanctions, and authorizing the use of military force, including a no-fly zone, in Libya, where civilians continue to come under attack from government forces led by Col. Muammar Al-Qadhafi.
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