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Susana Malcorra, chief of staff to the United Nations secretary-general, talked about the U.N. role in responding to transnational challenges, including violent extremism, migration, border …

At a hearing titled “Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry,” legal experts testified about a potential investigation into Bush administration policies ranging from…

Former United Nations ambassadors spoke about the operations of the UN, potential UN involvement in Iraq, and the role of the UN in addressing several global problems. Following their remark…

Two recipients of the Paul Peck Presidential Award talked about their careers. Diane Walker is a former presidential photographer for several presidents and a former news photographer for Ti…

The United Nations Security Council held a meeting to consider the compliance of the Iraqi government with the sanctions and disarmament agreements with the United States. Tariq Aziz, the De…

The U.N. had been pressuring Iraq to comply with a number of resolutions that were signed by Baghdad 13 months ago as part of the Persian Gulf War cease-fire. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tar…

Members of both subcommittees examined the post-war situation in the Persian Gulf, and Iraq’s response to United Nations resolutions requiring that nation to release information on its nucle…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee heard testimony about Iraq’s compliance with United Nations resolutions.

The subcommittee heard testimony from Ambassador Pickering and Mr. Bolton on the role the United Nations should play in the Middle East following the Persian Gulf war.

The United Nations Security Council met to discuss S. 22430, a resolution concerning the cease-fire in the Persian Gulf war. Amendments to the resolution under debate included Iraqi war repa…

Ambassador Thomsas Pickering said that during times when peace cannot be negotiated through diplomatic strategies, then “servicemen and women become the strong right arm of America’s foreign…

Kuwaiti refugees testified before the United Nations Security Council, describing torture, rape, and murder of Kuwaiti citizens by Iraqi soldiers. Kuwait was invaded by Iraq in August 1990. …

The Security Council met to consider the situation of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories. This meeting included a discussion of the rejection by Israel of a United Nations pro…

The Security Council heard testimony from various interested parties and discussed Israeli occupied territories.

Ambassador Thomas Pickering explained his role as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and his perception of the role of the international organization in world policy.

The Security Council convened by request of Yemen to consider the Palestinian issue in the Middle East.

The United Nations Security Council convened at the request of Yemen to consider the Palestinian issue in the Middle East.

House Foreign Affairs Joint Subcommittee examines how the United Nations is working recent events in the Persian Gulf. Witnesses noted that United States policies are in accord with resoluti…

The Security Council met to debate a resolution that would authorize the United Nation members to use force to enforce the embargo on Iraq. The vote was 13-0 in favor of the resolution with …

The Security Council debated and unanimously approved a resolution demanding that Iraq release foreign detainees held behind the Iraqi borders. The meeting of the Security Council was prompt…