UN diplomats returned to the negotiating table Wednesday in hopes of reaching a compromise with Russia and other countries who have expressed concern over the Arab League’s proposed Security Council resolution on Syria.

As US and European officials Tuesday voiced support for a proposed Arab League Security Council resolution against Syria, Russia’s envoy to the UN warned that Moscow would oppose any provision that calls on President Bashar Al Assad to handover power. Western Security Council members had hoped Russia would be hesitant…

UN Human Rights Officials expressed concerns on Tuesday that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may escape charges for crimes committed against humanity during his 15 year rule. The international community has sharply criticized a Haitian judge’s recommendation against trying former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for alleged crimes against humanity, and instead…

The League of Arab States suspended its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, days before the organization’s Secretary General Nabil Elaraby is scheduled to make his case  for a Security Council resolution against the Assad government at UN headquarters. While Council members Friday debated the Arab-led proposal which calls on President…

U.S. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland fielded questions Jan. 20, over the embattled nation of Syria. In recent weeks, at least 16 people were killed by security forces in Damascus. More than 5,400 people who have died since mid-March, when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began the crackdown on anti-government protesters,…

United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan don’t have enough resources to prevent acts of violence against the country’s civilian population, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said at a press conference Wednesday outlining a plan of action during his second term as head of the world body. Ban said the…

Russia’s reported sale of fighter jets and ammunition to the Assad government in Syria drew veiled criticism Tuesday from Western states at the UN Security Council, who urged “supplier countries” to stop selling arms to the regime in Damascus. U.S., French and British Ambassadors alluded to reports of arms sales…

Continued clashes between rival tribes in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are seriously challenging the UN’s already over-stretched peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in the world’s newest country. Senior UN humanitarian officials in South Sudan say the number of civilians affected by fighting in the remote Jonglei state has grown to 120 000…

Sudan’s envoy at the United Nations Tuesday dismissed allegations his government is preventing the delivery of aid to civilians in the country’s troubled southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile, where fighting between government forces and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and devastated…

The United States announced Friday that it would renew diplomatic relations with Burma following President Thein Seins’ decision to release 651 prisoners of conscience. State Secretary Hillary Clinton visited the country last month to pursue efforts in restoring diplomacy that had since been minimal since the U.S.’ decision to downgrade…