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World News // 1 decade ago

Post-cease-fire violence reported in Syria

Opposition activists reported post-cease-fire fighting Tuesday, saying Syrian forces struck Homs and Hama Tuesday, and tank artillery and mortar fire hit Douma.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. to redouble LRA efforts

U.S. military personnel working in Africa are helping regional armies take on the remnants of the Lord's Resistance Army, a U.N. peacekeeping official said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. official urges transition in Libya

A cease-fire that leads to political transition is the only sustainable way to end the crisis in Libya, a U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Piracy a growing 'menace,' U.N. says

Escalating problems linked to piracy off the Somali coast are a "menace" that is growing faster than ever, a U.N. official told the Security Council.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. official visits Sri Lanka

U.N. envoy B. Lynn Pascoe said he will raise the issue of resettling displaced Tamils in Sri Lankan camps on his visit to the island nation.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. calls for dialogue in Iraq

U.N. political affairs officials said Iraq needs to focus on political dialogue to ensure the maintenance of recent security gains.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. 'convinced' Iraq is improving

Top U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe told the Security Council Baghdad expressed its gratitude to the world body but noted more work could be done.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. pleased with progress in Iraq

The top U.N. political officer said he was impressed by the assistance provided by the world body to support the Iraqi government in political reconciliation.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. Security Council briefed on Kenya

The U.N. Security Council in New York was briefed Thursday on Kenya's post-election violence that has claimed hundreds of lives.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

CICIG commission launched in Guatemala

An investigation into the presence and activities of illegal armed groups in Guatemala was officially launched Friday in the country's capital.

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Despite the many challenges facing Iraq, I believe the United Nations is playing a constructive and positive role and will continue working to build a peaceful and prosperous Iraq
U.N. pleased with progress in Iraq Apr 23, 2008

As a result of actions in Al Anbar province by the Multinational Force-Iraq and the Iraqi National Army, the provincial councils of Al Anbar and Diyala had been enabled to hold regular meetings that had led to restoring services and developing the economy
U.N. official says Iraq showing progress Nov 19, 2007

The frontlines remain in flux as opposition forces attempt to advance toward Tripoli, while government forces target strategic cities and areas under opposition control
U.N. official urges transition in Libya Jul 29, 2011

B. Lynn Pascoe is the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs.

Pascoe was previously United States Ambassador to Indonesia after being nominated by President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2007, and to Malaysia from 1999 to 2001.

On 4 September 2001, he took up duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department. Earlier, he served as U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Regional Conflicts and the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

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