HUNGER AND POVERTY SUMMIT AT UN
Japan's prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, left, talks Jean Ping,foreign minister of Gabon and president of the 59th general assembly, as they attend various conferances and functions at the United Nations on September 20,2004 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A vote to select a new chairman of the African Union Commission ended in a deadlock Monday after three rounds of voting.
TRIPOLI, Libya, June 30 (UPI) -- A leader of the African Union has condemned France's decision to drop weapons to Libyan rebels, calling the move dangerous and risky to the entire region.
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, April 2 (UPI) -- An African Union leader urged Guinea-Bissau to maintain democracy after army officers briefly detained the prime minister.
NIAMEY, Niger, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The African Union has condemned a coup in Niger and the detention of Niger President Mamadou Tandja.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The 14th Summit of the African Union opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a call to end the continent's coups, wars and conflicts, observers said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama told sub-Saharan African heads of state a prosperous and peaceful Africa is vital to U.S. interests, a top Obama adviser said.
PRETORIA, South Africa, July 18 (UPI) -- African Union Commission and South African leaders met Friday to discuss mediation strategies dealing with violence in Zimbabwe.
UNITED NATIONS, July 17 (UPI) -- Four foreign ministers of the "G4" countries seeking permanent U.N. Security Council seats have taken their campaign to U.N. World Headquarters in New York.
UNITED NATIONS, June 13 (UPI) -- Swedish diplomat Jan Eliasson was elected president Monday of the 191-member U.N. General Assembly for its 60th session, scheduled to begin Sept. 13.
UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he welcomes the draft of a statement expected to follow a September summit of heads of state and government.
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Conflict and humanitarian crises, the proliferation of weapons, the recurrence of terrorist acts, the increase in poverty and other afflictions such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the degradation of the environment, the resurgence of transnational crime, illicit drug trafficking, the violations of human rights as well as assaults on the rule of law and democracy are, each and every one, concerns for which we must urgently find answers,
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