My job with the U.N. basically is not at all in conflict with this because I'm sort of the outside guy.
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Radhika Coomaraswamy, the U.N. special representative for children in armed conflict, plans to release a report in October on the state of Afghan children.
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But Churkin drew a rebuke from other Security Council members, including its current president, after he questioned the objectivity of a top U.N. official who briefed ambassadors on the conflict in Georgia.
The drying-up of the shallow lake is fueling conflict and migration, the U.N.
U.N. teams have previously been unable to reach some areas in the ongoing conflict.
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U.N. officials say more than 9, 000 people have died in the conflict, which began in March 2011.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, including the creation of a peace-building commission to manage post-conflict aid and reconstruction as well as the replacement of the U.N.
The conflict has uprooted about 115, 000 people, according to the U.N.
"The conflict in Syria is a test of everything this organization stands for, " U.N.
And they discussed the vital work that the U.N. and the international community have still to do, along with the parties to the Sudanese conflict, to resolve outstanding issues and ensure lasting peace as the South gains its independence in July of this year.
But U.S. and European consumer demands for a conflict-free minerals trade, congressional legislation, International Monetary Fund aid suspensions, U.N. experts' reports, responsible investors and other influential voices are making it harder to profit violently and illegally from mineral smuggling.
Though U.N. offices have been repeatedly struck by insurgents in Afghanistan, the IOM, which helps relocate refugees displaced by conflict, hasn't been attacked in the past.
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