Ankara has stressed it wouldn't take such a step without U.N. backing.

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Or are people or aid workers saying, gosh if the U.N. would only step in, then it would make things a lot easier for us?

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John Prendergast of the International Crisis Group described the sanctions vote as a step toward relevance for the U.N.

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The step to be taken by the U.N.

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Ratification of the U.N. convention was a very important political step forward.

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He knew his next step up the IBM ladder meant a move to Armonk, N.

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The U.S. had asked for peace, went to the U.N. time and again, asked Saddam to step aside.

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He has worked tirelessly for U.N. sanctions, which will be only be a first step if they are adopted.

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The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. complained that Sudan didn't even let U.N. contingency planners in recently, and that is the first step.

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At the U.N. on Wednesday, Mali's representative, Oumar Dauo, questioned if such a step was needed.

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"We welcome this withdrawal, but emphasize that this is an early step and that stability in the region remains very fragile, " said Kieran Dwyer, spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers.

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