Palestinian leaders have said they would seek statehood recognition from the U.N.Security Council for an area comprising the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Backed by the U.N.account, Israeli troops returned to the border area on Wednesday and continued pruning trees and bushes which could provide cover for terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

U.N.spokesman Weiss,here in Colombo, says independent observers are not permitted into the area.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

While the military has not publicly set a date for any major operation in the area, U.N.officials say some 80,000 civilians have fled the region in anticipation of a new offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

"This is one of the clearest calls repeatedly rendered to the government of Sri Lanka - that the U.N.be allowed to access the area so we can assess independently the situation of civilians,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.11