Last week in New York, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki invited diplomats from all 15 U.N.Security Council member countries, including the United States, to an unusual dinner meeting.

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All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its U.N.ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

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Mr.Obama spoke in advance of meeting at the U.N. late Wednesday of foreign ministers of the five permanent U.N.Security Council member countries and Germany - the P5+1, who have been trying to re-engage Iran in negotiations on its nuclear program.

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Twenty-nine of the 48 UNESCO Member States n the Asia-Pacific region have submitted national reports on the situation and development of youth and adult education.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN DHAKA

The resolution also called for renewing the 300-member U.N. observer mission for 45 days after it was suspended because of violence.

CNN: Syria shows al-Assad, amid speculation on his whereabouts

Amid the violence, a five-member U.N. team with expertise in politics, peacekeeping and mediation was on the ground in Syria, according to Eduardo del Buey, deputy spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general.

CNN: Syrian rebels move in on key Damascus neighborhood