Annan Asks Israel to Probe 'Targeting' of UN Post
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Alertnet: "U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Israel on Tuesday to investigate what he termed the "apparently deliberate targeting" by Israeli defense forces of a U.N. observer post in Lebanon. The Israeli air strike killed four U.N. military observers who were part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, U.N. and Lebanese officials said."

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UN: Observers made many calls before strike

Israeli Airstrike Hits U.N. Outpost

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Top Five Issues Facing the United Nations in 2009
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2009 will be a busy year for the United Nations. Conflicts in central and eastern Africa will likely dominate the Security Council agenda. Meanwhile, new peacekeeping missions have stretched the United Nations peacekeeping apparatus beyond its breaking point, and unless remunerative actions are taken these missions may fail. Finally, this will be a make-or-break year for a post-Kyoto international climate change agreement.

Here are the top five issues facing the UN in 2009.


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