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Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) Martin Kobler.

After spending months lobbying United Nations member-states, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week rejected a coveted seat on the Security Council in protest over the failure of the world body to overthrow the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and its support for the ongoing P5+1 negotiations with Iran. Last month, after President Obama expressed openness to negotiating a deal with newly elected President Hassan Rouhani in Iran, the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud bin-Faisal, cancelled his own scheduled speech before the General Assembly, an unprecedented action.

Pakistan’s U.N. ambassador has expressed his government’s opposition to the use of drones by the United States inside his country, saying it violates Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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A senior U.N. official says the dire humanitarian situations in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo are being overshadowed by the crisis in Syria. The official was part of an assessment mission to both African countries by the directors of emergencies for seven major U.N. agencies and two private organizations.

A US Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, briefs the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

The International Criminal Court has ruled that Kenyan Vice President William Ruto must attend his trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

A new approach to EU foreign policy based on leadership and the defence of the EU's interests and values is needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing global order, said MEPs on Thursday. Above all, they insist, the EU must be proactive, set priorities and make full use of EU and member states' resources and the opportunities provided by the Lisbon Treaty.

Wide view of the Security Council.

A female cadet salutes during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Bishkek, 26 June 2004. The OSCE's Strategic Police Matters Unit builds up police capacity in several countries of the former Soviet Union.