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Margaret Besheer

Margaret Besheer has covered the United Nations for VOA since 2008.

Produced by Margaret Besheer

April 08, 2012
UN: Syria Must Stop Assault by Tuesday

Violence - some cross-border - escalates just hours before Syrian forces are mandated to withdraw from towns and cities
April 04, 2012
UN Envoy Firm on April 12 Deadline for Syria Cease-fire

Progress slow, says Kofi Annan, citing reports of ongoing military violence in civilian areas
April 01, 2012
Envoy: Syria to Cease Military Operations by April 10

Kofi Annan briefed the 15-nation Security Council via a video link from Geneva during a closed meeting
March 26, 2012
Annan: Syria Accepts Six-Point Peace Plan

Special envoy Kofi Annan calls move an 'important initial step,' urges implementation
March 25, 2012
Report: Death Penalty Applied in Large Numbers in a Few Countries

Amnesty International says number of death penalty-related executions in a small number of countries is alarming
March 22, 2012
UN Panel: Syrians Victims of Military Attacks

Earlier in crisis victims of Syrian crackdown tended to be involved in anti-government protests
March 21, 2012
Tibetan Hunger Strike Ends with UN Letter

Three Tibetan independence activists end hunger strike, after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights promises to look into their concerns
March 21, 2012
UN: Ex-Gadhafi Tuareg Troops Fueling Mali Coup

Official says after fall of Gadhafi, Taureg troops returned from Libya to Mali where they fueled insurgency
March 19, 2012
Tibetans Demand UN Action on Human Rights

Activists are nearly one month into a hunger strike outside United Nations in New York
March 15, 2012
Annan Asks for UN Action on Syria

Former UN secretary-general says he is sending team to Damascus to discuss international monitor deployment
March 11, 2012
West, UN Call for Strong, Unified Security Council on Syria

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon leads call to China, Russia
March 09, 2012
UN Security Council to Focus on Syria Aid, Arab Spring

Permanent members, plus Morocco, have been negotiating text of draft resolution to provide humanitarian access to Syria
March 08, 2012
Tibetans on Hunger Strike Demand UN Action

Three men outside of UN headquarters say they are willing to sacrifice themselves so the world will wake up to their plight
March 06, 2012
Russia Accuses Libya of Training Syrian Revolutionaries

Russia’s United Nations ambassador made charge during meeting Wednesday of UN Security Council
March 01, 2012
UN Chief Demands Access to Battered Syrian District

Ban Ki-moon says UN continues to receive 'grisly' reports of summary executions, arbitrary detentions and torture
February 28, 2012
Kofi Annan to Mediate Syria Crisis; Urges Assad to Engage

Annan met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for about an hour on Wednesday to discuss his mission
February 23, 2012
UN Envoy Urges Lifting of Burma Sanctions

Vijay Nambiar cites 'dramatic changes' as Burma moves toward democracy, says parliamentary elections April 1 are key test
February 21, 2012
UN Increases Troops for AU Somalia Force

Security Council raises the troop ceiling from 12,000 to 18,000 and contributions for the mission from $250 million to $550 million
February 07, 2012
UN Chief: Arab League Mission to Return to Syria

Ban Ki-moon said he and Arab League chief are also considering creating joint special envoy to Syria
February 03, 2012
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria

US Ambassador Susan Rice told Security Council the US 'is disgusted' by Russian, Chinese 'no' votes that blocked resolution

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