Pittsburgh InfraGard Security News

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” a recent nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and imposing new sanctions.

Resolution 1874 demanded that the DPRK “not conduct any further nuclear test or any launch using ballistic missile technology” and urged that the isolated country come back to the six-party talks without preconditions.

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UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (Xinhua) — The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a resolution authorizing a 26,000-strong joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan.

Under the resolution, cosponsored by Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Peru and Slovakia, the hybrid operation in Darfur, known as UNAMID, would be authorized and mandated for an initial period of 12 months, consisting of up to 19,555 military personnel and a civilian component including up to 3,772 police personnel and 19 formed police units comprising up to 140 personnel each.

It calls on member states to finalize their contributions to UNAMID within 30 days of the adoption of the resolution.

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