 | UN General Assembly Pledges Support For Haiti - The UN General Assembly and the Security Council observed a minute of silence today as they stood in solidarity with the countless earthquake victims in Haiti. |
 | UN Envoy Bill Clinton Hopeful For Haitian Recovery - Bill Clinton, expressed confidence today that the impoverished Caribbean nation can still secure a brighter future. |
 | US Military Prepares For Broader Haiti Relief Mission - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward earthquake-devastated Haiti and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to provide airlift support for the disaster-response mission, |
 | White House Response To The Earthquake In Haiti - Obama: My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We are closely monitoring the situation and we stand ready to assist the people of Haiti." |
 | UN: 2009 Deadliest Year For Afghan Civilians - New statistics released by the United Nations today showed that 2009 was the deadliest year yet for civilians in Afghanistan, with 2,412 casualties recorded. |
 | UN Rushing Aid To Haiti - The United Nations is mobilizing its resources in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday, sending its experts and supplies to the Caribbean nation. |
 | UN Chief Ban Calls On Countries To Help Haiti - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today issued an urgent call to the international community to assist Haiti following yesterday`s catastrophic earthquake. |
 | UN Chief Ban Talks About Global Challenges - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be travelling to New Haven, Connecticut, on Thursday to take part in a two-day summit of global educators hosted by Yale University. |
 | UN Chief Ban Encouraged By Political Developments In Guinea - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he is encouraged " by recent political developments in Guinea. |
 | Growing Optimism In Afghanistan - Optimism is on the rise in Afghanistan, with 90 percent of Afghans reporting in a new survey that they believe their country is headed in the right direction. |
 | Petraeus: Aid To Yemen To Double In 2010 - The U.S. counterterrorism approach to Yemen likely will entail doubling the amount of aid there, but does not include deploying American troops, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said. |
 | More Fort Hood Soldiers To Be Deployed To Afghanistan - The 4th Infantry Division`s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy to Afghanistan this summer. |
 | UN Calls On Italy To Curb Discrimination Against Migrants - In the wake of last week`s unrest in southern Italy, two UN human rights experts called on the European nation`s Government to rein in the rising xenophobic attitudes towards migrant workers. |
 | UN: Surge In Fighting In Somalia - The United Nations refugee agency warned today that many parts of central Somalia are witnessing a surge in fighting. |
 | Mike Mullen Cites Progress In Afghanistan & Pakistan - Executing the president`s strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan presents his biggest challenge, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told CNN host Fareed Zakaria today. |
 | Mike Mullen Thanks Afghanistan-Bound Guardsmen - Mike Mullen thanked soldiers of the Vermont National Guard as they prepared to trade the snows of New England for the snows of Afghanistan. |
 | Mike Mullen Outlines US Role In Yemen - Yemen has posed a concern as a potential terrorist safe haven for some time, and the United States will continue to work with its government to prevent that from happening. |
 | Robert Gates Will Remain As Secretary For At Least One More Year - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will stay in office for at least another year, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell confirmed yesterday. |
 | UN Celebrates 5th Anniversary Of Sudan Peace Pact - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon used today's fifth anniversary of the peace pact that ended more than 20 years of civil war in Sudan to urge the parties to redouble their efforts towards reconciliation. |
 | Lebanon: UN Investigates Explosives Found Near Israel - United Nations peacekeepers, in close coordination with the Lebanese army, are investigating a significant cache of explosives found in southern Lebanon near Israel. |
