AFP - The presence of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at a United Nations summit on food security in Rome is "obscene", Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Monday.

AP - Myanmar's military government is forcing cyclone victims out of refugee camps and "dumping" them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, U.N. and church officials said Friday.

AP - Delegates to a U.N. conference on biological diversity agreed Friday to develop measures to counter bio-piracy and protect marine wildlife and rainforests.

AP - A draft U.N. resolution finalized on Friday would allow foreign ships to enter Somali waters to capture and prevent acts of piracy and armed robbery.

AP - Myanmar's military government is forcing cyclone victims out of shelters and refugee camps and sending some back to their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, United Nations and church officials said Friday.

AFP - The United Nations on Thursday feted 60 years of peacekeeping around the world, with its overstretched "blue helmets" in high demand but somewhat tarnished by sex abuse and corruption scandals.

Reuters - The U.N. Security Council plans to push hard for lasting peace in Sudan and Somalia during a 10-day trip to five African countries starting next week, diplomats said.

AP - The head of U.N. peacekeeping pleaded with the international community Thursday to address gaps in support for peacekeeping missions, pointing especially to the shortfall in Darfur.

AP - Myanmar's ruling junta lashed out Thursday at aid donors who promised millions of dollars for cyclone relief, saying survivors didn't need "bars of chocolate."

AFP - Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that its new constitution had been "confirmed and enacted" after a referendum held earlier this month amid the devastation of Cyclone Nargis.

Reuters - The U.N. Security Council plans to push hard for lasting peace in Sudan and Somalia during a 10-day trip to five African countries starting next week, diplomats said.