United Nations

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A U.N. committee in charge of monitoring arms sanctions on North Korea concludes that China provided off-road vehicles — "lumber transporters" — that were converted into long-range missile launchers by the North Korean military.

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**FILE** Former United Nations Ambassador John R. Bolton (Associated Press)

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Somalis carry a man who was wounded during an attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

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At a U.N.-sponsored school, Guor Mading meets with pupils who are curious about his improbable story of escaping the horrors of war and becoming an Olympic runner. (Photograph provided by U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees)

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NRA News Ginny Simone Investigative Report: "UN Arms Treaty" screenshot

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Richard A. Falk, an American who is U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, answers journalists' questions during a press conference after he presented his report to the U.N. Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

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** FILE ** Samantha Power, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next U.N. Ambassador, listens to Obama speak in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, where he made the announcement. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** The United Nations headquarters building is seen July 27, 2007, in New York. (Associated Press)

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The rapid spread of drone technology raises questions far beyond the U.S., says Ben Emmerson, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism.