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U.N. Ambassador John Bolton announces that he will step down at the end of his temporary appointment, which expires in a few weeks along with the current session of Congress. Bolton faced a tough, if not impossible, fight for Senate confirmation.

After a four-year absence, U.N. arms inspectors arrive in Iraq, preparing to search for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix stresses his team will "report objectively." Hear Ezzedine Said of Agence France Press and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

A new report commissioned by U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan calls for the expansion of the Security Council. The report also sets out criteria for the use of force, and encourages the Security Council to consider preventive action to deal with latent threats. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

With allegations of massive fraud surrounding Iraq's oil-for-food program, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) calls for the resignation of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Annan's son has been implicated in the scandal. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The U.N. Security Council reports progress on a proposal that would reinstate Iraq's oil-for-food program and speed up emergency food aid to the Iraqi people. Arab governments also ask the Security Council to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

The U.N. nuclear monitorin agency says North Korea is working to restart a nuclear reactor. North Korea accuses the United States of a "hostile policy" that will "backfire." The U.S. State Department says it doesn't want to escalate the situation, but won't be blackmailed. NPR News reports.

President Bush tells the U.N. General Assembly that his decision to go to war in Iraq has made the world safer. Bush stresses U.S. humanitarian efforts around the globe and urges the international community to join the war on terrorism. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Despite growing international pressure, the U.N. Security Council passes a resolution with only an implicit threat of sanctions if Sudan doesn't rein in the ethnic Arabic militias accused of raping and murdering black Africans in the Darfur region. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

The U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approves a resolution ending more than a decade of sanctions against Iraq. It also gives the United States and Britain authority to run the country and use oil profits to fund reconstruction until a new Iraqi government is established. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., traveled to the southern border of Turkey to observe the flow of humanitarian aid to victims of the civil war in neighboring Syria.