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Its role in Darfur is seen as a failure. It has almost no role in the Middle East. The UN has a colourful history of international diplomacy, but now, as its officials turn on the secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, the conflicts it faces are closer to home.
Writer: Adam Lebor Photographer: Martin Adolfsson Additional reporting: Andrew Salmon
New York
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