MONS, Belgium, March 19 (UPI) — The North Atlantic Council has approved a mandate to resume a NATO deployment to the Gulf of Aden in a move to counter the ongoing threat of piracy.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 19 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross is working to reconnect separated families that have been displaced by the ongoing Sri Lankan military conflict.

ATHENS, Greece, March 19 (UPI) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is welcoming an agreement to move forward on a process to settle the Transnistria conflict.

UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (UPI) — The U.N. deputy secretary-general called on the international community Wednesday in New York to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (UPI) — A report on the United Nations-African Union joint missions called on leaders of both organizations to develop a shared strategic vision.