THE US walked out of a UN meeting yesterday in protest at its decision to give Sudan a third term on the Human Rights Commission, the world body’s human rights watchdog.

The US walked out of a UN meeting today in protest at its decision minutes later to give Sudan a third term on the Human Rights Commission, the world body’s human rights watchdog.

A US Ambassador to the United Nations has said Ireland can play a major role next year in addressing global problems.

Sichan Siv, the US representative on the economic and social council of the United Nations, is due to visit Dublin today.