United Nations

  • Sep 20, 2005
  • 2 min read

LIBERIA: UN extends peacekeepers' mandate

The UN Security Council voted yesterday to extend by six months its mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

Liberia
  • Sep 19, 2005
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UNITED NATIONS: Reform summit fails to deliver

The UN World Summit was held from September 14-16. The summit declaration ends a year of intense...

United Nations
  • Sep 19, 2005
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IRAN/UN: Nuclear manouevring as IAEA board meets

EU diplomats are drafting a resolution to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for submission to...

Iran
  • Sep 19, 2005
  • 1 min read

CROATIA/UK: Device wounds local embassy employee

A Croatian employee received minor injuries from an explosive device that went off this morning...

Croatia
  • Sep 16, 2005
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Report on FDI limits may support aid increase

UNCTAD released on September 13 a report which calls for a re-think of the linkage between...

Africa
  • Sep 16, 2005
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KYRGYZSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: UN evacuates Uzbek refugees

The UN flew eleven Uzbek refugees, who had fled to the neighbouring Kyrgyzstan in the wake of the...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 15, 2005
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Development dilemmas affect growth

Although the 2005 Human Development Index shows that Latin America has performed more favourably...

Latin America
  • Sep 15, 2005
  • 1 min read

LATIN AMERICA: Development dilemmas affect growth

Although the 2005 Human Development Index shows that Latin America has performed more favourably...

Latin America