United Nations
AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL: Trade is not reducing poverty
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its Least Developed Countries Report...
AfricaIRAQ: Political manoeuvring intensifies
Shia populist Muqtada al-Sadr has offered today to withdraw forces of his Mahdi Army from Najaf,...
IraqUS/IRAQ: Bush speech designed to reassure voters
President George Bush yesterday outlined a 'five-point plan' for the handover of authority in...
United StatesSERBIA-MONTENEGRO: UNMIK head steps down early
UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) chief Harri Holkeri said today that he was stepping down two months...
BURUNDI: UN peacekeepers take charge next week
On June 1, the UN will launch a peace-keeping mission in Burundi, following unanimous Security...
BurundiSOMALIA: Conviction and violence complicate peace aims
A Kenyan court yesterday sentenced Somali warlord Hussein Aideed -- leader of the United Somali...
SomaliaSIERRA LEONE: Local polls key step in democratisation
Local government elections take place on May 22. The elections, the first for over 30 years, will...
Sierra LeoneSUDAN: Darfur has makings of humanitarian disaster
The Sudanese government is obstructing humanitarian access to the Darfur area, and is supporting...
