United Nations

  • Aug 16, 2006
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SERBIA/UN: Sell-offs complicate Kosovo status talks

Joachim Ruecker will succeed Soeren Jessen-Petersen as UN head in Kosovo, it was announced in New...

Serbia
  • Aug 14, 2006
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UN/LEBANON: UN brokers fragile peace

Fighting has largely ceased today between the Israeli army and Hizbollah in southern Lebanon....

Lebanon
  • Aug 9, 2006
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ROMANIA/UKRAINE: Espoo inquiry finds against Kiev

This is the first time that a commission of inquiry has been established under the Espoo...

Romania
  • Aug 7, 2006
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UNITED NATIONS: Global Compact faces challenges

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan introduced the Global Compact in 1999. The 'contract' between...

United Nations
  • Aug 2, 2006
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NATO/LEBANON: NATO is unlikely to send a major force

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that there would be no ceasefire until an...

Nato
  • Aug 1, 2006
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LATIN AMERICA: Consumer spending remains uneven

A study of ten South American countries, released recently as part of the World Bank's...

Latin America
  • Jul 28, 2006
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INTERNATIONAL: Report reveals UNCTAD in transition

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) last week released its Least Developed...

International
  • Jul 27, 2006
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CONGO-KINSHASA: Stability at risk after historic polls

Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on July 30. Elections represent the final...

Congo-Kinshasa