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UNITED NATIONS: Human Rights Council marks improvement
The Human Rights Council is a key element of UN reform, replacing the controversial Commission on...
United NationsHAITI: Foreign support crucial for Preval prospects
Rene Preval was proclaimed president-elect on February 16. The deal, brokered by foreign...
HaitiSERBIA: Contact Group forces pace for Kosovo deal
Kosovar Albanian officials meet Serb representatives in Vienna today for two days of talks on the...
SerbiaSUDAN: Peace-keeping faces significant challenges
At talks in Libya yesterday, the leaders of Chad and Sudan reached an agreement to reduce...
SudanIRAN/UN: Nuclear issue escalates towards crisis
The International Atomic Energy agency (IAEA) voted by a large majority on February 4 to report...
IranSIERRA LEONE: Internal factors key to post-UN security
The UN Mission completed its withdrawal in December, leaving Sierra Leone responsible for its own...
Sierra LeoneRUSSIA: Soviet troika rebuilds nuclear ties
Russia and Ukraine on January 21 reached a number of agreements on nuclear cooperation. Russia...
RussiaSYRIA: Regime defiant in face of outside pressures
The Bush administration yesterday called on Damascus to release all remaining political...
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