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AFRICA: New responses needed to drylands management
Desertification affects 100-200 million people globally, and could potentially affect one-third...
AfricaSERBIA/UN: Kosovo's Ceku sets November 28 deadline
Kosovo may declare independence unilaterally on November 28, Prime Minister Agim Ceku said today.
SerbiaINTERNATIONAL: Human rights and business issues remain
The second report of the UN special representative on human rights and business provides...
InternationalIRAQ: Sadr bloc return unlikely to affect stasis
The parliamentary bloc of Muqtada al-Sadr ended its boycott of the legislature yesterday, saying...
IraqSUDAN: Regional politics crucial for Darfur security
More than four years after it escalated, and more than one year after the Darfur Peace Agreement...
SudanIVORY COAST: UN extends peacekeepers for election role
The UN peace-keeping mission in the Ivory Coast was extended yesterday until January 15, 2008.
Ivory CoastIRAN/UN: IAEA talks make 'progress'
The IAEA said today that it has agreed with Iran on steps to resolve some of the various...
IranEU/AFRICA: EU force for Chad/Darfur remains unlikely
The EU is considering a French proposal to send European troops to eastern Chad in an effort to...
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