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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Labour conditions remain poor
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned today that economic growth in Asia has not...
South-East AsiaUN/AFRICA: Impact of peace-building body constrained
The fledgling, 31-member Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is a key element of UN reform, designed...
BURMA: Junta builds strategic ties
Foreign policy has been driven by the military government's desire to protect national unity and...
BurmaUN/LEBANON: Troop commitments get closer to target
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is meeting EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels today, where...
LebanonSUDAN: Pressure rises over Darfur ahead of UN meeting
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer will travel to Sudan today to...
SudanKYRGYZSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: Refugee crisis draws criticism
US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated today that the lives of Uzbek refugees suspected of...
KyrgyzstanIVORY COAST: Gbagbo set to remain when polls postponed
Speculation is increasing today that polls scheduled for end-October will be delayed, after...
Ivory CoastIRAN/UN: Tehran nuclear response designed to divide
Tehran yesterday delivered its response to the Permanent Five plus Germany's June package...
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