United Nations
IRAQ: Yawar named as new president
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi today confirmed the appointment of Ghazi Yawar as president of the...
IraqHAITI: International aid proves elusive
The limited international response to the floods which have killed some 2,000 in recent days...
HaitiINTERNATIONAL/UN: Iraq resolution begs questions
The UN Security Council is scrutinising the US-UK sponsored resolution on Iraq that was...
InternationalAFRICA/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...
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