United Nations

  • May 6, 2004
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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UN calls for end to Badme impasse

The UN Security Council yesterday called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to intensify their efforts to...

Ethiopia
  • May 6, 2004
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SOUTH AFRICA: Report points to growing inequalities

The UN Human Development Report for South Africa released yesterday reveals that income...

South Africa
  • May 6, 2004
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IRAQ: Brahimi returns to multiple challenges

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi returned to Iraq yesterday, while a car bomb outside the entrance to the...

Iraq
  • May 5, 2004
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SUDAN/UN: Sudan re-elected to UN commission

Sudan was yesterday re-elected to the UN Human Rights Commission, and its envoy immediately...

  • Apr 28, 2004
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TURKEY/CYPRUS: 'Yes' vote brings diplomatic gains

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday urged the EU to open accession talks with Turkey,...

Turkey
  • Apr 28, 2004
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EU/CYPRUS: Greek 'no' complicates enlargement

The EU has reacted angrily to the strong vote by Greek Cypriots against the UN-brokered federal...

Eu
  • Apr 28, 2004
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IRAQ: Brahimi outlines government proposals

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi yesterday outlined in public for the first time his plans for an interim...

Iraq
  • Apr 27, 2004
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CONGO-KINSHASA/RWANDA: Peace process under threat

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday demanded that Rwanda remove all troops from its...

Congo-Kinshasa