United Nations

  • Mar 4, 2004
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HAITI: Rebel leader agrees to disarm

Rebel leader Guy Philippe yesterday ordered the disarmament of his supporters, saying that the...

Haiti
  • Mar 2, 2004
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HAITI: Stability in balance after Aristide's flight

An advance guard of US marines and French troops arrived in Haiti yesterday as part of a...

Haiti
  • Mar 2, 2004
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NIGERIA: Inoculation ban hurts WHO global campaigns

Last week, the UN condemned Nigerian states that refused to lift a ban on inoculations that are...

Nigeria
  • Mar 1, 2004
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IVORY COAST: UN peacekeeping force approved

The United Nations approved on February 27, the deployment of a peacekeeping force of 6,240...

Ivory Coast
  • Feb 27, 2004
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SOUTH AFRICA: MNC case a key test for Alien Tort Act

Judgement is imminent in a New York court case claiming damages from multinational corporations...

South Africa
  • Feb 27, 2004
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IRAQ/UN: Transition report leave open key questions

The UN this week published its report on whether elections in Iraq are feasible ahead of the...

Iraq
  • Feb 27, 2004
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GEORGIA/UN: Saakashvili offers Abkhazia wide autonomy

President Mikhail Saakashvili told the UN Security Council yesterday that Tbilisi was willing to...

Georgia
  • Feb 25, 2004
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IRAN: IAEA raises new nuclear questions

In a report to IAEA board members yesterday, the organisation's director-general, Mohammed El...

Iran