United Nations

  • Dec 29, 2003
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UNITED NATIONS: P5 states to fight key reform plans

Momentum for serious reform of the UN, particularly the Security Council, has increased since the...

United Nations
  • Dec 24, 2003
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LATIN AMERICA: GDP rises but major challenges remain

The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released its annual report on...

Latin America
  • Dec 19, 2003
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SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Serb Radicals are still in lead

Vojislav Seselj's Serbian Radical Party (SRS) is increasing its lead in opinion surveys ahead of...

  • Dec 18, 2003
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LATIN AMERICA: Growth prospects improve

The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) yesterday issued its...

Latin America
  • Dec 12, 2003
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RUSSIA: Moscow wants late changes in Kyoto terms

Aleksandr Bedritsky, leading the delegation to the UN climate change conference in Milan, said...

Russia
  • Dec 10, 2003
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AFRICA: Peace prognosis fuels optimism

Moves towards peace in a growing number of African countries over the past two years have led to...

  • Dec 10, 2003
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LIBERIA: Violence erupts over UN disarmament plans

Violent clashes between UN peacekeepers and militias in Monrovia led to the deaths of nine people...

Liberia
  • Dec 9, 2003
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MEXICO: Rights report recommends reform

A report released yesterday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the...

Mexico