United Nations
HAITI: UN faces major challenges
Haiti has become a severe embarrassment for the UN. When the Security Council agreed to send a...
HaitiAFRICA: UN reform is key topic of AU summit
The African Union is holding a two-day summit starting today in Libya, ahead of the G8 meeting.
AfricaINTERNATIONAL: New order spurs sovereignty revolution
Traditional understandings of sovereignty, statehood and security are being overturned. A novel...
InternationalIVORY COAST: Guns, UN force size threaten transition
The UN Security Council is set to vote today on a resolution authorising up to 850 additional...
Ivory CoastZIMBABWE: Urban removal campaign targets opposition
The UN said this week it will launch a probe into the government's drive to destroy unauthorised...
ZimbabweUN/BURUNDI: Truth commission reflects UN goals
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution yesterday requesting Secretary-General Kofi Annan to...
BurundiSUDAN: ICC role raises questions
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, stated yesterday...
SudanSUDAN: Lack of commitment threatens north-south peace
Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed between the government and southern rebels in...
Sudan