Month: January 2005

New York, 17 January, 2005— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today launched a 3,000-page document which research team leader, Special Adviser Jeffrey Sachs, called ”a unique report” recommending that rich countries double their investments in […]

Dakar, 14 January, 2005— International agricultural experts have warned that better coordination is required to tackle locusts in West Africa after governments in the region and international donors were caught off guard by last year’s […]

Abidjan, 14 January, 2005— They all have a poignant story to tell, and they tell it willingly. The Active Women of Cote d’Ivoire support group for women infected with HIV, is a place where frank […]

Damascus, 16 January, 2005— Elections scheduled to take place at the end of this month in Iraq must be as inclusive as possible, the United Nations envoy to the country said today, calling for greater […]

Berlin, 12 January, 2005— The President of Germany, Dr Horst Köhler, today urged the international community not to forget Africa in the wake of the tsunami disaster in Southasia. Speaking at his traditional New Year […]

New York/Addis Ababa,, 11 January, 2005— With the second stage of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) set to be held in November in North Africa, a three-day African preparatory meeting […]

Nairobi, 10 January, 2005— The interim Somali government is to start relocating from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where it is currently based, to Somalia within the next three weeks, sources told IRIN on Monday. The […]

New York, 9 January, 2005— Hailing today’s signing of a comprehensive peace agreement formally ending Sudan’s long and devastating war, Secretary-General Kofi Annan pledged to quickly outline plans for a United Nations operation there but […]