Month: November 2003

New York, 24 November, 2003— Stressing the urgency to end violence against women, the head of the U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) said that one in three women and girls around the world will […]

Addis Ababa, 24 November, 2003— Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been urged to help break the deadlock in the stalled Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process, diplomats told IRIN on Monday. The Libyan leader could help overcome […]

Abidjan, 24 November, 2003— Liberia’s transitional leader, Gyude Bryant, held talks with President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire on Monday about security along the two countries’ troubled border. Gbagbo’s spokesman, Alain Toussaint, said they also […]

Nairobi, 24 November, 2003— Hundreds of families who were driven out of their homes by recent fighting in the Galgudud Region, central Somalia, are said to be living in ”destitute” conditions. Local elders told IRIN […]

Bujumbura, 24 November, 2003— Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye reshuffled his cabinet on Sunday to incorporate the country’s largest rebel faction, the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces nationales pour la defense de la […]

Kabul, 23 November, 2003— One person was killed and four injured during a demonstration on Sunday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when several hundred former army officers entered the defence ministry compound demanding reinstatement and […]

London, 24 November, 2003— Not only is Jonathan Wilkinson the most popular bloke on the planet at the moment, he’s also the most popular on the internet. Lycos.co.uk has revealed that internet searches for the […]

Monrovia, 22 November, 2003— Children danced in the streets of the Liberian capital Monrovia on Friday night and cars flashed their blinker lights in celebration after mains electricity was restored to part of the city […]