Month: February 2004

London, 3 February, 2004— A call was made here today for the media industry worldwide to join journalists’ campaigns for freedom of the press. ”The fight for a free press has historically been left almost […]

Algiers, 3 February, 2004— The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the European Commission’s donation of 3.75 million euros (US$4.73 million) to support its operation in Algeria which assists over 155,000 Western Saharan refugees. […]

Accra, 2 February, 2004— Ghanaian women’s rights groups have called for stronger laws against female genital mutilation (FGM) following two landmark rulings in northern Ghana against the traditional practice. The Ghanaian Association for Women’s Welfare […]

Johannesburg, 2 February, 2004— Mozambique could be facing its third consecutive drought year, according to the latest report by the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET). The Harare-based FEWSNET noted in its latest update that […]

Addis Ababa, 2 February, 2004— Former Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy has been officially appointed UN special envoy to help defuse the standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea. A statement released by Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s spokesman […]

Brussels, 30 January, 2004— An electoral team from the United Nations should be heading to Iraq in a few days to assess the feasibility of holding elections before the transfer of sovereignty at the end […]

New York, 30 January, 2004— The Security Council today tightened the sanctions regime against the Taliban and Al-Qaida in what the President of the 15-member UN body called a significant step forward in the struggle […]

Johannesburg, 30 January, 2004— Zambian authorities are considering tough measures to contain a cholera outbreak which has claimed 110 lives, 80 of them in a treatment centre in the capital, Lusaka. Among the measures being […]