Month: January 2005

Nairobi, 4 January, 2005— The tsunami triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean that struck the Horn of Africa coastline just over a week ago has affected about 18,000 households of varying sizes in […]

Johannesburg, 4 January, 2005— Zambian civil society and opposition parties are to persist with efforts to pressure the authorities to enact a new constitution before elections in 2006, despite the government’s reported willingness to renew […]

Fallujah, 4 January, 2005— ”It was really distressing picking up dead bodies from destroyed homes, especially children. It is the most depressing situation I have ever been in since the war started,” Dr Rafa’ah al-Iyssaue, […]

Jakarta, 4 January, 2005— Two days ahead of a global conference here to coordinate aid for the countries devastated by tsunamis, UNICEF today proposed four fundamental priorities for children that the agency said are essential […]

Washington, 2 January, 2005— Bound for a visit to several nations ravaged by the December 26 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed America’s determination to do all it […]

New York, 2 January, 2005— Secretary of State Colin Powell called the Indian Ocean tsunami ”an unprecedented disaster,” declaring that the need is great not just for immediate relief but for long-term reconstruction efforts as […]

Bangui, 31 December, 2004— Only five out of 15 candidates are qualified to run for presidential elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to an announcement on Thursday by a transitional constitutional court in […]

Naivascha, Kenya, 31 December, 2004— United Nations officials headed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan have welcomed today’s initialling of the two final protocols of a comprehensive peace deal to end a 21-year civil war in southern […]