Month: July 2005

Gleneagles, Scotland, 8 July, 2005— Undaunted by terrorist attacks in London, leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations agreed to effectively double assistance to Africa, advance peace in the Middle East through Palestinian aid, […]

London, 7 July, 2005— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today deplored “the atrocious bombings” that rocked London’s public transport system as “an attack on humanity itself,” and urged that such violence not be allowed to […]

New York, 7 July, 2005— Long-term aid for Africa must remain at the top of the agenda for Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair and the leaders of the world’s other industrial powers meeting in Gleneagles, […]

New York, 7 July, 2005— Condemning the murder of Egypt’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ihab al-Sherif, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Iraqi authorities to “do everything possible” to apprehend those responsible and bring […]

New York, 7 July, 2005— Continuing his campaign in defence of freedom of the press, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of two more journalists […]

New York, 7 July, 2005— With elections in Côte d’Ivoire scheduled for October, all the parties involved must undertake the difficult tasks that will ensure that the electoral process is successful and major national problems […]

New York, 6 July, 2005— With the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and opposition leaders having reached an agreement on a timeline for implementing a stalled peace plan, the United Nations Security Council today demanded that […]

London, 6 July, 2005— For the first time developed and developing countries have accepted their responsibilities for reducing poverty, while the targets for reducing vast socio-economic ills have garnered unprecedented political support, giving the world […]