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Geneva/New York, 24 May Musician and activist Bob Geldof will return to Ethiopia with UNICEF next week for the first time since his landmark visit to the drought-stricken country 20 years ago. Ethiopia is in […]

Bangkok/Jakarta, Indonesia, 23 May A humanitarian crisis is exploding in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where 23,000 children have been displaced and nearly 300 schools destroyed because of renewed fighting in the province. UNICEFis calling […]

Washington, 23 May — As a homegrown blueprint for political and economic progress, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for African leaders to finally reverse the marginalization the continent has […]

Oslo, 23 May U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson is accepting a prediction from health experts that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) may be on the wane now but is likely […]

Washington, 23 May The United States is ”greatly disturbed” by reports of intensifying fighting in Liberia and has called on all combatants, both government and rebel forces, to cease their campaigns of violence, and to […]

Johannesburg, 23 May (IRIN) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in power for 23 years, has called for an open debate on his succession within the ruling ZANU-PF party. Addressing a rally on Thursday in Mount […]

Johannesburg, 23 May (IRIN)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet next month to decide whether to suspend Zimbabwe’s voting rights following the country’s failure to meet its repayments to the institution. The news that the […]

Ljubljana, 23 May –EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler commended Slovenia for the continued hard work in the build-up to EU accession and the signing of the accession treaty. Speaking in Ljubjana during his official visit […]