Articles by ANA

Kabul, 17 November, 2004— As Afghanistan’s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme entered its second year in early November, over 20,000 of approximately 60,000 Afghan militia forces (AMF) have been disbanded and reintegrated into civilian […]

Washington, 17 November, 2004— A top State Department official termed the crisis in Darfur ”the most acute humanitarian emergency in the world today” as he detailed U.S. efforts in refugee affairs for foreign journalists at […]

New York, 17 November, 2004— Calling the upcoming Security Council session on Sudan, which will be held in Africa, ”very, very important,” U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said November 16 that he hopes the council will […]

Nairobi, 15 November, 2004— Heads of state from countries in and around the Great Lakes region are set to take part in a two-day conference starting on Friday in Dar es Salaam that has been […]

New York, 15 November, 2004— Security Council members will head for the troubled Great Lakes region of Africa later this week to show global support for national peace efforts, the leader of the mission said […]

New York, 15 November, 2004— Seeking to end the violence in Côte d’Ivoire, the United Nations Security Council today imposed an immediate, 13-month arms embargo against the country and gave the parties there one month […]

Washington, 15 November, 2004— Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying ”I think we’ve accomplished a great deal,” announced his resignation from the Bush administration at a November 15 State Department briefing. Powell, in his November […]

New York, 12 November, 2004— The recent flare-up of violence in Côte d’Ivoire – where United Nations and French peacekeepers are monitoring a buffer zone separating the government-controlled south and the rebel-held north – could […]