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New York, 11 June– The head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called on African leaders to embrace child-centred standards as the primary indicator of progress across their continent. “We all agree that […]

Washington, 10 June– Meeting with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni June 10 at the White House, President Bush noted the Ugandan’s ”extraordinary leadership on HIV/AIDS” in his country, as well as his ”steadfast support on the […]

Washington/Durban, 10 June– The World Economic Forum’s Director for Africa, Haiko Alfeld, said that Africans enthusiastically welcomed NEPAD (the New Partnership for African Development) but that ”the challenge now lies in successful implementation.” About this […]

Washington, 10 June– In addition to a new radio broadcast to Zimbabwe, the Voice of America (VOA) is planning to expand its news and informational programming throughout Africa, says Director David Jackson, a former Time […]

Washington, 6 June— The Bush administration’s request of $11,290 million for international development and humanitarian assistance programs in the fiscal year beginning October 1 (FY04) ”makes it clear that the administration has taken development off […]

New York, 5 June– The top United Nations weapons inspector for Iraq warned today against jumping to the conclusion that weapons of mass destruction existed just because they were unaccounted for, but cautioned also against […]

Accra, 5 June— The Liberian government and one of two rebel movements fighting to overthrow President Charles Taylor began talks on ending the country’s four-year-old civil war in the Ghanaian town of Akuse on Thursday. […]

Geneva, 4 June– Director-General Supachai welcomed the support of the Group of Eight nations for the timely conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda global trade talks, but urged leaders from the world’s richest nations to […]