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New York, 4 January, 2004— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today lauded members of Afghanistan’s grand council for reaching accord on a founding charter for emerging democracy in the country. “The Secretary-General was very pleased […]

Washington, 1 January, 2004— The United States will issue temporary licenses to individuals and non-governmental organizations permitting the transfer of funds and export of specialized equipment to aid the victims of the devastating earthquake in […]

New York, 31 December, 2003— With cold night temperatures, inadequate water and sanitation, and insufficient care for the injured posing serious risks for the survivors of Iran’s devastating earthquake, the United Nations health agency has […]

Washington, 29 December, 2003— The United States may request international airlines to place trained sky marshals on board passenger and cargo planes flying within U.S. airspace, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says. Speaking December 29 […]

Ankara, 29 December, 2003— Reports emerging from the Afghan/Iran border suggest thousands of Afghan refugees who lived in Bam, scene of Friday’s destructive earthquake that killed an estimated 20,000 people, are heading home after having […]

Kerman, 27 December, 2003— The blood-spattered floor of Kerman’s Shahid Bahonar Hospital is lined with hundreds of casualties. Nurses, doctors and relatives frantically pick their way through the maze of bodies, careful not to stand […]

New York, 26 December, 2003— With Iran’s Government reporting heavy casualties from an earthquake which rocked the southeastern part of the country, the United Nations today dispatched funds and experts to bolster relief efforts. In […]

Dushanbe, 23 December, 2003— Food security for the poorest stratum of Tajikistan’s 6.5 million population – about 300,000 of them – remains fragile, despite a good harvest this year. The country was the poorest of […]