Bern, Switzerland, 1 July– Calling the situation in Liberia ”urgent, tragic,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today renewed his appeal for a prompt decision by the Security Council on his request to deploy a multi-national […]

NEW YORK, 1 July — In his upcoming trip through Africa, President Bush should commit additional resources to democratic development and call upon African nations to improve respect for political rights and civil liberties on […]

Geneva, 30 June– Rural development took centre stage at the annual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva today as agency heads from throughout the UN system emphasized its key […]

ROME, 30 June– The Codex Alimentarius Commission opened its 26th session today with representatives from 169 countries coming together to decide on the adoption of a number of controversial new food safety standards designed to […]

CHAMAN, Pakistan, 30 June — The U.N. refugee agency relocated 800 Afghan refugees to new sites inside Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday as it began to clear a controversial makeshift camp just inside the Pakistani […]

ABIDJAN, June 30– UNHCR on Monday stepped up preparations to evacuate Sierra Leonean and other refugees trapped in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, as a ceasefire in the battle-weary city entered its fourth day. Final plans […]

Washington, 12 June– Nearly every form of contemporary music in America can be traced to African slaves, who transplanted the rhythms and harmonies from their native land. Through the decades, Black music has evolved from […]

Abidjan, 30 June– Nigerian police have broken up protests at the start of a general strike over a massive fuel price hike. Nigerian authorities say the work stoppage is illegal. Police in the main city […]