International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must become more accountable if they are to retain their influence and position of trust, according to a UN report released last week. The report - titled "The 21st Century NGO: In the Market for Change - involved an international study of the NGO landscape, with over 200 NGOs and opinion formers contribut...
A senior UN rights official has expressed grave concern over the recent murder of a human rights activist in Guatemala. The Acting UN High Commissioner for Hum...
United Nations general secretary Kofi Annan says an armed peacekeeping force should be deployed in Israel and Palestine. He says anything less might not be eno...
The European Commission has adopted a communication clarifying the EUs position and objectives for the forthcoming world summit on Information Society (WSIS). ...
The U.S. is threatening to open a new rift with the United Nations by bypassing international sanctions to kick-start the rebuilding of Iraq, reports The Times...
In Syria prospects of ending the crisis look bleak, with the UN Security Council struggling to agree on an appropriate response. The Assad regime?s brutal crackdown, including shelling of central city Homs, shows no sign...
In Iraq, the official withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, nearly nine years after the invasion, was quickly followed by a political crisis. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the country?s top Sunni politician,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo?s presidential and parliamentary vote went ahead on 28-30 November, after a campaign marred by violence and amid allegations of rigging and mismanagement. Political rallies were banned in the wake of...
Deadly clashes between government forces and the insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) broke out in the troubled southern Philippines in October.
In Sudan a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) offensive in Blue Nile state, and renewed clashes in Southern Kordofan between the SAF and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, fuelled fears of a return to civil war.