World Good News
Record number of donors support UN population agency this yearThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) received contributions from a record 142 countries in 2003 – the largest number in its history, the agency said today. |
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Oil deal puts Sudan a step closer to peaceThe government of Sudan and rebels fighting a 20-year civil war have moved closer to a peace deal after agreeing to a 50/50 split of oil revenues. |
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Libya Abandons WMD DevelopmentLibya, a pariah state for decades, said Friday that it would abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs and allow unconditional inspections, drawing praise from Washington and London for its move toward rejoining the international community. |
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Pak girls allowed to choose their husbandsThe Pakistan supreme court has granted Muslim girls the right to marry according to their 'free will' without the consent of their parents or guardians. |
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Israeli and Palestinian PM’s to meetIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie plan to meet this week, Israel Radio says. |
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Judge Says Zimbabwe’s Only Independent Daily Newspaper Must Be Allowed To PublishIn Zimbabwe a judge has ruled that Zimbabwe's only independent daily newspaper, the Daily News, must be allowed to publish, regardless of a Supreme Court appeal by a government appointed media commission to keep it off the streets. |
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Re-opening of Kabul-Kandahar road welcomedUS Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Tuesday welcomed the dedication of a newly renovated highway linking Kandahar to Kabul, saying it should improve security and the flow of commerce in Afghanistan. |
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France, Germany to Help Relieve Iraq DebtPresident Bush's special envoy on Iraq won agreement Tuesday from Germany and France, two of the most ardent opponents of the American-led war, to ease Baghdad's huge debt burden. |
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Burma Vows Democracy Road-mapMilitary-ruled Burma told a 12-nation meeting yesterday it will embark on its promised "road map to democracy" by convening a constitutional convention next year, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said. |
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Saddam Captured Hiding in Hole Near TikritU.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit in a major coup for Washington's beleaguered occupying force in Iraq. |
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Small window of opportunity for peace has opened - UN Middle East envoyA narrow window of opportunity has opened to re-start the Middle East peace process, but the situation remains fragile and the only viable solution is to follow the Road Map, the senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East told the Security Council today. |
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UN receives food donation from India for one million Afghan childrenMore than one million schoolchildren in Afghanistan will receive a nutritious snack in school thanks to a new donation of 61,000 metric tons of wheat from India to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), agency officials said today. |
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Constitutional Debate Rages in Lead up to Afgan CouncilA day before Afghanistan convenes the Loya Jirga, or grand council, debate is still flaring over the consitution's basic elements. Many delegates favor a parliamentary system, but others, including several current authorities in the transitional government, are negotiating to develop a strong presidency in which one elected official serves as chief military commander. |
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Canada responds to food emergency in EthiopiaThe Honourable Susan Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation, today announced a contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) of $14 million for emergency food aid initiatives in Ethiopia. Minister Whelan made the announcement as part of Canada's response to the 2004 Emergency Appeal for Ethiopia. The funds will be provided by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). |
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Human rights news
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in India
- Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
- Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian Government
- A sporting victory for equal rights
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