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AFRICOM Builds Partnerships, Self-Sufficiency
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 10:01 am | US Information Service
The precise role the newly created U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will play is to build on long-standing partnerships to deliver humanitarian assistance and foster self-sufficiency by helping African nations build strong, effective democracies. More >>
Youth Centers Provide Hope in Darfur Camps
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 9:57 am | US Information Service
After more than two years of living in refugee camps, Darfur's young people have begun to grow dissatisfied with their limited employment options and the continuous insecurity in the region that prevents them from venturing elsewhere. More >>
Afghanistan's Health Outreach Grows
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 2:55 pm | US Information Service
Life expectancy is short in Afghanistan, on average about 47 years. Maternal mortality rates are one in 50 births and one of every five children dies before the age of 5, according to the World Health Organization. More >>
Aviation Emissions Best Tackled By Cooperation
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 2:51 pm | US Information Service
A European Union plan to include air carriers in a broad trading proposal on carbon dioxide emissions has generated widespread concern. Many experts say addressing aviation emissions requires that countries cooperate globally. More >>
UN Concerned About Syria-Lebanon Arms Shipments
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 2:47 pm | US Information Service
The United Nations Security Council adopted a presidential statement August 3 expressing its concern over reports of arms shipments from Syria to nonstate armed groups in Lebanon in violation of Security Council Resolution 1701. More >>
New Opportunities For Palestinian Entrepreneurs
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 2:44 pm | US Information Service
Until now, Palestinians who sought businesses loans have faced the prohibitive requirement to offer as much as 200 percent in collateral. This situation could change as soon as September, thanks to the Middle East Investment Initiative. More >>
U.N.-A.U. Hybrid Force In Darfur Must Deploy ASAP
Friday, 3 August 2007, 5:31 am | US Information Service
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1769, which authorizes the deployment of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force to Sudan's Darfur region, is a "new and unique form of cooperation" between the two international organizations, U.S. officials said. More >>
Technical Meetings Begin In Nth Korea Nuke Talks
Friday, 3 August 2007, 5:27 am | US Information Service
Diplomats from six nations will begin working in early August on the technical details of an agreement aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. official says. More >>
US Senators Urge Sanctioning China
Monday, 19 February 2001, 9:48 am | US Information Service
Twelve senators put forth a resolution in the Senate February 14 that would have the United States take up the issue of Chinese human rights abuses at the next meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva later this year. More >>
