- Vol 44 No 8
- 18th April 2003
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has given the National Islamic Front government a free hand to pursue its policy of human rights violations. By refusing to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Sudan (first appointe...
- Vol 42 No 13
- 29th June 2001
'Don't you know what they've done in Burundi? They have burnt down the bridges of tomorrow.' Ethiopia, Liberia, Somalia... The litany is long. 'Freedom Soldiers' is the song; 'Building Bridges' is the album. The singers are all refugees from the bridge-bu...
- Vol 41 No 6
- 17th March 2000
The United Nations' latest exercise in naming and shaming sanctions-busters may see the international isolation of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré and Togo's President Gnassingbé Eyadéma.
- Vol 40 No 24
- 3rd December 1999
Weak mandates and lack of resources have hobbled UN operations
- new missions in Congo and Sierra Leone face the same constraints
- Vol 39 No 22
- 6th November 1998
African wars and American funds top the list of the Secretary General's problems for the next three years
- Vol 39 No 22
- 6th November 1998
Among the staff, Kofi Annan is the most popular Secretary General to
date. Helped by his open manner and attention to detail, Annan's
rapport with staff stems from his 30-year rise through UN ranks. He’s
the first UN staffer to get elected SG and hasn'...
- Vol 39 No 16
- 7th August 1998
New claims emerge that the UNHCR financed arms shipments to Mobutu's soldiers