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United nations, new york, april 17, irna -- kamal kharazi, permanent representative of iran to the u.n., here wednesday while expressing tehran's grave concern at the continued hostilities in afghanistan pointed out that the violence in afghanistan has no military…

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuter) - North Korea's demand for U.S. and South Korean food aid prevented agreement at a crucial meeting on Pyongyang's participation in landmark peace talks, Seoul officials said on Thursday. Senior diplomats from the three countries held inconclusive…

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(Excerpt) AFTERNOON HR/CN/97/51 ... The Commission noted with deep concern the intensification of armed hostilities and the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan, calling on all Afghan parties to fully respect human rights. It especially urged them to restore respect for the human…

Contact: Jim Bishop at (202) 667-8227 x104 or jbishop@interaction.org While the Administration has contributed to appeals by the World Food Programme (WFP) for assistance to North Korea and has just announced another contribution this week, the total volume of American assistance…

REACHING ACROSS The last cold war barrier still stands on the Korean peninsula, but humanitarian aid is reaching across it. Since the devastating war in Korea, the military standoff between North and South continues, underpinned by United States military support…

SG/SM/6209 AFG/73 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: The second meeting of regional States and other States with influence in Afghanistan and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) took place at…

[Unedited text - not an official record] The Commission on Human Rights, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and accepted humanitarian rules, as set out in the…

(10:43am AEST) Pakistan has joined calls for the United Nations to hear the views of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia, in a bid to end years of fighting there . The United Nations has not recognized the ultra-conservative Taliban which seized…

(U.S. to provide 50,000 metric tons of corn) (340) Washington -- The United States has decided to provide 50,000 metric tons of corn for North Korean children under the age of 6 in response to an expanded appeal from the…