June 2003

30 June 2003 - UN agency prepares evacuation of Sierra Leonean refugees

30 June 2003 - Security Council delegation meets Nigerian president

30 June 2003 - UN envoy calls on warring West African parties

30 June 2003 - Congolese parties agree on military and security structure

30 June 2003 - Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process still at critical stage

30 June 2003 - Central African Rep: Adjusting UN activities can help transition

28 June 2003 - South African maize helps Mozambique drought victims 

28 June 2003 - Liberia: Security Council to meet on multinational force

28 June 2003 - Annan urges new force in Liberia

27 June 2003 - Peace in Sierra Leone "inconceivable" without regional peace

27 June 2003 - UN refugee chief urges force to quell violence in Liberia

27 June 2003 - Drought, conflict obstacles to recovery in Ethiopia and Eritrea

26 June 2003 - 18 short-term judges approved for Rwanda tribunal

26 June 2003 - Security Council calls on Congolese parties

26 June 2003 - Liberia: Access to desperate people in Monrovia dwindles

26 June 2003 - Security Council extends mission in DR of Congo 

25 June 2003 - UN resumes work in Kenyan refugee camp

25 June 2003 - DR of Congo: Emergency force continues deployment in Bunia

25 June 2003 - UNICEF "horrified" by abduction of young girls by rebels in Uganda

25 June 2003 - Liberia: Annan condemns fresh violence in Monrovia

24 June 2003 - Security Council mission headed to West Africa

24 June 2003 - Kenya: UN agency concerned about violence in refugee camp

24 June 2003 - UN agencies assist postwar Angola with social services

24 June 2003 - UN refugee agency resumes repatriation of Eritreans from Sudan

23 June 2003 - DR of Congo, Burundi key to peace in Great Lakes

23 June 2003 - Abducted UN military observers in DR of Congo released

23 June 2003 - UNICEF tries to get West, Central African girls into school

23 June 2003 - Switzerland freezes Liberian leader's assets

21 June 2003 - Security Council to meet on situation in DR of Congo

20 June 2003 - 5.5 million in Zimbabwe will need food aid

20 June 2003 - Annan urges release of abducted observers in DRC

20 June 2003 - 55 children in Mozambique die each day

19 June 2003 - Security Council concerned by situation in Guinea Bissau

19 June 2003 - Conditions in Guinea Bissau continue to worsen

19 June 2003 - Liberia peace talks continue in Ghana

18 June 2003 - Human rights violations, hunger rising in eastern DR of Congo

18 June 2003 - Agency draws attention to debilitating pregnancy condition in Africa

18 June 2003 - Former Finnish President named Annan's envoy to Horn of Africa

18 June 2003 - Security Council hears calls for strengthening DRC peace mission

17 June 2003 - Annan welcomes ceasefire agreement between Liberian Gov't, rebels

17 June 2003 - UN repatriates 2,700 refugees to Central African Republic

17 June 2003 - Divisions among Somali leaders persist

17 June 2003 - Liberian Gov't and rebel groups sign ceasefire accord

17 June 2003 - ICJ rejects petition to block France from putting Congo leaders on trial

17 June 2003 - UN agency extends food appeal for Madagascar

16 June 2003 - UNICEF calls on registration of every African child

16 June 2003 - UN mission in DRC launches investigation on killing 

13 June 2003 - Security Council mission arrives in Burundi

13 June 2003 - Security Council ends weeklong mission to Central Africa

13 June 2003 - Liberia: UN relief agencies work in "chaotic" situation

13 June 2003 - Commission on Cameroon-Nigeria dispute holds meeting

12 June 2003 - Security Council delegation set to arrive in Bunia

12 June 2003 - Guinea-Bissau on a "downward course" - Annan

12 June 2003 - Liberia: UN reports difficult humanitarian conditions

12 June 2003 - Southern Africa still requires substantial food aid

11 June 2003 - Security Council delegation meets with Congolese President

11 June 200 3- UN relief official re-launches aid appeal for Eritrea

11 June 2003 - Violence ebbs in Liberia, thousands inside stadium for safety

11 June 2003 - Security Council demands end to fighting in Liberia

11 June 2003 - UN rights expert welcomes arrival of French troops in Bunia

11 June 2003 - UNICEF urges leaders to use child well-being as gauge 

10 June 2003 - DR of Congo: Security Council mission arrives in capital

10 June 2003 - "Dire situation" unfolding as rebels move on Liberia's capital

10 June 2003 - Annan appoints expert panel to follow up on Liberia sanctions

10 June 2003 - UN relief official arrives in Eritrea as drought crisis worsens

10 June 2003 - Central African Rep: UN helps refugees repatriate from DRC

10 June 2003 - UN launches campaign to help drought-hit Ethiopian farmers

09 June 2003 - Security Council calls on all parties in Liberia to seek peace

09 June 2003 - Security Council mission heads to Angola

09 June 2003 - Mauritania: Annan strongly condemns coup attempts

09 June 2003 - Bloody ethnic clashes in DR of Congo claim more lives

09 June 2003 - Annan calls for protection of civilians in Liberia

06 June 2003 - Liberia: Relief agencies concerned at deteriorating situation

06 June 2003 - UN mission to Central Africa to bolster cooperation with region

06 June 2003 - UN adviser urges missions to Africa to focus on women, girls

06 June 2003 - French troops land in DR of Congo to help restore stability in Bunia

06 June 2003 - Child malnutrition at alarming level in Eritrea

05 June 2003 - Security Council ends ban on import of Sierra Leone rough diamonds

05 June 2003 - Sierra Leone: Prosecutor disappointed as Taylor evades arrest

04 June 2003 - Côte d'Ivoire: Official calls for international backing of political process

04 June 2003 - Bangladeshi general to lead UN military liaisons in Côte d'Ivoire

04 June 2003 - Mission to Central Africa to seek "solid political process" 

04 June 2003 - Annan urges Liberian talks to seek peace

04 June 2003 - Ceasefire as most burning issue for Liberians, Annan

04 June 2003 - UN-backed Sierra Leone court indicts Liberian President

04 June 2003 - Food convoys arrive in Namibia to help flood victims

03 June 2003 - UN agency assists Liberians fleeing into Côte d'Ivoire

03 June 2003 - DR of Congo: Calm in Bunia, transitional government important

03 June 2003 - Security Council stresses concern over Côte d'Ivoire

03 June 2003 - UN concerned over "voluntariness" of  repatriating Burundians

02 June 2003 - Zimbabwe: Annan voices concern about possible violence

02 June 2003 - Sierra Leone: Court takes custody of body of rebel leader

01 June 2003 - Annan urges G-8 leaders to support millennium goals

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