Full Coverage: War and peace

20.12.2005 Afghan President Hamid Karzai swore in the new members of parliament Monday in what is considered the conclusion of the U.N.-backed plan to bring democracy to Afghanistan. Despite facing an uphill battle, many of the delegates are optimistic about their country's future.

20.12.2005 The economy of Darfur is in steep decline, conditions are worsening even for those in areas previously unaffected by direct fighting, and continuing violence is "ghettoizing" the region as communities are paralyzed by fear. The key to security for DarfurÂ’s children lies with the Abuja peace negotiations, says UNICEF.

20.12.2005 Twenty young people from Massachusetts are getting to reach out to and bond with peers in Afghanistan. The project was presented to the community at "A Night of Peace," where students shared pen-pal letters, photos, and presented an anthology of their writing on Afghanistan.

13.12.2005 Sonja Biserko, Presidente Komitetit të Helsinkit për të Drejtat e Njeriut në Serbi, ka thënë se arrestimi i gjeneralit kroat Ante Gotovina e bën “Serbinë të vetme në rajon” dhe pozita e Qeverisë në lidhje me bashkëpunimin me Tribunalin e Hagës ka “ndryshuar në formë domethënëse”.

12.12.2005 Četrnaest pripadnika Teritorijalne odbrane Vukovara proglašeno je u ponedeljka krivim za ubistvo 200 hrvatskih zarobljenika na poljoprivrednom dobru Ovčara kod Vukovara 1991. godine, odlučio je Sud za ratne zločine u Beogradu. Dvojca optuženih oslobodjena su optužbi.

12.12.2005 WE need friendly countries to work with us in meeting the challenges facing the country, President Levy Mwanawasa has said

08.12.2005 In no uncertain terms, former president Jimmy Carter catalogs the current failings of U.S. leaders, lamenting human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, lax environmental protection, and imperialist foreign policy. Carter calls for the U.S. to model ethical behavior--peace, rights, and prosperity for all--in an example to the world.

06.12.2005 A petition calling for the arrest of the two men said to have orchestrated the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnia war was originally drafted in July for the tenth anniversary of the horrific event. Mark the tenth anniversary of the Dayton Accords, which ended the war, by adding your name to the nearly 10,000 signatures already on the petition.

05.12.2005 Pohjois-Ugandassa hallitusta vastaan taisteleva Herran vastarinta-armeija LRA on ehdottanut Ugandan hallitukselle rauhanneuvotteluja sisällisodan lopettamiseksi. Pohjois-Ugandan sota on kestänyt jo 20 vuotta, ja Unicefin arvion mukaan 20 000 lasta on siepattu LRA:n sotilaiksi ja seksisorjiksi.

02.12.2005 A key rebel leader has announced that his group, the Lord's Resistance Army, is ready to negotiate a settlement to the 20-year civil war that has ravaged northern Uganda, and that he and other leaders will cooperate with the International Criminal Court.

01.12.2005 President Bush launched an unprecedented campaign to bolster confidence in his Iraq strategy this week, in a move that many strategists believe is necessary if he is to regain his domestice political potency, reports Jim Lobe.