Annan Selects Clinton for Tsunami Effort
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan has selected former President Clinton to be the U.N. point man for tsunami reconstruction and ensure that the world doesn't forget the immense needs of the countries devastated by the Dec. 26 disaster, a well-informed U.N. diplomat said Tuesday.
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Former US president Bill Clinton ended his three-hour visit in Indonesia's Aceh by praising the people for the progress they have made in rebuilding the tsunami-torn area.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka  - U.N. Secretary-General  Kofi Annan saw the scars on Saturday that the tsunami left in  Sri Lanka, where lives are in ruins but where hard work and  outside help have started to make a difference.
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KOBE, Japan  - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan  urged the world on Tuesday to learn from the killer Asian  tsunami, saying spending now could limit the loss of life and  damage from inevitable natural disasters.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Just a few months ago, Kofi Annan was one of the most respected UN chiefs in history, poised to lead the organization through a sweeping agenda of reform.
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Kofi Annan willl seek $1.5bn to deal with what the UN calls the world's forgotten emergencies, many in Africa.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday chose the high-profile British head of a key agency as his new chief of staff, the start of a reshuffle aimed at instituting U.N. reforms and combating scandals.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and  world leaders arrived in Jakarta Wednesday to try to deal with  Asia's tsunami crisis and a $2.3 billion humanitarian relief  operation, the biggest since World War II.
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Former US President Bill Clinton has voiced concern at slow progress rehousing those left homeless by the 2004 tsunami.
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The world has pledged $2  billion in aid for stricken areas in South Asia and U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan will probably visit Indonesia next  week, a senior U.N. official said on Saturday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan tours  the tsunami's wreckage in Sri Lanka on Saturday, where lives  are still in ruins but where hard work and outside help have  started to make a difference.
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The United Nations is adopting  new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard  against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food  program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday.
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President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents &#151; his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton &#151; to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
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UNITED NATIONS The United States has now joined the rest of the world backing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. It&#39;s an abrupt turnaround from the US refusal to back him last week after a senator called for his resignation.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan began a tour of tsunami-devastated Banda Aceh on  Friday as people gathered in the ravaged city's mosques to pray  to Allah for forgiveness and for their survival.
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The world's aid effort after the deadly Asian tsunami is hailed by a top UN official as a great success.
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Former U.S. President Bill  Clinton has been chosen as a special U.N. envoy to ensure the  reconstruction effort for the Asian tsunami victims remains a  high-profile operation, the United Nations said on Tuesday.