Annan to Visit Jakarta; Pledges Jump to $2 Billion
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan will visit tsunami stricken Indonesia next week, as the  world increased aid pledges to $2 billion for tsunami-hit areas  in South Asia, U.N. officials said Saturday.
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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 pledged full cooperation Thursday with investigations into alleged abuses in a U.N. oil and aid program that have led Republicans in Congress to demand his resignation. He said U.N. employees can be fired if they do not comply.
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is about to begin a visit to Japan where he is expected to sign off on the framework for a trade deal that could let Indonesians work here.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  proposed on Thursday a rise in the U.N. budget for the next two  years, seeking extra funding to head off conflicts and promote  human rights amid new demands on the world body.
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Urging a matching "unprecedented global response", UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ( news - web sites ) said that half a billion dollars in aid had been promised or delivered for relief operations after the ...
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A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is heading off to Asia and Europe this weekend for wide-ranging talks.
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The UN's Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover the nuclear issue.
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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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Kofi Annan gently prodded world leaders to follow through on their aid pledges, which now total more than $3 billion.
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United Nations: Half a billion dollars in assistance has been promised or delivered for tsunami victims around the Indian Ocean, UN chief Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - As the death toll from Asia&#39;s earthquake-tsunami catastrophe soared past 120,000, nations donated $600 million Cdn toward the world&#39;s largest relief effort, but UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said even more would be needed.
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Visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have agreed to step up bilateral trade and South Korean investment in Indonesia.
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U.S. helicopters stepped up aid flights in tsunami-hit Indonesia Tuesday as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged rich nations to spend more on preventing natural disasters before the next one hits.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting with the Iranian leader. Annan's two-day visit to Tehran comes after Iran ignored a United Nations deadline to halt uranium enrichment by the end of August, opening the door to possible sanctions.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand U.N. support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.