UN raps Burma's 'slow progress'
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The UN condemns slow progress on reform in Burma, after the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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China will be asked to do more to encourage the military rulers of Myanmar to engage in dialogue with the opposition, the U.N. special envoy to the troubled Southeast Asian nation said on Thursday.
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Myanmar attempted to soothe UN concerns over the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after the world body's Secretary General Kofi Annan condemned the military regime over its claimed democracy drive.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged  new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and  pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to  call for the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Philippines peace talks are slowly moving forward, but recent sectarian fighting worries analysts.
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The United Nations envoy on Myanmar concluded talks with China on Thursday, with no indication Beijing had agreed to exert tougher pressure on the junta that runs the troubled Southeast Asian nation.
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Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation.
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A US-sponsored motion puts Burma on the formal agenda of the UN Security Council, drawing China's anger.
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Military-ruled Burma said it will stick to its plans for gradual democratisation, despite abruptly appointing a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country&#39;s political reform movement.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations lags behind other international regional groupings in addressing human rights issues, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda has said.
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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday unacceptable delays were preventing help reaching millions of victims of Darfur's bloodshed, but negotiations on deploying U.N. peacekeepers were making only slow progress.
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The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has renewed an appeal to Burma to free detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and all other political prisoners.
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UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is to meet Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN says.
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Despite some progress, sub-Saharan Africa is behind schedule on all its U.N. Millennium Development Goals, which include halving extreme poverty, halfway towards their target date, the world body reported on Wednesday.
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Despite some progress,  sub-Saharan Africa is behind schedule on all its U.N.  Millennium Development Goals, which include halving extreme  poverty, halfway towards their target date, the world body  reported on Wednesday.
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Thailand yesterday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s house arrest has been extended.
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BANGKOK, Oct. 24 -- While activists focus on increasing pressure on Burma's military leaders to open a dialogue with the country's pro-democracy activists, diplomatic consensus is eroding on what steps to take next.