http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/2004 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85922 The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama produced a heap of criticism, but does the President reflect a new era of tranquillity? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84811 Your chance to petition the UN to appoint Martti Ahtisaari to mediate for an end to the bloodshed. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159548/1/2004 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159514/1/2004 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159255/1/2004 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159005/1/2004 NEW YORK, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in major towns and cities across the United States today to express their anger and frustration with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158602/1/2004 BOGOTA, Mar 7 (OneWorld) - Amid the escalating diplomatic crisis with Venezuela, Ecuador, and now Nicaragua, tens of thousands of Colombians marched yesterday in solidarity with the victims of their country's violent conflict. They were joined by demonstrators in capital cities across the continent, as well as Paris and New York. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158448/1/2004 NEW YORK, Mar 3 (OneWorld) - A leading international aid organization has released a new study concluding that efforts to bring peace and security to Afghanistan are more likely to succeed if they build on the work of traditional councils and focus on the threats Afghans face in their everyday lives. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158389/1/2004 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 1 (OneWorld) - Further delay in the payment of past U.S. dues to the United Nations could lead to negative consequences for global peacekeeping operations and development programs, independent groups are warning. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/158128/1/2004 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157678/1/2004 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 (OneWorld) - Efforts to restore peace in Kenya will be doomed to failure if women are not invited to the negotiating table, civil society activists warned international mediators this week. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157525/1/2004 BOGOTA, Feb 5 (OneWorld) - An estimated 2 million Colombians marched here Monday in a show of opposition to the FARC guerrillas. Worldwide, solidarity protests organized through the Facebook online platform spanned 193 cities in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/157371/1/2004 As India paid its homage to Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, the 60th anniversary of his assassination, his great-granddaughter poured his ashes into the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. Gandhi was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at a prayer meeting in New Delhi. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157221/1/2004 NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of armed conflict fueled predominantly by the world's thirst for gold and diamonds. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156961/1/2004 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17 (OneWorld) - As they travel the country searching for votes, each of the big three Democratic candidates for president has pledged to withdraw large numbers of troops from Iraq during their first year in office.