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01 Jan 2002

Armenia + 1 other
Aliyev vows swift reunification of Karabakh to Azerbaijan

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— Agence France-Presse
BAKU, Jan 1 (AFP) - Azerbaijan's President Heydar Aliyev, in his new year address Tuesday, vowed that the disputed Nagorno Karabakh enclave would be reunited with his nation through negotiations with neighboring Armenia.

"Nagorno Karabakh is an inalienable part of Azerbaijan and the conflict (regarding this enclave) will be solved (while respecting) our country's territorial integrity. I believe that all possibilities to solve (this conflict) will be put to good use in 2002," Aliyev said in a speech broadcast on Azeri TV.

"We are ready to carry out negotiations

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31 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 7 others
ICBL Landmine Update Dec 2001

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— International Campaign to Ban Landmines


The Landmine Update is the International Campaign to Ban Landmines’ quarterly newsletter. This edition is followed by a calendar of upcoming events and list of available new resources. To date, 142 countries have signed the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, and 122 have ratified it. The most recent accession is Nigeria (27 September) and the most recent ratification is Algeria (9 October).

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29 Dec 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Azerbaijan's right-wing opposition demonstrates in Baku

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— Agence France-Presse
BAKU, Dec 29 (AFP) - The right-wing opposition in Azerbaijan took to the streets of Baku on Saturday to rally support for the "freedom" of the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and the release of all political prisoners in the country.

The demonstration, which was supported by a number of right-wing parties saw 3,000 people take part, according to organisers, while police put the numbers at only 700.

Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised internationally as Azeri territory but has been de facto part of Armenia since ethnic Armenians

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27 Dec 2001

Armenia
Armenia: Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006 & National Indicative Programme 2002-2003

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— European Commission
Summary
The Armenia Country Strategy Paper (CSP) was adopted by the Commission on 27 December 2001 and provides the strategic framework within which EC assistance will be provided for the period 2002-2006. The CSP follows the guidelines set out in the Framework for Country Strategy Papers, and takes its basis from the Regulation for the provision of assistance to the partner countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Council Regulation EC, Euratom N° 99/2000 of 29 December 1999). The CSP constitutes the Indicative
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21 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 7 others
General Assembly calls for increased international assistance for Afghanistan on condition interim authority honours Bonn Agreement

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— UN General Assembly


Fifty-sixth General Assembly GA/10005
Plenary 21 December 2001
91st Meeting (PM)
The General Assembly this afternoon adopted six resolutions, two by recorded vote, as it considered numerous agenda items.

Without a vote, the Assembly adopted a resolution on Afghanistan, by which it called on all Afghan groups to promote peace and a lasting political settlement in the country, and fully implement the Bonn agreement. It stressed that women should fully and equally take part in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life and decision-making processes.

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17 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 30 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 5, 2001

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome, December 2001
Highlights

Latest information indicates a slightly larger global cereal output in 2001, of 1 870 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms). However, even at this level, production would still be less than the anticipated utilization requirements in 2001/02, leading to a significant draw-down of cereal stocks.

While Afghanistan currently faces a grave food supply situation, food emergencies persist in many other countries (see box on page 6).

World cereal trade in 2001/02 is forecast at 233 million tonnes, unchanged from the previous season's

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14 Dec 2001

Armenia
Commission allocates EUR 200,000 to the victims of the drought in South Armenia

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— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
IP/01/1833
Brussels, 14 December 2001 - Channelled through the Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) which comes under the responsibility of Commissioner Poul Nielson, these funds will help bring relief to Armenia which has been hit last year by a drought that has had a severe impact throughout the country. While the north and the centre of the country managed to recover, the southern parts have been affected by a second consecutive drought this year. In particular, in the regions of Vayots Dzor and Syunik, subsistent farmers' families are now
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14 Dec 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Armenia, Azerbaijan fail to agree on rapporteur for Karabakh

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— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
During talks in Strasbourg on 12-13 December, the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe failed to reach agreement on nominating a rapporteur for the Karabakh conflict, Turan reported on 14 December. LF
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13 Dec 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Azerbaijan again threatens Armenia with war over Karabakh

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— Agence France-Presse
BAKU, Dec 13 (AFP) - The defense minister of Azerbaijan on Thursday said the country would go to war to win back the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh unless Armenia gave it up, according to news reports.

"It is essential that the enemy sees that if it does not give up our land by peaceful means then Azerbaijan will use force," Defense Minister Safar Abbiyev was quoted as saying by the Azerpress news agency.

He added: "Now more than ever we need to have strong armed forces and Azerbaijan will make every effort to achieve that."

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13 Dec 2001

Armenia + 1 other
CoE Parliamentary Assembly: Statements by Azerbaijan on solving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by military means

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— Council of Europe
Written Question No. 397
Doc. 9294 - 13 December 2001

Reply from the Committee of Ministers

adopted at the 776th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (6 December 2001)

I. Written Question No. 397 by Mr Hovhannisyan (Doc. 9235)

On January 25, 2001 Armenia and Azerbaijan became members of the Council of Europe.

Upon joining the Organisation they have made accession commitments to be implemented and followed unabated.

One of the most important obligations undertaken by both countries is the commitment to find only a peaceful

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12 Dec 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Armenian leaders restrained on Karabakh peace prospects

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— EurasiaNet
From EURASIA INSIGHT December 13, 2001

Haroutiun Khachatrian: 12/12/01

Optimism on a breakthrough in efforts to reach a political settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2001 proved premature. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are now reluctant to even engage in confidence-building measures.

Early in 2001 many experts believed that a lasting settlement to the Karabakh question could be achieved during the year. These hopes were fueled by the intensive activity of the Minsk

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10 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 25 others
An Overview of the ICRC's Operations in 2002

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— ICRC
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Introduction by the Director of Operations
The operational trends and priorities for 2002 that are set out in this document reflect the humanitarian situation as foreseen in the light of the lessons learned during the first nine months of 2001 and of initial indications as to the consequences of the attacks of 11 September. At the time of writing, early November 2001, events are still unfolding and their repercussions and future impact on ICRC operations are difficult to anticipate and assess.

The attacks of 11 September 2001

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10 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 3 others
Bridging the gap from relief to development

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— AlertNet
Farshad Regestar has been the chief executive of Relief International (RI) for 13 years. From the organisation's Los angeles headquarters he spoke to Megan Tady about how the relief world was affected by the September 11 attacks in the United States and how Relief International will continue to promote peaceful co-existence in spite of this setback.
AN: What is the background of Relief International?

FR: We are about eleven years old and we have evolved over time. We started with medical programmes and then we gradually added on other sectors. We are staunchly non-religious

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07 Dec 2001

Albania + 5 others
IFAD strengthening its support for combating rural poverty in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus

Report
— International Fund for Agricultural Development
Release No. IFAD/44/2001
Bucharest Workshop will Challenge Governments and Donors to Foster Innovative Strategic Programmes

Rome, Bucharest, 7 December 2001- A two day Regional Rural Poverty Assessment and Strategic Opportunities Workshop for Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from Tuesday 11 December to Wednesday 12 December 2001 at the conference Hall of the Bucharest World Trade Center. The Workshop features the participation of key government officials, parliamentarians

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04 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 35 others
IFRC Appeal 2002-2003: Strategies and Programmes

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— IFRC
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Power of humanity
The International Federation 's collective mission 'to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity ' is an ambitious goal, but one rarely more needed than now. The tragic events over the latter months of 2001 have shown how much the world requires a global, neutral, unified and able humanitarian organisation such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Fear and uncertainty grip our world, as they have not done for many decades. Labels of nationality, ethnicity and religion appear to be becoming more important in the minds of many.
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04 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 5 others
OSCE Ministerial Council adopts statement on regional issues

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— Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
BUCHAREST, 4 December 2001 - Security and stability in Central Asia, the situation regarding Nagorno-Karabakh and this year's developments in Georgia, Moldova and south-eastern Europe are in the focus of a statement adopted today by the 55 OSCE participating States at the end of a two-day Ministerial Council meeting in Bucharest.
"Threats to stability and security emanating from international terrorism, violent extremism, organized crime, [and] drugs and arms trafficking are shared concerns among the OSCE participating
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30 Nov 2001

Armenia
Agricultural production up in Armenia

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— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Armenia's agricultural output in 2001 is likely to exceed last year's figures by at least 10 percent, Agriculture Minister Zaven Gevorgian told a news conference in Yerevan on 28 November, Noyan Tapan and RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. The severe drought in 2000 caused an estimated $100 million damage to the agricultural sector, which accounts for almost one-third of the country's GDP. LF
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29 Nov 2001

Albania + 9 others
UNICEF launches child poverty report

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— UN Children's Fund
Child poverty is widespread in the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Central and Eastern Europe, despite growing economies throughout the region. Rising numbers of children are ending up in institutions or being put up for adoption as families strain to cope, according to a UNICEF report, the first comprehensive review of the social side of a decade of transition.
Almost 18 million children and young people living in poverty in the region, on less than $2.15 a day.

GENEVA, NEW YORK, 29 November 2001 - Child poverty is widespread in the Commonwealth of Independent States

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29 Nov 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Armenian Foreign Minister says Karabakh's independence constitutes key bargaining chip

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— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
From RFE/RL Caucasus Report Volume 4, Number 38
Yerevan's insistence that "firm legal grounds" exist for the full independence of the currently unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic or its re-unification with Armenia is an important bargaining chip in the internationally sponsored peace talks with Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said on 16 November.

"In terms of strengthening of our negotiating position, it is extremely important for us to substantiate the extreme. Namely, the legal grounds for Nagorno-Karabakh's independence

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27 Nov 2001

Armenia + 1 other
Caucasus: EU official urges concessions to end Karabakh conflict...

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— Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana told Mediamax on 24 November that he believes a solution to the Karabakh conflict depends on the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan demonstrating the courage to make "painful concessions," and on the acceptance of those concessions by the populations of both countries. Solana affirmed the EU's support for the ongoing mediation conducted by the OSCE Minsk Group. He also advocated regional cooperation between the South Caucasus states as an effective means of confidence building. Azerbaijan
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