Günter Verheugen, Member of the European Commission responsible for Enlargement underlines the importance of public opinion as new members enter the EU. The enlargement of the European Union, the…

Rolando Araya Monge, Presidential candidate of the National liberation Party in Costa Rica, sets out his vision The small states of Central America and the Caribbean throughout their history…

Africa’s strategy South African President Thabo Mbeki of the African National Congress, talks of the opportunities offered by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Towards stability in…

Sentiment is positive towards the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and there is widespread support among Africans for this plan. Clearly, this is not the first time Africans have…

The Republic of Bulgaria is a state in South-Eastern Europe which embarked upon the road to democracy 12 years ago. A lot has been achieved during that period in terms of introducing market…

All the people of Korea should be credited for overcoming the protracted oppression of dictators and transforming the country into a viable democracy where human rights can blossom. The people of…

For seventeen years Xanana Gusmão did the impossible. He helped to sustain the resistance of the 600,000 people of the former Portuguese colony of East Timor against the illegal occupation of their…

A commitment to reduce poverty, eliminate extreme poverty, and enhance equity and social integration requires persistent actions to reconcile economic growth, employment generation and an active…

Kevin Rudd, Australian Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Labor Party, was an election observer in the Commonwealth Observer Group during the recent Zimbabwean elections and…

Presidential elections took place in the Republic of Belarus on 9 September 2001. It is impossible to call these elections either fair or democratic. Indeed it is difficult to call them elections…