Bougainville

Bougainville not ready to hold elections by end of 2004, UN report says

5 October 2004
Although major progress has been made in the peace process in Bougainville in recent months, the province of Papua New Guinea is not expected to hold elections by the end of the year as planned, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report on the United Nations mission there.
ASG Danilo Türk briefs Security Council

Post-conflict Bougainville's disarmament process is progressing well, UN says

6 May 2004
Bougainville, now autonomous after a decade of secessionist fighting against Papua New Guinea, has destroyed at least half of its weapons, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today.