41.   Carter said after his arrival Thursday he planned to help prepare for peaceful elections and assess progress on security and economic issues.

42.   Five African leaders met Monday at yet another summit to assess the progress in implementing a peace deal to end the eight-year civil war in Burundi.

43.   Five years after the U.N. population conference in Cairo, the U.N. General Assembly holds a special session to assess progress in implementing its blueprint for action.

44.   Government, rebel and U.N. representatives planned to meet Thursday in Freetown to assess progress in restoring peace.

45.   In a recent interview, the former Norwegian prime minister assessed environmental progress in the decade since she headed the U.N. World Commission on the Environment and Sustainable Development.

46.   Lake will meet with Aristide and with United Nations representative Ibrahim Brahimi to assess the progress of democracy in the past year, spokesman David Johnson said in Washington.

47.   Larsen is here on a five-day visit to evaluate and assess the progress of the Danced projects in Malaysia.

48.   Monica Pinto of Argentina spoke as she ended her annual visit to assess progress on human rights.

49.   Military leaders were to meet Thursday in Lusaka to assess progress on the implementation of a disengagement agreement and redeployment to new defensive positions.

50.   Moussa said the leaders will also assess progress toward privatization.