31.  Amnesty said the immigrants from about a dozen Arab and African states may be at risk in their homelands.

32.  Annan said the force could either be sent by African states with Security Council approval or by the United Nations using primarily African units.

33.  Brackett said delegates conferred overnight with African states and opposing nations after a modified ivory proposal was rejected Tuesday.

34.  But African states want more money spent on development.

35.  Burundi has accused Tanzania of training rebel groups carrying out cross-border raids against the tiny central African state.

36.  Canada, France, Norway and the United States topped the list, while the African states of Niger and Sierra Leone were placed at the bottom.

37.  Congolese delegates agreed Tuesday to start informal talks on the future of the central African state, despite a boycott by some of the participants.

38.  Commonwealth members include Britain, India, Pakistan, Canada, Australia, a range of Pacific and Caribbean island nations and many African states.

39.  Commonwealth member states include Britain, India, Pakistan, Canada, Australia, a range of Pacific and Caribbean Island nations and many African states.

40.  David Brackett, moderator of the meeting, said delegates conferred overnight with African states and opposing nations after a modified ivory proposal was rejected Tuesday.