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30 November 2005

Today's Features

UN To Step Up Support For Uganda's 2 million Displaced Persons
UN Budget Crisis Looms

Today's News

Clinton Pledges Continued International Help to Aceh
Security Council Extends UN Mandate in Burundi
UN Faces Looming Budget Crisis
The Goal of Peace in the Middle East is Imperative and Achievable: Gambari
UN Appeals for Nearly $5 Billion for Humanitarian Relief in 2006

29 November 2005

Today's Features

Workshop in China Addresses Second Leading Cause of Accidental Deaths -- Drowning
Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians

Today's News

Clinton reviews progress of tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka
Nearly five million need food aid in Malawi: WFP
Montreal conference told climate change the biggest environmental issue
Situation in Pakistan difficult: UN agencies
A new round of inter-Sudanese Peace talks on Darfur
Annan urges action for Palestinian rights

28 November 2005

Today's Features

South Africa's Business Woman, One of Winners of 2005 Global Micro-entreprenuer Award
Climate Change Meeting in Montreal to Decide on Steps Beyond the Kyoto Protocol

Today's News

UN Official Appeals for Urgent Aid for Pakistan
International Meeting Discusses Efforts to Rebuild Somalia
Global Warming as Catastrophic as Weapons of Mass Destruction: Scientist
UNICEF Says 90 Million Girls Not Getting Primary School Education
UN Envoy Confident of Haiti's Elections Would Come Off on Schedule
Climate Change Conference Seeking Agreement on Kyoto Protocol

25 November 2005

Scope

The Latest UN Report on HIV/AIDS
Memorable Speeches and Incidents of the Early '60s in the UN
The Recent World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis Looks at the Digital Divide in Rural Areas

Today's Features

Combating Child Trafficking in Thailand
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today's News

Drowning Claims Thousands of Lives in China
More than 120 People Die of Yellow Fever in Sudan
WHO Says China is Transparent on Bird Flu
UNHCR Appeals to International Community to Help Afghanistan
Angelina Jolie Says Earthquake Victims Are Concerned About Winter
UNHCR Reiterates Need to Support Earthquake-hit Pakistan

Caribbean News

SIDS wrap up a 1-day summit in Rome noting the vital importance of agriculture and fisheries to national development.
Dominica says the issues of racism and racial discrimination evoke deep emotions among the people of the Caribbean.
Jamaica says the elimination of racism must remain a priority of the international community.
Trinidad and Tobago says the use of information and communication technologies are a must for its deeper integration into the global economy.
Barbados calls for a re-commitment to a knowledge-based, all-inclusive information society.

UN Calling Asia

An Update on the AIDS Pandemic in Asia
Combatting Child Trafficking in Thailand
UN Coordinator for Avian and Human Pandemic Flu Urges Improvement in Global Disease Surveillance
The Latest Report on HIV/AIDS
Memorable Speeches and Incidents of the 60's In The United Nations Are Recalled
The Recent World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis Looks at The Digital Divide

24 November 2005

Today's Features

UN Coordinator for Avian Flu and Human Pandemic Flu Urges Improvements in Global Disease Surveillance
International Year of Sport 2005 Teaches Tolerance

Today's News

UN Office on Drugs and Crime Says 200 Million People Have Used Illicit Drugs in the Past 12 Months
WHO Report on Domestic Violence
Security Council Concerned Over Israel-Lebanon Border Clash
WFP Says More Aid Is Urgently Needed in Niger

23 November 2005

Women

Africa's First Elected Woman President
Taking Action on Violence Against Women
Offering Hope to AIDS Orphans in Kenya
Africa's First Elected Woman President
Taking Action on Violence Against Women
Offering Hope to AIDS Orphans in Kenya

Today's Features

UN Humanitarian Chief Calls for Scaling Up Efforts to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths from Natural Disasters
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Becomes the First Woman Head of State in Africa

Today's News

Security Council Demands Eritrea Lifts Restrictions
Millions in Niger May Face Hunger :WFP
Annan Congratulates Africa's First Female Elected Head of State
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Declared Liberia's President
Johnson Sirleaf Declared Liberia's President
EU Not in Favor of Holding Budget Process Hostage to UN Reform

22 November 2005

Today's Features

UN 2005 AIDS Epidemic Report: Global Increase in Infections and Decreases in Some Countries
UN Expert Calls for Probe into Killings of Iraqi Lawyers

Today's News

UN Urges Framework Peace Agreement for Western Sudan by Year-End
FAO Says Malnutrition Kills 6 Million Children Every Year
Children Suffering from Cote d'Ivoire Conflict: UNICEF
UN to Revitalize Disaster Prevention System: Egeland
Arab Leaders Anxious for Syria's Cooperation with UN investigation
Annan Warns of Financial Crisis If UN Budget Delayed

21 November 2005

Today's Features

Cold War Dramas in the General Assembly
Despite Decreased Infection Rates in Some Countries Global HIV Cases Continue To Rise

Today's News

United Nations Human Rights Expert on Torture Visits China
UN Leads Alliance to Develop Bird Flu Early Warning System
Global Fund Says More Investments Are Needed to Fight AIDS
HIV Infection Rates Decrease in Certain Countries but Global Number Continues to Rise
UN Secretary-General Stresses Need to Eradicate Violence in Iraq

UN and Africa

Liberian Johnson Sirleaf becomes Africa's First elected Head of State
Ghana Promotes Information and Communication Technologies
Liberian Johnson Sirleaf becomes Africa's First elected Head of State
Ghana Promotes Information and Communication Technologies
Liberian Johnson Sirleaf becomes Africa's First elected Head of State
Ghana Promotes Information and Communication Technologies

18 November 2005

Today's Features

Secretary-General Visits Earthquake-affected Areas of Pakistan, Calls for Donor Generosity
FAO Helps to Bridge the Rural Digital Divide

Today's News

UN Technology Summit Concludes in Tunis
UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Probe of Detention in Iraq
Head of UN peacekeeping Says Border between Ethiopia and Eritrea Remains Dangerous
UN Human Rights Experts Decide Not to Visit Guantanamo Detention Facility
UN Refugee Agency Winterizes Camps for Quake Victims in Pakistan
UN Secretary-General Hopes Donors Will Give Generously for Earthquake Victims

Caribbean News

The World Summit on the Information Society winds up in Tunis.
Barbados urges the General Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee to emphasize the effective participation of developing countries in the global economy.
Developing countries stress the need for increased funding to help them meet sustainable development goals.
Caribbean States express continuing interest in the development of new and renewable sources of energy.

UN Calling Asia

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Pakistan to see the devastation of last month's earthquake.
WHO's Spokesperson in China on the first human cases of bird flu in the country.

17 November 2005

Today's Features

US Retains Control of the Internet Governance
Secretary-General in Pakistan

Today's News

Zimbabwe Accepts UN's Assistance to House Displaced People
UN Welcomes Education Opportunities Offered by Low-Cost Laptop Unveiled by MIT at Information Society Summit
Secretary-General Expected to Visit Camp for Earthquake Survivors in Pakistan
Secretary-General Calls for Generous Government and Private Donor Response to Pakistan Earthquake at Saturday Conference

UN and Africa

Importance of Using Information Technology to Benefit Everyone
A Mission to Central Africa Reports to the Security Council
A Promising Vaccine Against Malaria
Importance of Using Information Technology to Benefit Everyone
A Mission to Central Africa Reports to the Security Council
A Promising Vaccine Against Malaria

16 November 2005

Today's Features

Malaria Vaccine Looks Promising
Civil Society Wants to See Culture Sensitive and Knowledge-based Information Technology

Today's News

UN Expert Calls on Iraqi Government to Probe Killing of Lawyers
World Bank Says Migration Benefits Developed and Developing Countries
WHO Says First Human Cases of Bird Flu in China Are Symbolic
UN Secretary-General Concerned About Abuses in Iraq
Secretary-General Calls for "A Summit of Solutions" at the World Summit on the Information Society

15 November 2005

Scope

World Summit on the Information Society to Seek Agreement on Internet Governance
First Islamic Ministerial Conference on the Child
A Plan to Mitigate the Threat of a Human Pandemic from the Avian Flu

Today's Features

Malawi Small-Business Owner Is Winner of the Global Micro-entrepreneurship Ward
Security Council Mission to Central Africa

Today's News

UNHCR Warns Against Internet Resettlement Fraud
Bosnia and Herzegovina Has Made Progress in Restoring Stability
Human Rights Chief is Concerned about Conviction of 15 Uzbek Men
WHO and Chinese Health Ministry Probe Avian Flu in Hunan Province
Thousands of Delegates Gather in Tunisia for World Summit on the Information Society

Perspective

AVIAN FLU: The international community is preparing for the possibility that the avian flu virus will mutate into a human flu virus and develop into a pandemic influenza. Global meetings have already taken place at UN headquarters in New York and WHO headquarters in Geneva. The Food and Agricultural Organization is working with affected countries to curb the spread of avian flu through vaccinating birds, isolating domestic birds from wild birds, and if necessary culling them. South-East Asian countries in which human deaths have occurred from avian flu - Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia - also discuss their strategies. WHO considers avian flu a major global public health challenge.

14 November 2005

Today's Features

60th Anniversary: Memories of the early days of the UN
The UN Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery Talks about the Ongoing Challenges and the Lessons Learnt

Today's News

FAO Says Deforestation Continues At an Alarming Rate
Prosecutor for Sierra Leone Court Welcomes Security Council Resolution on Arrest of Charles Taylor
The UN health agency Says Millions of People Lose Limbs to Diabetes
United Nations Secretary-General Is Concerned About Violence in Afghanistan
GA President Says Humanitarian Should Remain A High Priority of the United Nations

11 November 2005

Women

Women are Key to Making Poverty History
Iraqi women focus on how to participate in the new Iraq
International Year of Micro-Credit, an award to a woman from Malawi whose cassava business started small but has now grown

Today's Features

World Summit on the Information Society to Seek Agreement on Internet Governance
Ethiopian-Eritrean Border Remains Tense

Today's News

UNICEF and WHO Support Polio Immunization Campaign in Africa
Gambia Calls for Two Permanent Seats for Africa in Security Council
Overcrowding Cause Disease among Quake Victims in Pakistan
Refugees Return to DR Congo from Tanzania
UN Secretary-General Expresses Solidarity with Jordan
UN Official Says Inclusive Government is a Way Forward for Liberia

Caribbean News

The General Assembly urges the United States to end its economic and commercial embargo against Cuba
The Group of 77 developing countries and China says it's opposed to unilateral coercive measures against developing countries
The Caribbean Community says Cuba is an integral part of the region and urges the United States to respect the will of the international community
Jamaica joins other developing countries in calling for the creation of a level playing field for their exports
The Group of 77 developing countries and China reaffirms the indispensable role of the department of Public Information in promoting the role and activities of the United Nations

UN Calling Asia

Thailand establishes a surveillance network of 800,000 people across the country to detect possible avian flu outbreaks - WHO representative in Thailand Dr. Aldis discusses the do's and don'ts about bird flu
UN needs more assistance from the international community for victims of South Asia quake

10 November 2005

Scope

The UN Highlights Youth Employment and Enterprise
A World-Uniting Art Exhibit Is Unveiled at the United Nations
Intercultural Exchange Saves Cassava Crop

Today's Features

Islamic Ministerial Conference and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, take a serious look at the situation of children in Islamic countries
Meeting on Avian Flu Adopts Action Plan to Mitigate Threat of Human Pandemic

Today's News

Renowned Author Says War on Terrorism Is Being Lost
UNEP Launches Clean Up of Highly Polluted Site in Iraq
Pakistan Calls for More Openness in Security Council
The Security Council Condemns Amman Bombing
UN Secretary-General Condemns Bombing in Amman, Jordan

UN and Africa

Liberia: Results Trickle in After Presidential Run-Off
Somalia: Pirates and All
Southern African Food Crisis

9 November 2005

Today's Features

Intercultural Exchange in Agriculture Can Save Crops and Lives - FAO
Somali Ambassador Calls for International Help with Deteriorating Security Situation in the Country Following Assassination Attempt on Prime Minister

Today's News

Security Council delegation lauds Burundi's political transition
ILO to support efforts to put Americas summit agreements into practice
WHO warns of possible cholera outbreak among earthquake victms
Global meeting sets key action steps to combat bird flu
United States says trade embargo a bilateral issue
UN General Assembly urges United States to end embargo against Cuba

8 November 2005

Today's Features

UN Relief Workers Continue "Marathon Sprint" To Save Lives In South Asia Quake Area Before Winter Closes In
Liberians are Voting Today in an Historic Run-off Election for President

Today's News

Annan Expects Syrian Cooperation in UN Investigation
General Assembly Discussing US Embargo Against Cuba
Health Officials Meeting in Geneva on Strategy to Combat Bird Flu
UNHCR Continues Massive Delivery of Relief to Quake Victims
UN in Race Against Winter to Help Hundreds of Thousands Quake Victims

7 November 2005

Today's Features

60th Anniversary of the UN Celebrated with Music
Uniting Painting by Ranan Lurie Unveiled at the United Nations
Security Council Visiting the Great Lakes Region in Africa

Today's News

UNFPA warns thousands of pregnant quake survivors face complications
UN needs more than $40 million to aid quake victims this month
Annan urges peaceful and orderly elections in Liberia
Security Council mission calls for speedier efforts for DRC elections
WHO warns of incalculable human misery from global flu pandemic

4 November 2005

Today's Features

New Study on Climate Change Looks at Physical and Economic Aspects
New Study on Climate Change Looks at Physical and Economic Aspects
United Nations Sets Priorities to Deal with Deadly Bird Flu Pandemic

Today's News

General Assembly Calls for Olympic Truce and Encourages Countries to Observe Year of Sports 2005
Interpol Seeks Strengthened Cooperation with UN to Fight Terrorism
UN and Agencies Adopt Plan to Deal with Avian Flu and Threat of Human Pandemic
Security Council Urges Restraint in Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and Sends Envoy to Investigate Border Situation

3 November 2005

Scope

WFP Needs more than $100-million To Avert Food Crisis in Southern Africa
World Bank Study Finds Brain Drain Critically Affects Smaller Low Income Countries
The Impact of Climate Change on the Environment, people's health and the economy

Today's Features

Youth Employment and Enterprise
UN Envoy to Eritrea and Ethiopia Concerned about Troop Movements on Both Sides

Today's News

NATO and UNHCR Extend Airlift of Relief Supplies to Pakistan
ECOSOC President Says No Country Is Immune to Bird Flu
UN Envoy Says the World Body is Encouraging Lebanon to Deal with Armed Militias
Head of UN Peacekeeping Says Security Council Visit to the Great Lakes Region of Africa Is Timely
UN Secretary-General Urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to Exercise Maximum Restraint

UN and Africa

Eritrea And Ethiopia Poised For Renewed War
Liberia: Run-Off Polls For Presidency

2 November 2005

Today's Features

WFP Needs More than $100 million to Avert Food Crisis in Southern Africa:
UN Radio Reporter Back from Pakistan Describes the Devastation of the Earthquake and the Relief Efforts

Today's News

FAO Says $100 Million Needed to Contain Bird Flu
Escalating Climate Change Impacts Human Health: Harvard Study
Annan Reports Mixed Progress on UN Resolution on Lebanon
Annan Reports Mixed Progress on UN Resolution on Lebanon
DRC Election Biggest Ever to be Supported by UN: Guehenno
Security Council Mission to visit Africa Great Lakes region
UN Mission Reports Tense Situation on Ethiopian/Eritrean Border

Caribbean News

The Caribbean Community says there's been a renaissance in the Central American region into one of peace, freedom, democracy and development
Jamaica says the promotion of a culture of peace is essential in all nations in light of the potential for conflict
Haiti says it remains concerned about the growing problem of illicit drug trafficking throughout the world
The United Kingdom says it welcomes progress being made in the non self-governing territories
The Group of 77 developing countries and China reaffirms the indispensable role of the Department of Public Information in promoting the role and activities of the United Nations

UN Calling Asia

Two sisters from Pakistan discuss their work as human rights advocates: Asma Jahangir, UN Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, and Hina Jilani, UN Special Representative for Human Rights Defenders, explore human rights issues in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Nigeria and France.

1 November 2005

Today's Features

UN Rapporteur Concerned that People's Right to Food Is Threatened
UN Human Rights Experts Welcome US Invitation to Guantanamo Bay but Seek Unrestricted Access to Detainees

Today's News

UN General Assembly Designates 27 January as Holocaust Day
UN Experts Want Access to Guantanamo Detainees
WFP Appeals for $150 Million to Provide Urgent Food in Southern Africa
WFP Says Lack of Funds Impacting Operations
UNHCR Says Funding Is a Problem
Aid Agencies Say Not Enough Funds Coming in to Cover Work in Pakistan