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Archive (29 December 2005)

Today's Features

60th UN Anniversary Observed through Art Exhibit: Spirit of the East: Beauty of the Landscape
Pakistan Earthquake Survivors Fine For Now

Today's News

IOM Sends Mental Health Specialists to Help with Pakistan Earthquake Trauma
Aceh Tsunami Reconstruction Picking Up Pace, but Success Depends on Next Year: World Bank
Monitoring Board for Iraq Oil Revenue Fund Concerned about Accountability
UNICEF Concerned that Renewed Fighting is Escalating DRC's Humanitarian Crisis
Secretary-General Determined for UN to Help Restore Peace in Eastern DRC

Caribbean News

Against the background of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, a major world conference on disaster reduction proposed tsunami early warning systems for all regions of the world
An international meeting on small island developing states adopts the Mauritius Strategy for the further development of small states
A review conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty adopted an agenda after trying to do so for two years
A year-long oil-for-food investigation issues its final report laying blame on the members of the Security Council
World leaders wrapped up a three-day summit after discussing strategies to combat terrorism, poverty and disease
A UN technology summit ends with a commitment to build a people-centred, development-oriented information society
The Commission on Sustainable Development agreed on measures to ensure more people get access to water, sanitation and housing.

UN and Africa

HIGHLIGHTS / REVIEW OF THE YEAR
This edition highlights some of the important developments on the African continent this year. Africa continued to grapple with issues of economic development, refugees, diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, conflict and political turmoil, to count just a few.