UNIFEED OUTLOOK

 

TUESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2008

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT COVERAGE PLANS COULD CHANGE DUE TO OTHER DEVELOPING STORIES

 

 

AFGHANISTAN / RETURNEE COMMUNITIES

More than 5 million Afghans have come back since 2002- but many are struggling to survive. Others have given up- and are heading back to Pakistan and Iran. UNHCR

 

 

YEMEN / AID

Yemen's government is working hard to meet the needs of its most vulnerable people. Its basic education program focuses on giving equal educational and work opportunities to the country's men, women and children with special needs. WORLD BANK

 

 

UN / INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

Security Council members hold an open meeting and talk about the maintenance of international peace and security and reduction of armaments. UNTV

 

 

GENEVA / GEORGIA TALKS

Russian and Georgian delegates arrive at the Palais de Nations in Geneva to discuss security concerns and the issue of refugees following their brief conflict in August. UNTV

 

KYRGYSTAN / SEX TRAFFICKING

Lack of adequate and reliable data on child trafficking in Kyrgyzstan compounds the problem of awareness about the sexual exploitation of children. UNICEF supports a Centre for Homeless Children in the capital Bishkek, where children can begin to rebuild their lives. UNICEF