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Date:Thu, 12 Oct 2000 05:03:00 -0700 (PDT)

UN WIRE
An Independent News Briefing about the United Nations
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Thursday, 12 October, 2000 - http://www.unfoundation.org

Today's UN WIRE Stories

UN AFFAIRS
1 UNHCR: Apologizes To Ecuador For Asylum Gaffe
2 NOBEL PRIZE: UN Among Peace Prize Nominees

HEALTH
3 TUBERCULOSIS: Public-Private Partnership Launches Global
Alliance
4 TOBACCO: WHO Opens Hearings On Tobacco Control Proposals

WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POPULATION
5 CHILD RIGHTS: War-Impacted Children Need More Help, UN Rep
Says
6 EASTERN EUROPE: 50 Million Children Live In Poverty -- Report
7 RUSSIA: Two-Thirds Of Births Have Complications
8 GENDER INEQUITY: UN Committee Discusses Role Of Globalization

ENVIRONMENT
9 CONSERVATION: World Group Calls For Environmental Safety
10 CLIMATE CHANGE: Scientists Use Algae To Store CO2
11 GENETIC ENGINEERING: Enviros Criticize Upcoming Merger
12 HAZARDOUS WASTE: Experts Draft New Guidelines

ECONOMICS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
13 POVERTY: UNDP Head Upbeat On Rich Countries' Aid Efforts
14 YUGOSLAVIA: World Bank Assessing Potential Aid
15 CHINA: US Works To Untangle WTO Bid
16 LATIN AMERICA: 224 Million Live In Poverty, UN Reports
17 LEBANON: UN Says Better Coordination Will Enhance
Development

HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD SECURITY
18 IRAQ: Egypt, Turkey, Syria Defy UN Sanctions

HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY
19 MYANMAR: UN Envoy Ends Talks With Government, Suu Kyi

PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY
20 MIDDLE EAST: Killing Of Israeli Soldiers Chills Peace Talks
21 ANGOLA: Annan Warns Of Conflict's Spillover Effects

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