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An Independent News Briefing about the United Nations ------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 16 October, 2000 - http://www.unfoundation.org Today's UN WIRE Stories UN AFFAIRS 1 AWARD: UNHCR Head Receives Seoul Peace Prize 2 FRAUD: Woman Found Guilty For Spending UN Money HEALTH 3 EBOLA: Outbreak Blamed For 35 Deaths In Uganda 4 HIV/AIDS: Southeast Asian Crisis Could Rival Africa's -- Scientists 5 HIV/AIDS II: Mbeki Says He Will Withhold Comments 6 POLIO: African Nations Launch Coordinated Campaign; More WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POPULATION 7 WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Global Protests Target Violence, Poverty 8 RURAL WOMEN: Groups Call For Greater Awareness, Empowerment 9 CHILD RIGHTS: UNICEF Ambassador Criticizes US ENVIRONMENT 10 POLLUTION: Canada, US Announce Smog Reduction Accord 11 RHINOS: Kenya Boasts Stable, Growing Population ECONOMICS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 12 DEBT RELIEF: Poor Countries Need More -- UN Report 13 LATIN AMERICA: Disparities Widen As Mexico, Chile, Brazil Grow 14 INDONESIA: World Bank Concerned About Recovery HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD SECURITY 15 WORLD FOOD DAY: Little Headway Made Against Hunger -- FAO 16 SOUTHEAST ASIA: UNHCR Chief Holds Talks With Myanmar; More HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY 17 UN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: 70th Session Opens Today CRIME, CORRUPTION AND DRUGS 18 YUGOSLAVIA: UN, UK Police Arrest 25 In Crime Raid 19 BOLIVIA: UNDCP Pushes Alternative Crops To Replace Coca PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY 20 MIDDLE EAST: Emergency Talks Begin In Egypt; More 21 CONGO: UN Gives Warring Parties Two Months To Resume Talks GET THE FULL SCOOP These stories and the complete issue of today's UN Wire can be found on the Web at http://www.unfoundation.org. The Web version includes hot-links to the complete text of cited articles, a fully searchable archive and easy access to recent issues. ACCESS RECENT ISSUES at http://www.unfoundation.org/unwire/archives/index.cfm UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation and its sister organization, the Better World Fund, which are dedicated to supporting United Nations efforts on behalf of the environment, population stabilization and children's health. UN Wire is produced independently by National Journal Group (http://www.nationaljournal.com). For the latest information and updates on UN Foundation activities, visit us on the web at http://www.unfoundation.org. -------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2000 National Journal. Telephone: (703) 518-8759 Fax: (703) 519-6377 Email: unwire@unfoundation.org Editor in Chief: Steve Hirsch -------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the UN Wire Notification Service, go to http://www.unfoundation.org/unwirelogin/unf_listadmin.cfm Questions, concerns and comments can be sent to unwire@unfoundation.org. UN news and other submissions should be directed to unwire-submit@unfoundation.org. You are currently subscribed to unfoundation-unwire as: klay@enron.com To subscribe, visit the UN Wire Web site at: http://www.unfoundation.org/unwirelogin/unf_listadmin.cfm and enter your email address. Registration is required. To unsubscribe send a blank email to the address below: leave-unfoundation-unwire-290701M@lists.unfoundation.org --------------------------------------------------------------
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