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UN WIRE
An Independent News Briefing about the United Nations
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Thursday, 05 October, 2000 - http://www.unfoundation.org

Today's UN WIRE Stories

UN AFFAIRS
 1 US: Holbrooke Calls For Revamping Peacekeeping Cost System

HEALTH
 2 HIV/AIDS: South Africa Announces Vaccine Trials
 3 HIV/AIDS II: Minister Urges Kenyans To Be Tested
 4 HIV/AIDS III: Misconceptions Exacerbate Problem In Tobago --
Report
 5 TOBACCO: WHO Urges Response To EU Court Defeat

WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POPULATION
 6 CHILD LABOR: Cambodia Rejects BBC Documentary's Allegations
 7 CHILD RIGHTS: UN Reviews Slovakia, The Comoros
 8 KENYA: Norway Contributes To Child Nutrition

ENVIRONMENT
 9 CONSERVATION: Syria And Lebanon Boycott Special Congress
 10 CLIMATE CHANGE: Report Shows Link To Increasing Disasters
 11 OZONE LAYER: Recovery Could Take Decades -- NOAA Scientists

ECONOMICS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
 12 DIAMONDS: Sierra Leone Could Resume Exports Next Week
 13 DEBT RELIEF: US Companies Endorse Poor Country Initiative
 14 AGRICULTURE: Rich Countries Cause Trade Liberalization
Delays
 15 POSTAL UNION: Alliance Will Enhance Access To Technology
 16 EAST TIMOR: Australia Offers Energy Sector Training
 17 COSTA RICA: New Poverty Strategy May Have Regional Appeal

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE
 18 SPACE WEEK: UN Touts Use Of Space Technology Worldwide

HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD SECURITY
 19 CENTRAL AMERICA: Region Hit Hard By Hurricane Keith
 20 SOUTHEAST ASIA: UN Food Agency Announces Expanded Flood Aid

HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY
 21 YUGOSLAVIA: Annan Rejects Proposed Amnesty For Milosevic

CRIME, CORRUPTION AND DRUGS
 22 HEROIN: Opium-Killing Fungus May Pose Larger Threat

PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY
 23 MIDDLE EAST: Annan Warns Of "All-Out War;" More
 24 AFGHANISTAN: UN Envoy To Meet With Taliban

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