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UN WIRE
An Independent News Briefing about the United Nations
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Tuesday, 17 October, 2000 - http://www.unfoundation.org

Today's UN WIRE Stories

UN AFFAIRS
 1 LIBERIA: US City Threatens To Confiscate Former Mission

HEALTH
 2 EBOLA: Uganda Imposes Quarantine; Up To 43 Dead
 3 HIV/AIDS: UN Promotes Needle Exchange Program In Kyrgyzstan
 4 HAND, FOOT, MOUTH DISEASE: Asia Tackles Deadly Virus

WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POPULATION
 5 POPULATION TRENDS: UN Examines Shrinking, Aging Societies
 6 MEXICO: 2 Million Children Suffer From Malnutrition

ENVIRONMENT
 7 EMISSIONS: New Web Site Will Enable Credit Trading
 8 ARGENTINA: UNESCO To Designate New Biosphere Reserve
 9 POLAR BEARS: US, Russia Sign Protection Treaty
 10 LAND DEGRADATION: Africa Droughts Linked To Human Activity

ECONOMICS, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
 11 DEBT RELIEF: Cameroon Given $2 Billion Reduction Package
 12 POVERTY: "Alternative Globalization" Needed, UNDP Says; More
 13 INDONESIA: Donors Launch Two-Day Review Meeting

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE
 14 PERU: Netaid.org Initiative Aimed At Cutting Dropout Rates

HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD SECURITY
 15 IRAQ: UN Officials To Review Iraqi Sanctions
 16 ANGOLA: EU Donates $10.5 Million To World Food Program
 17 THAILAND: UNHCR Meets With PM On Myanmar Refugees
 18 AWARD: Former US Senator Honored For Battling Hunger

HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY
 19 MYANMAR: UN Expert Says Human Rights Problem Worsening

PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY
 20 MIDDLE EAST: Israel, Palestinians Agree To Stop Violence
 21 CONGO: President Agrees To UN Peacekeeper Presence
 22 SIERRA LEONE: Liberia Wants Peacekeepers In Rebel Areas
 23 COLOMBIA: Peace Conference Opens In Costa Rica
 24 CTBT: Japan Submits Plan For 2003 Implementation
 25 ANGOLA: UN Agrees To Six-Month Mission Extension

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