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UNICEF PLEDGES TO FOCUS ON CHILD SURVIVAL AND OTHER BASIC CONCERNS IN 2004

UN AGENCIES SAY MORE CASH DONATIONS NEEDED FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN IRAN

IN 2003, UN FOOD AGENCY HELPED MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER IN ITS 40-YEAR HISTORY

UN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR GENEROUS AID TO DISPLACED IRANIAN QUAKE SURVIVORS

UN LAB EXPERT ARRIVES IN CHINA TO HELP INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED CASE OF SARS

MEDICINES, BLANKETS, SHELTER KITS AND OTHER SUPPLIES RUSHED TO IRAN BY UN AGENCIES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS NEW $3.16 BILLION BUDGET - NO GROWTH IN REAL TERMS

IN NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE, ANNAN ASKS WORLD TO BATTLE ILLS THAT KILL MILLIONS

NEW UN PROTOCOL SET TO RESTRICT HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS IN EUROPE

MARKING 2004 AS ANTI-SLAVERY YEAR, UNESCO URGES RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST RACISM

RECORD NUMBER OF DONORS SUPPORT UN POPULATION AGENCY THIS YEAR

HALF A MILLION TB PATIENTS TO GET FREE DRUGS UNDER NEW UN HEALTH AGENCY ACCORD

UN LAUNCHES APPEAL TO FUND MILLIONS OF SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR POOR STUDENTS

ANNAN SAYS 2004 SHOULD BE 'YEAR OF KEPT PROMISES' IN FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL ILLS

UN HEALTH AGENCY CALLS FOR ACTION TO PREVENT MILLIONS OF UNNECESSARY DEATHS

WHO URGES PRECAUTIONS IN LABS AFTER WORKER IN TAIWAN, CHINA, GETS SARS

GLOBAL WARMTH UP, OZONE HOLE AT RECORD, ARCTIC ICE DOWN FOR 2003

CHINA AND AFRICA HAVE MUCH TO OFFER ONE ANOTHER, ANNAN SAYS

UNIVERSAL VALUES MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER: ANNAN

UN CLIMATE CONFERENCE ENDS WITH EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT FOR KYOTO PROTOCOL

CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DEATHS, SAYS UN REPORT

WITH UNICEF HELP, TEENS SHOW GIRLS IN UGANDA, PAKISTAN THE WAY TO SCHOOL

END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GIRLS IN EDUCATION FOR SAKE OF WORLD DEVELOPMENT

COSTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN 2003 RISE NEARLY 10 PER CENT - UN REPORT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELAYS DEBATE ON REPRODUCTIVE CLONING TREATY BY A YEAR

UN MARKS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY WITH APPEALS, MESSAGES AND CEREMONIES

SUMMIT OPENS WITH ANNAN APPEALING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO BENEFIT ALL

UN CHILDREN'S FUND REPORTS WORLD'S LARGEST MEASLES VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS

WORLD POPULATION LIKELY TO BE ABOUT NINE BILLION BY 2300 - UN PROJECTIONS

ANNAN CALLS ON BROADCASTERS TO HELP CREATE 'OPEN, INCLUSIVE' INFORMATION SOCIETY

UN RECEIVES FOOD DONATION FROM INDIA FOR ONE MILLION AFGHAN CHILDREN

UNESCO TO SET UP 150 COMMUNITY MULTIMEDIA CENTRES IN AFRICA

UN MARITIME AGENCY AGREES TO ACCELERATE PHASE OUT OF SINGLE-HULL TANKERS

ANNAN HAILS DEDICATION, COURAGE OF VOLUNTEERS

UN MEETING WILL EXAMINE HOW INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES PROTECT BIODIVERSITY

UN LAUNCHES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY

SEVEN CORPORATIONS WILL USE FACILITIES FOR HIV/AIDS EDUCATION BY COMMUNITIES

UN AGENCY ISSUES WARNINGS ON SHRINKING AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY AND OVERFISHING

UN MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED WITH CALLS FOR FULL EQUALITY

ANNAN URGES CONFERENCE TO MAKE AFRICAN URBANIZATION SUSTAINABLE

SOME 4,000 DELEGATES EVALUATE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN CLIMATE CHANGE TREATY

UN UNIVERSITY SETS UP VIRTUAL ACADEMY TO IMPROVE GLOBAL WATER MANAGEMENT

UN AGENCIES LAUNCH PROGRAMME TO TREAT 3 MILLION HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE BY 2005

HELPING TO ELIMINATE HUNGER IS IN THE INTEREST OF RICH COUNTRIES, UN AGENCY SAYS

ON WORLD AIDS DAY, ANNAN URGES HARDER WORK AS GOALS FALL BEHIND SCHEDULE

UN PROGRAMMES THREATENED BY SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS, SENIOR UN OFFICIALS SAY

UN-BACKED TREATY ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS TO COME INTO FORCE IN FEBRUARY

UN'S VISITORS GET A CHANCE TO PUT THEIR OWN STAMP ON THEIR TOUR

HIV/AIDS DEATHS AND NEW INFECTIONS HIGHEST IN 2003

HUNGER INCREASING AROUND THE WORLD AFTER EARLIER DECLINE

UN OFFICIALS CALL FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

UN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY HAILS ASEAN FIRE HAZE AGREEMENT AS MODEL FOR WORLD

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MUST BE GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITY, UN AGENCY SAYS

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CAN ALTER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

MIGRATION BENEFITS SENDER AND RECEIVER COUNTRIES, ANNAN SAYS, HAILING NEW PANEL

ANNAN HAILS TV'S POTENTIAL AS FORCE FOR GOOD BUT WARNS AGAINST 'CONTENT DIVIDE'

WORLD LEADERS SHOULD PUT CHILDREN AT CENTRE OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDAS

UNESCO PANEL ON ETHICS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO MEET IN BRAZIL

UNESCO SEES TIME FOR SOCIAL ACTION AT CAMBODIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF ANGKOR

POLIO COULD BE WIPED OUT IN A YEAR IF GOVERNMENTS MARSHALLED POLITICAL WILL

UN-BACKED ACCORD ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONSIDERS ADDING ALL FORMS OF ASBESTOS

ANNAN, UN MARK INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE

UN GREEN MEETING AGREES TO DEFER DECISION ON PESTICIDE EXEMPTION

DIABETES CASES IN DEVELOPING WORLD COULD DOUBLE IN 30 YEARS

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING WORRYING SPORTSMEN

UN AND SINGER PAVAROTTI JOIN VOICES TO HELP ANGOLAN REFUGEES

EXPERTS MEET IN MONTREAL, CANADA, ON UN BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION

UN JOINS WITH ASIAN COUNTRIES TO COMBAT SUBSTANDARD, COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES

TWO UN AGENCIES CALL FOR MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION

CHINA: UN OFFICIAL URGES HELP TO REMOVE STIGMA FROM THOSE WITH HIV/AIDS

ANNAN CALLS FOR EXPANDED LAWS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE IN WAR

UNESCO REPORT FINDS GIRLS STILL FACE FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND SCHOOL

THAILAND MEETING WILL REVIEW PROTECTION FROM CHEMICALS

SARS VACCINE TRIAL COULD START IN A FEW MONTHS - WHO

UNICEF CAMPAIGNS TO GET 750,000 LIBERIAN CHILDREN INTO SCHOOL

CASPIAN SEA COUNTRIES TO SIGN UN-ORGANIZED ENVIRONMENTAL TREATY

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES INTERNATIONAL TREATY AGAINST CORRUPTION

DEVELOPMENT FUNDS MOVING FROM POOR COUNTRIES TO RICH ONES, ANNAN SAYS

DPR OF KOREA FACES ANOTHER TOUGH FOOD YEAR, 6.5 MILLION AT RISK - UN AGENCIES

FIVE WIN AWARDS IN WORLDWIDE WAR ON POVERTY - UN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

LEADERS MUST INTEGRATE YOUNG PEOPLE MORE CLOSELY INTO FIGHT AGAINST HIV - ANNAN

UN AGENCY DEPLORES INFANTICIDE OF GIRLS IN INDIA; PRAISES GOVERNMENT FOR STUDY

2003.10.27

CANADA GIVES UN AGENCY $10 MILLION FOR AFRICAN WATER, SANITATION PROGRAMMES

2003.10.27

CHINESE MINISTER, BRAZILIAN WILDLIFE CHAMPION, WIN UN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE

2003.10.24

ANNAN WELCOMES PACT ON LOWERING AIDS DRUG PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2003.10.23

UN-BACKED MEETING EXAMINES ROLE OF MALES IN PREVENTING SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS

2003.10.21

UN AGENCIES AND PARTNERS AGREE ON COORDINATED RESPONSE TO HELPING AIDS ORPHANS

2003.10.21

UNICEF STUDY FINDS ONE BILLION CHILDREN IN POVERTY

2003.10.20

TOURISM A CENTRAL FACTOR IN THE LIVES OF MILLIONS - FRÉCHETTE

2003.10.20

AFRICAN WOMEN 175 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE IN CHILDBIRTH - UN STUDY

2003.10.20

NEW UN INITIATIVE AIMED AT INCREASING INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY

2003.10.17

UN MEETING PLEDGES TO ATTACK MEASLES WORLDWIDE

2003.10.17

ERADICATION OF WORLD POVERTY WILL TAKE 'BOLD' ACTION - ANNAN

2003.10.16

UNESCO PUBLISHES HISTORY VOLUME ON CENTRAL ASIA

2003.10.16

END MILITARY OPERATIONS AND KILLING OF CHILDREN IN NEPAL'S SCHOOLS - UNICEF

2003.10.16

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, UN SAYS TRUE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE NEEDED TO REDUCE HUNGER

SENIOR UN OFFICIALS SAY WOMEN STILL FACE WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE

RURAL COLOMBIANS FLOCKING TO BOGOTÁ NEED MORE HELP - UN REFUGEE AGENCY

WHO UNVEILS KIT TO HELP BLINDNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMMES

WORLD NEEDS GREATER INVESTMENT IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION - UN AGENCY