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HEALTH: Change of Strategy in War on Chronic Illnesses
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is proposing a two-pronged balanced attack on the infectious diseases, which affect the world's poor, and the non transmissible illnesses which predominate in the wealthy nations.HEALTH: Prejudice Feeds AIDS Expansion in Prisons
The AIDS virus is rife in the prisons of most countries, creating moral, cultural and religious which societies find hard to overcome, said the UN body responsible for fighting the disease.PERU: The Only Dead Hostage was a Fujimori Opponent
The only hostage to be shot during the freeing of the Japanese ambassador's residence was an opponent of President Alberto Fujimori, and he died in strange circumstances, said the American Jurists Association (AJA), calling for an investigation.HEALTH: Pneumonia Vaccine Successfully Tested in Gambia
A vaccine trial in Gambia has proven the pneumonia and meningitis caused by the 'Haemophilus influenzae' type b (Hib) bacteria in infants can be prevented even in the developing countries.ZAIRE: UN Angry over Rebel Attitude in Kabila
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian bodies reacted with exasperation Friday when the Zairean rebels refused to allow help to reach the Ruandan refugees in eastern Zaire.LABOUR: Seasonal Migrants are Food for Exploitation
Temporary contracts are increasingly par for the course in international migration, a tendency which has created an even more vulnerable category of workers than those already in existence.LABOUR: Union Proposes Alternative to Neoliberal Globalisation
In this era of neoliberal globalisation, workers will have to wage war on the transnationals on the same battlefields where the globalisation process is being fought out, said a document prepared for a workers congress here.HUMAN RIGHTS: UN Commission tackles China and Cuba
The UN Human Rights Commission, accused of being biased in favour of the developed countries, will face voting on the hottest issues, like resolutions on China and Cuba, Tuesday./IPS BULLETIN OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS/ HEALTH: Government And Church Have Different Roles In AIDS Crisis
The differences between governments and religious groups over the AIDS prevention campaigns could be resolved by each sticking to its own role, said executive director of the UNAIDS programme, Peter Piot.HUMAN RIGHTS: Child Abuse hits Epidemic Levels
The contagious nature of child abuse means the plague is hitting epidemic levels according to disturbing information from Eastern Europe, said a report presented to the UN Human Rights Commission Friday.TRADE: Financial Markets must Liberalise in December
The international liberalisation of financial services must be agreed before December 12, said delegations at a WTO meeting here Thursday.HEALTH: Government and Church Have Different role on AIDS
The differences between governments and religious groups over the AIDS prevention campaigns could be resolved by each sticking to its own role, said executive director of the UNAIDS programme, Peter Piot.ZAIRE: National Conference Needed to Overcome Crisis
The crisis in Zaire and the other countries of the African Great Lakes region can only be resolved with an international conference to set the bases for peace and development, concluded three UN experts./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LABOUR: ILO Shapes Up For The Challenges Of Globalisation
The rights of women and children at work take special prominence in the International Labour Organisation's plans for the end of the 20th century; it says the way to defending them lies through respect for workers' rights and social justice.HEALTH: Don’t Drop the Guard on Infectious Diseases
Humanity, overexcited about its own success in erradicating infectious diseases, got lazy about control and is now suffering the return of some of these illnesses and the emergence of some new strains.HUMAN RIGHTS: Double Standards Plague Women’s Sex-Lives
Women who try to live and work beyond the watchful gaze of their family or community risk becoming a target for male violence, concluded a UN special report on violence against women, presented by Radhika Coomaraswamy.WOMEN: Harsh Future Ahead in Afghanistan, says UNICEF//REPEAT//
The exclusion of women from public life will have disastrous consequences for Afghanistan, said executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Carol Bellamy, Tuesday.HUMAN RIGHTS: No One Wants to Bell the Chinese Cat
While most of the world's powerful nations criticise the human rights situation in China, none are apparently willing to put forth a motion against that country in the UN Human Rights Commission.WOMEN: Harsh Future Ahead in Afghanistan, says UNICEF
The exclusion of women from public life will have disastrous consequences for Afghanistan, said executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Carol Bellamy, Tuesday.LABOUR: ILO Shapes Up For The Challenges Of Globalisation
The rights of women and children at work take special prominence in the International Labour Organisation's plans for the end of the 20th century; it says the way to defending them lies through respect for workers' rights and social justice.SOMALIA: Human Rights Needed to Redeem an Ungovernable Society
Somalia has been in political chaos with no central government for six years, but this situation should not stop the promotion of human rights, said UN expert Mona Rishmawi.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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