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/IPS BULLETIN OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS/ HUMAN RIGHTS: Religious Intolerance Persists
The world came up against suppressed religious freedom and intolerance again in 1996, said the United Nations special commentator on the issue, Abdelfattah Amor, Monday.HEALTH: When Cows Fall Ill, only the Economy Sneezes
The only illness that causes more damage to the economy than to people's health seems to be the Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, the human version of the "mad cow disease".LABOUR: Anti-Union Violence in Colombia, Nigeria and Sudan
In Colombia, Nigeria and Sudan, violence against trade unionists - murder, disappearances, intimidation and harassment - is endemic, the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) denounced.HUMAN RIGHTS: Religious Intolerance Persists
The world came up against suppressed religious freedom and intolerance again in 1996, said the United Nations special commentator on the issue, Abdelfattah Amor, Monday.HEALTH: WHO Announces Great Leap Forward in War on TB
A scientific innovation announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday will reduce the number of cases of tuberculosis over the next 10 years and, in the meantime, save millions of lives.ENVIRONMENT: Intermediary Body to Overcome Crisis in UN Agency
The crisis of governability racking the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be tackled by the creation of an organisation to mediate between the bureaucratic bodies that are facing off, it was announced Friday in Geneva.HEALTH: WHO Announces Great Leap Forward in War on TB
A scientific innovation announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday will reduce the number of cases of tuberculosis over the next 10 years, while saving millions of lives in the meantime.TRADE: Banana Feud Hits United States and Europe
The structure of the world banana trade will remain unchanged for the next 18 months, and probably longer, despite complaints of protectionism levied against the main importers of the fruit.HUMAN RIGHTS: Alarm at Expansion of Racism Worldwide
Racism and racial discrimination are on the increase worldwide, especially against immigrants, according a United Nations report.HEALTH: Funds Needed to Eradicate Major Tropical Diseases
A successful combination of science and political willpower has nearly eradicated four of the world's worst tropical disease but money is need to complete the effort, according to a specialist organisation in Geneva.HEALTH: WHO Alert over Typhus Epidemic in Tajikistan
An outbreak of typhoid fever has spread alarmingly in the capital of Tajikistan over the past two months to affect 5,000 people, 46 of whom have died, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday.HUMAN RIGHTS: Negative Report on Cuba Notes Improvements
The report on Cuba presented to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Thursday, said dissidents were still being harassed but that the amount of condemnations was reducing and the economic deterioration appeared to have stopped.HUMAN RIGHTS: UN Commission Condemn Hostage Taking
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commission condemned the occupation of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru, and the "taking of hostages by terrorist elements," Wednesday.HUMAN RIGHTS-UN: China Accuses West of Seeking Showdown
China accused Western countries of seeking a showdown over the issue of human rights, and warned that it would be forced to respond.SCIENCE: WHO Condemns Human Cloning
The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers the use of cloning for the replication of human individuals to be ethically unacceptable.RWANDA: European Union Helps Both Sides
The European Union (EU) said humanitarian aid in Rwanda should not discriminate between the refugees and members of the armed militia.HUMAN RIGHTS: UN Commission Draws Fire from Amnesty International
The U.N. Human Rights Commission, ready to kick off its annual session on Monday, drew heavy fire from rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday.ZAIRE: Tens of Thousands Flee the Fighting
Tens of thousands of Ruandan refugees are headed towards the city of Kisangani, in eastern Zaire, having abandonned the Tingi Tingi camp, announced the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Tuesday.TRADE: Multilateral System Maintains Bar on China
China, home to a quarter of the world's population, the world's eleventh leading exporter and twelfth importer is suffering the frustration of remaining firmly outside the WTO.HEALTH: Funds for Women Decline in ‘Era of Increasing Affluence’
Investment in women's health is suffering a "tragic decline" in "an era of increasing affluence," the president of the World Commission on Women's Health, Patricia Giles, said here Friday.IRAQ: Healthcare System on the Verge of Collapse, WHO Warns
The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Hiroshi Nakajima, warned on his return from the Middle East on Thursday that Iraq's health system was on the verge of collapse.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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