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FROM THE WORLD FAMILY POLICY CENTER
UNITED STATES ACTS TO PRESERVE DOMESTIC SOVEREIGNTY AT
THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (click title
to read the full article)
World Summit on Sustainable Development Report
One of the most important developments in the theory of modern international
law occurred during the late hours of September 4, 2002, at the conclusion of
the World Summit for Sustainable Development. On that date, acting upon the
suggestion of representatives from the
IN THE NEWS
ANNAN
CALLS FOR WAR ON AIDS (Click
title to read the full article)
CNN.com
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for a war on
AIDS and the promotion of girls' education as the United Nations took a break
Monday from its regular debate to focus on what one African leader called
extricating "Africa out of her long night of misery."
INSPECTIONS - 'MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE' FOR UN? (Click
title to read the full article)
International Herald Tribune
Although United Nations inspectors say they may be prepared to resume their
work within three weeks of a green light from the UN Security Council,
verifying
FROM THE UN
UN
RIGHTS EXPERT ON PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM EXPLOITATION SET TO VISIT SOUTH
AFRICA (Click to read the
full article)
16 September - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography is scheduled to
begin a 10-day trip to South Africa Today
AIDS
SOARING 'UNCHECKED' AMONG YOUTH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, UNICEF WARNS (Click to read the full article)
18 September - As HIV?AIDS continues to ravage parts of
Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, the epidemic has developed a
"young face" as it has begun to move virtually unchecked into the
youth population, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns in a new
report released today.
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