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- Security Council says Somalia peace force possible
The United Nations Security Council on Monday said it disagreed with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's grim assessment of a potential UN peacekeeping force for Somalia, arguing that contingency planning for such a mission should continue. Ban told the Council earlier this month that in the absence of any sustainable cease-fire or peace process, he would prefer a multinational force to help improve security instead of enforcing peace. SeattlePI.com/Associated Press
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- WFP delivers emergency food to devastated Bangladeshi areas
The United Nations' World Food Program and the Bangladeshi Air Force are using helicopters to deliver emergency rations to hundreds of thousands of stranded survivors of last week's cyclone that caused massive, deadly waves to sweep over large coastal areas. "Thousands of poor families have been devastated," WFP representative Douglas Broderick said. "We urge donors to step forward to provide immediate funding." Bloomberg
(11/20)
- Little help available for Somalis
Africa's worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Somalia with aid efforts hindered by an overwhelming lack of security and donor attention focused elsewhere, United Nations officials say. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis are ill, without proper shelter or access to medical care. The New York Times
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UNHCR: Estimated 1 million Somalians homeless: The UN refugee agency said some 200,000 of the estimated 1 million Somalians who are homeless are people who have fled the violence in Mogadishu in just the past two weeks. BBC
(11/20)
- Yunus: Bangladesh will win war on poverty
The country will make great progress against poverty and starvation in the next couple of decades and should be able to officially leave its underdevelopment behind by 2030, Muhammad Yunus has said. Bangladesh currently is reducing its poverty levels by some 2% per year, and by 2015, half of its people should be above the poverty line, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner said. The Hindu (India)/Press Trust of India
(11/17)
- UN: Dozens of countries set to exceed Kyoto cuts
Despite the rise of greenhouse gas emissions in several countries, industrialized countries participating in the Kyoto Treaty can exceed the levels of greenhouse gas cuts envisioned under the agreement by 2012, the United Nations Climate Secretariat said Tuesday. More than three dozen countries are on track to cut emissions by 11%, compared with 1990 levels, the Secretariat predicted, surpassing the Kyoto goal of 5%. Environmental News Network/Reuters
(11/20)
- Bonobos get protection from authorities
Congolese authorities have confirmed the establishment of a protected rain forest preserve intended to protect the bonobo from poachers and deforestation. The apes, similar to chimpanzees but more peaceful in nature, are listed as endangered by the World Conservation Union. The New York Times
(11/20)
- Group says Ghana gold mine damages environment
The company running one of Ghana's biggest gold mines has polluted waterways with cyanide and subjected local communities to "severe repression," activist group War on Want has said. The accused British company, AngloGold Ashanti, said the mine had some problems in the past but that those have been corrected and the allegations are false. BBC
(11/20)
- Myanmar monk recalls days of protest
Feelings of injustice and a desire for democracy drove him to join monks in Myanmar leading protests against the ruling military junta in September, a monk tells Newsweek in this special report. Speaking anonymously to protect himself from further retribution, the monk recalls his mistreatment and detention with other monks in squalid conditions. Newsweek
(11/19)
- China free speech symbol demolished
Chinese authorities recently demolished Triangle Land, a host of bulletin boards at Peking University that for decades served as community boards for student activism. Internet chat rooms and Web sites had replaced the boards in recent years as the preferred place to post thoughts on democracy and freedom, but many Chinese are upset with the authorities' decision to bulldoze the longstanding symbol. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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Poll: Will human rights concerns affect the 2008 Olympics?
 | Yes, attendance and ad revenue will suffer |
| China will polish its image, leaving the Games little impacted |
| People will focus on the events, not on human rights |
- UNIFIL head reaches out to Lebanese
Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano, who heads the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, said Monday that the region's locals and the world body's blue helmets share a "unique relationship woven together by strands of peace." Graziano made the comments during the opening of a photo exhibit depicting UNIFIL's activities. The Daily Star (Lebanon)
(11/20)
- China to Iran: Follow UN mandate
China -- a key player in the standoff between Western powers and Iran over the Islamic regime's nuclear program -- is trying to strike a balancing act, Reuters reports. It urged Iran Tuesday to adhere to United Nations resolutions demanding that it curb its nuclear activities, but China also said there's still room for more negotiations. AlertNet.org/Reuters
(11/20)
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