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WORLD: MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2007 (MaximsNews Network)
UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / - Monday,
19 November 2007 -- The following is a summary of world news from MaximsNews
Network, News Network for the International Community:
UN:
IRAN: UN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG CHIEF CIRCULATES LATEST REPORT: 17/11/2007
UN:
WORLD MUST KEEP SPOTLIGHT ON MYANMAR, URGES UN RIGHTS EXPERT: 17/11/2007
UN:
DR CONGO: UN INQUIRY OPENS INTO SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PEACEKEEPER:
17/11/2007
UN:
TESTS CONTINUING AFTER MYSTERY DISEASE OUTBREAK IN ANGOLA - UN HEALTH AGENCY:
17/11/2007
UN:
FORMER RWANDAN MAYOR RECEIVES 11-YEAR JAIL TERM FROM UN TRIBUNAL: 17/11/2007
UN:
DR CONGO: UNICEF AND ITS PARTNER HELP FREE OVER 230 CHILDREN FROM MILITIA:
17/11/2007
UN:
UN ANTI-DRUG CHIEF URGES STEPPED-UP ACTION TO TACKLE SURGE IN AFGHAN OPIUM:
17/11/2007
UN:
ILLEGAL TRADE IN IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE MUST END, SAYS UN EXPERT COMMITTEE:
17/11/2007
UN:
SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES LEBANESE LEADERS TO WORK FOR NATIONAL INTEREST:
17/11/2007
UN:
BAN KI-MOON WELCOMES LIFTING OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN GEORGIA: 17/11/2007
UN:
UN FOOD AGENCY SENDS RELIEF TO CYCLONE-HIT PARTS OF BANGLADESH: 17/11/2007
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WORLD: FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2007 (MaximsNews Network)
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NEWS FROM ASIA SOCIETY
Asia
Society: The Weekly
Fix:
The
latest headlines out of Asia, with Jamie Metzl on Pakistan and the outlook
for elections there, and Suzanne DiMaggio on the UN and Burma. A special
music excerpt features Kinsmen: saxophonists Kadri Gopalnath and
Rudresh Mahanthappa, who fuse jazz and Indian Carnatic music. And, find
out about upcoming programs with Asia Society in San Francisco and
Washington DC.11.13.07
U.N.
SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON ADDRESSES ASIA SOCIETY IN NEW YORK [FULL
TEXT]: 09/11/2007
(MaximsNews Network)
Leslie
Gelb on American Foreign Policy
Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, on
Iraq, Iran, the rise of China, and the new constraints on U.S. power.
Interview
with Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla
The Thai Minister of Public Health discusses Thailand's universal
healthcare system and some of the critical challenges it faces, including
the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Interview
with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
The former foreign minister of Afghanistan on the greatest failures of the
war on terrorism, prospects for Afghanistan, and Pakistan's role in
regional security.
Interview
with Dr. Ifzal Ali
Since 2002, Dr. Ifzal Ali has been Chief Economist of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
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AI:
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: UN ADOPTS LANDMARK
DECISION ON GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS: 16/11/2007 (MaximsNews
Network)
EPI:
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE - IS WORLD OIL PRODUCTION PEAKING?: 16/11/2007
(MaximsNews Network)
World
Economic Forum: PARTNERSHIP TARGETS ENERGY POVERTY IN AFRICA - WORLD ECONOMIC
FORUM AND WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
AND USE IN AFRICA: 15/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
World
Economic Forum: FORMER UN SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN JOINS WORLD
ECONOMIC FORUM FOUNDATION BOARD: 15/11/2007
(MaximsNews Network)
HARVARD
BERKMAN CENTER: BREAKING DOWN DIGITAL BARRIERS - INTERNATIONAL STUDY EXAMINES
THE ISSUE OF INTEROPERABILITY: 15/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
CLUB
OF MADRID: DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE: 11/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
CHATHAM
HOUSE RELEASES CURRENT ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: 11/11/2007 (MaximsNews
Network)
CHATHAM
HOUSE: POOR STRATEGY UNDERMINES COALITION EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN: 11/11/2007
(MaximsNews Network)
CARNEGIE
ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: IAEA MUST NOT FALTER ON NEW IRAN REPORT SAYS
FORMER IAEA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: 11/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
THE
SCHLESINGER JOURNALS: UPDATE: 05/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
LATEST
UPDATE ON DAN RATHER'S $70 MILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST CBS NEWS:
(MaximsNews Network)
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