UN Wire: WHO to attack TB; U.S. lawmakers approve UN peacekeeping funds

UN Wire
June 22, 2007
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* WHO backs plan to attack drug-resistant TB
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Muawia Shaddad, Sudan Environment Conservation Society. Read the complete story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* U.S. lawmakers approve UN peacekeeping funds
* Plan for Blair as UN Mideast envoy gets mixed reviews
* Canada unhappy with rights council decisions
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* In Somalia, WFP food aid not welcomed by all
* Africans lack basic access to information
* Delhi: Frogs may be called into duty against mosquitoes
* Africa food shortage eases, but crises remain
* Niger teenager who spoke out against early marriage dies
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Darfur conflict's environmental woes could arise elsewhere
* UNESCO to consider Galapagos, others as World Heritage Sites
* Thailand pushes eco-car plan
* China hits back on emission criticism
HUMAN RIGHTS
* In Britain, Muslims' veils cause concern
* Rights group: Massive prison deaths in N. Korea
PEACE AND SECURITY
* IAEA dangerously underfunded, ElBaradei warns
* Egypt calls regional summit to address Palestinian crisis
* U.S. nuclear negotiator sees North Korea progress
* U.S. eyes African development as way to undermine terrorism
* China open to sending peacekeepers to Darfur
UN FOUNDATION AND BETTER WORLD CAMPAIGN
* Better World Fund's Timothy Wirth lauds House vote on UN peacekeeping

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