Gambari to meet with Suu Kyi; Afghan violence; de Boer optimistic

UN Wire
November 6, 2007
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* UN envoy set to meet Myanmar's opposition leader
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UNITED NATIONS
* General Assembly stresses need to tackle Afghan violence
* Security Council urges Lebanon to hold legitimate elections
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* Guatemala's president-elect faces pressures to battle poverty
* Many of Myanmar's downtrodden turn to Thailand for better life
* Officials tout microfinance's impact on quality of life, unemployment
* Mexican villages begin to see aid
* Telecoms Sans Frontieres heads to Dominican Republic for post-Noel relief
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* UN's top climate official optimistic on new deal
* Gaza village grapples with continued sewage overflow threat
* Four Asian countries expected to clear electricity project
HUMAN RIGHTS
* Israel struggles to crack down on sex trafficking
* UN official calls on Chad, France to look into Zoe's Ark actions
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Pakistan crackdown continues as world watches
* Palestinian leader says he's optimistic on peace deal
* U.S. applauds North Korea's nuclear dismantling start
* Rwandan leaders: Africa should focus on ending, preventing genocide
* Some Iraqi Kurds support peaceful resolution to border conflict
* Groups supporting Tamil homeland mourn death of key negotiator

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