General Assembly president vows active agenda; Ban in South America

UN Wire
November 8, 2007
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* General Assembly president vows active agenda
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Anika Rahman, president of Americans for UNFPA. Read the full story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* Ban starts South American tour
* U.S. vows support for Japan's Security Council bid
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* Maternal health initiatives gain support
* Malnutrition grips Laos' children, WFP warns
* China may end HIV/AIDS travel restrictions
* Poll: Will stability continue to grow in Africa?
* Diseases add to woes of Mexican flood victims
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Report: Indonesian palm oil industry threatens climate
* Maldives urges world to act on climate change
* Bolivia faces diesel crunch
HUMAN RIGHTS
* Sex abuse in South African schools gets attention
* Venezuela rally turns deadly
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Ban urges Eritrea, Ethiopia to avoid return to war
* Sudan expels UN official from Darfur
* Musharraf vows elections by February
* Georgia: Emergency rule imposed amid mass protests

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