UNICEF: Child mortality rates fall, challenges remain; Gazans surge into Egypt

UN Wire
January 23, 2008
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* UNICEF: Child mortality rates fall, challenges remain
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Ann Veneman, head of UNICEF, on the need to improve children's health around the world. Read the full story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* Ban dismayed over lack of progress on arms treaty
* Security Council debates Gaza
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* DR Congo death rates persist despite progress
* WHO warns of "serious" bird flu threat in India
* UNICEF spokesman Beckham visits children in Sierra Leone
* Libya threatens again to expel illegal immigrants
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* China unveils water protection, clean-up plan
* Europe grapples with biofuel, sustainability equation
* EU announces mandatory emissions reduction plan
* Study: Europe ahead of U.S. on environment
* South Koreans affected by oil spill clash with police
* Abu Dhabi plans green city to battle greenhouse emissions
HUMAN RIGHTS
* Iran: Reformist coalition says candidates barred from election
* Former Liberian rebel leader claims responsibility for 20,000 deaths
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Gazans surge into Egypt
* Annan arrives in Kenya to try to resolve crisis
* Editorial: UN must stand up to cynical Sudan
* UN powers reach agreement on Iran resolution
* UN peacekeeping advocate George Clooney arrives in Chad

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