Ban targets TB; a landmark polio victory; Kosovo

UN Wire
March 25, 2008
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* Ban urges boost to global fight against tuberculosis
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Maritel Costales, a senior health adviser with UNICEF, on the elimination of polio in Somalia. Get the full story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* Nicaraguan favored as next UN General Assembly president
* Developing countries concerned over plan to merge UN positions
* North Korea recalls UN ambassador
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* Polio eradicated from Somalia, WHO says
* Report: Aid shortages endanger Afghan security
* South Africa tuberculosis battle forces patients into treatment
* Bread shortage in Egypt prompts violence
* "Idol" fever ignites Afghan spirit
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Mystery illness endangers several bat species
HUMAN RIGHTS
* China chokes off international press, stokes nationalism
* Bhutan election introduces democracy, but voters stay loyal to royals
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Serbia to UN: Divide Kosovo along ethnic lines
* Pakistan: Judges freed by new prime minister
* Medvedev: NATO membership for Ukraine, Georgia threatens security
* Comoros regains control of rebel-held island

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