UN Wire: Cellular networks to be established in rural Africa; North Korea nuclear visit

UN Wire
September 11, 2007
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* UN program to set up cellular networks in rural Africa
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Bhumidhar Barman, relief minister for India's Assam state, discussing recent rains. Read the full story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* U.S. prepares funding cut for UN rights body
* New York jury will decide Wyatt oil-for-food case
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* New African biotech center targets killer diseases
* WHO confirms DRC ebola outbreak
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Brundtland: All countries must address climate change now
* Libya outlines conservation efforts
* India finds tigers repopulate area after poachers leave
* OECD issues biofuel subsidies report
HUMAN RIGHTS
* Ban: Libya a valuable player in quest for Darfur peace
* IRIN: Children languish in Liberia's juvenile justice system
* Gay rights movement gains support in developing world
PEACE AND SECURITY
* International team begins North Korea nuclear visit
* Palestinian, Israeli leaders plan peace talks
* Darfur force on schedule, deployment should improve security
* Analysis: Sharif's treatment suggests political crisis in Pakistan
* Menchu fares poorly in Guatemala, but not down for count
* Pakistani leader mounts legal challenge over deportation

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