Afghan health care; WHO and medications; Pakistan

UN Wire
November 5, 2007
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* Study: Afghan health care improves, fewer children die
QUOTE OF THE DAY
* Agim Ceku, Kosovo's prime minister. Read the full story.
BLOG ROUNDUP
* blog
UN RADIO
* radio
UNITED NATIONS
* Sri Lanka vows to investigate peacekeeper sex allegations
* UNMIL: Two dead in UN helicopter crash in Liberia
DEVELOPMENT HEALTH AND POVERTY
* WHO works to make AIDS, other drugs more affordable
* Lack of sanitation drives disease, deaths across globe
* Kenyan groups petition against trade agreement
* Commentary: DDT a key weapon against malaria
* China seeks to aid the poor amid rising fuel prices
* Bangladesh primary school dropout rates rising
HOT TOPICS
* UN partners with tech companies to track anti-poverty progress
* Climate change link probed as malaria rises in Peru
* Interview: Ban on the challenges facing the world
* Commentary: Does culture tie some countries to poverty?
* UN to overhaul peace operations as conflicts change
DEVELOPMENT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
* Poll: Majority willing to sacrifice to battle climate change
* Animals return as southern Sudan peace holds
HUMAN RIGHTS
* In Myanmar, UN envoy urges junta to start reconciliation
* Marriage in focus as India seeks to leave caste system behind
PEACE AND SECURITY
* Pakistan continues arrests
* Afghan drug battle sees mixed progress
* Time for a decision, says Kosovo prime minister
* Commentary: More carrots and sticks needed on Iran
* UN urges DRC to demobilize child soldiers

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