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<P class=header><STRONG>December 11, 2006</STRONG> | E-mail news
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<H2 class=topstory>UNICEF: Children suffer from bias against
women</H2>
<P class=copy id=topstory>Children's health, as well as families'
poverty, are worsened by the unequal rights between men and women
seen in many homes around the world, UNICEF says in a new report.
Children are more likely to suffer from bad health in families where
women have less of a say in making decisions, UNICEF warns in its
new annual report on the state of the world's children. <A
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href="mip://0305a1c8/default.html#0F93C9DF-0A0F-4086-9B9F-CDFC46B5E80D">Annan:
Lessons learned for the world</A>
<LI><A title=#08E18683-A093-46E5-83C4-07B6B92F0F80
href="mip://0305a1c8/default.html#08E18683-A093-46E5-83C4-07B6B92F0F80">Nobel
winner takes aim at profit-driven globalization</A>
<LI><A title=#E6F58AA6-9337-4EC6-92A2-329D0BF13EEB
href="mip://0305a1c8/default.html#E6F58AA6-9337-4EC6-92A2-329D0BF13EEB">Extent
of humans' role in warming questioned in upcoming UN
report</A>
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href="mip://0305a1c8/default.html#9B70B116-5DB9-4E5D-83B5-0541B768805D">UN's
Arbour urges rich countries to do more on poverty</A>
<LI><A title=#71CFFE78-196C-486C-913F-6055AC03982D
href="mip://0305a1c8/default.html#71CFFE78-196C-486C-913F-6055AC03982D">Annan:
UN failing on Darfur "horror"</A> </LI></UL><BR>
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<P class=quoteoftheday>The oceans have been acting like giant
storage heaters by trapping heat and carbon dioxide. They might be
bit of a time-bomb as they have been masking the real effects of the
carbon dioxide we have been releasing into the atmosphere.</P>
<P class=quoteofthedayanswer><I><EM>Prof. Rick Battarbee, director
of the Environmental Change Research Centre at University College
London. <A
title=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/10/nclimate10.xml
href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/10/nclimate10.xml"
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<P class=blogroundup><B>UN DISPATCH</B>: With this year's Nobel
Peace Prize bestowed on micro-lending pioneer Muhammad Yunus ...</P>
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<P class=unradio>High Commissioner for Human Rights talks about the
role of the international community in the fight against poverty
...</P>
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Annan: Lessons learned for the world</B></FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#000000 size=2>Kofi Annan, with less than three weeks to
go at the helm of the United Nations, in this commentary
writes about the five major lessons he has learned during his
10 years as the world's top diplomat that he says the global
community needs to learn. One lesson is that it is crucial, in
an age of global pandemics, nuclear proliferation and climate
change, that we all work together to enhance each other's
security. <A
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size=2> (12/11)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
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name=A6D566EA-0EAF-4399-8211-4EBDE2EEEB21></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Profile: For Ban, a twisty road to UN chief
post</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>Ban Ki-moon, the former South Korean foreign minister
who on Jan. 1 succeeds Kofi Annan as the head of the United
Nations, is largely an unknown character among the world's
diplomats. In this profile of Ban, the 62-year-old is
described as "loyal and dependable," a man who, it turns out,
got the opportunity to become UN secretary-general partly
because of a diplomatic snafu in his past. <A
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size=2> (12/9)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
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name=D99C51BE-867B-4735-9DC9-6651A05E3F41></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#0066cc size=2><B>Reform should be focus of new UN
chief, Bolton urges</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#000000 size=2>Ban Ki-moon, the incoming United
Nations secretary-general, should waste little time
before he tackles further reform efforts at the world
body or the opportunity may vanish, outgoing U.S. envoy
John Bolton said. "The question is whether Ban Ki-moon
can take advantage of coming in fresh. It's the only
opportunity," Bolton said, arguing that despite some
reforms accomplished, more needs to be done. <A
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size=2><B>Commentary: Months before Bolton is
replaced?:</B> It may take several months to fill the
post of U.S. ambassador to the UN after John Bolton's
departure, Washington Post columnist Al Kamen writes.
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size=2><B>Nobel winner takes aim at profit-driven
globalization</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
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size=2>Countries should encourage local activists to balance
out the spread of large companies motivated by profit,
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus said Sunday as he received the
2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Yunus, who pioneered the microcredit
practice of granting small business loans to the poor, warned
globalization has disintegrated into a "free-for-all" where
larger economies benefit at the expense of weaker ones.
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Commentary: Understanding drives hope for better
health in poor world</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>Widespread media focus on the recent selection of Dr.
Margaret Chan of China to head the World Health Organization
is part of a trend of increased attention paid by the
developed world to health issues affecting the world's
poorest, writes Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National
Institutes of Health, in this Washington Times commentary.
HIV/AIDS has driven understanding of the disparities in health
between rich and poor countries, Fauci says, forwarding
opportunities to improve health overall in the developing
world. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysbCibiznBXzs
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysbCibiznBXzs"
target=_blank>The Washington Times</A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/10)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
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title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysMCibiznjvNG
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width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=238EE366-5198-417F-9D6D-9310D0B998FC></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Commentary: Make financing available now for malaria
vaccine</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>With a vaccine for malaria within reach, the world must
arrange for financing to ensure developing countries receive
the vaccine in a timely manner, says this Washington Times
guest columnist. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyscCibiznEcht
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyscCibiznEcht"
target=_blank>The Washington Times</A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/11)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysNCibiznmUUt
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysNCibiznmUUt"
target=_blank><IMG
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height=14
alt=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysNCibiznmUUt
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width=110 align=absMiddle border=0></A><BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR><!--END STORY--><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=833F5821-CEBA-4BE7-8B8B-0EC6CCC7960E></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Other News</B></FONT> <BR><IMG height=5
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysdCibiznHBog
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysdCibiznHBog"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>UNDP honors Bangladeshi women's organization for
HIV/AIDS work</B></FONT></A></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999 size=2>Arab
Times (Kuwait)/Reuters (12/11)</FONT> <BR><IMG height=2
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=2></TD></TR><!--END STORY--><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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<TD colSpan=2><A
name=7A498BA8-B190-4B84-B020-688007F6EA94></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyseCibiznMuWH
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyseCibiznMuWH"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Singapore's tough measures fight mosquito-based
diseases</B></FONT></A></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999
size=2>AlertNet.org/Reuters (12/11)</FONT> <BR><IMG
height=2 src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif"
width=2></TD></TR><!--END STORY--></TBODY></TABLE><BR><!--END "Development Health and Poverty" SECTION--><!--BEGIN "Hot Topics" SECTION-->
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name=1251A0E0-677A-42DC-BEB8-201D5FC695C1><IMG height=28
alt="Hot Topics"
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/sec_hottopics.gif"
width=600></A></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top colSpan=2><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#000099 size=1><B>Top five news stories selected
by UN Wire readers in the past week.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD><IMG height=20
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif"
width=20></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=7A38A019-D576-4F28-AF26-2B6FD8ACD2D8></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysfCibiznSJcw
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysfCibiznSJcw"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Bolton to resign, White House
says</B></FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999
size=2> (USA TODAY)</FONT> <BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=5CDA1C15-60E0-4228-B3A0-0729B3123B08></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysjCibiznFLoM
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysjCibiznFLoM"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Annan reflects on time as world's top
diplomat</B></FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999
size=2> (BBC)</FONT> <BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=77C7F599-369E-487F-A227-7895B440A885></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysnCibiznLaOd
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysnCibiznLaOd"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>First female U.S. ambassador to UN
dies</B></FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999
size=2> (The New York Times)</FONT> <BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=3553C0AE-745A-4224-AFCE-0F1182FCA223></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysoCibiznNfwe
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysoCibiznNfwe"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>India leads the pack in climate change
adaptation</B></FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="verdana, arial, helvetica" color=#999999
size=2> (AlertNet.org)</FONT> <BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=A559BEAD-4D6F-4577-9767-3B7EE2AEAF56></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysqCibiznVyls
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysqCibiznVyls"
target=_blank><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Bolton's resignation met with mixed views at
UN</B></FONT></A></FONT><FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica"
color=#999999 size=2> (The New York Times)</FONT>
<BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR>
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width=20></TD>
<TD align=middle><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#000099 size=1>Results based on number of times
each story was clicked by readers. </FONT></TD>
<TD><IMG height=20
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif"
width=20></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><!--END "Hot Topics" SECTION--><!--BEGIN "Development Energy and Environment" SECTION-->
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<TD colSpan=3><A
name=E6F58AA6-9337-4EC6-92A2-329D0BF13EEB><IMG height=40
alt="Development Energy and Environment"
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/sec_developmentenergy.gif"
width=600></A></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD><IMG height=2
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=20></TD>
<TD><IMG height=2
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=20></TD>
<TD><IMG height=2
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif"
width=560></TD></TR><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=48D2BA8E-B3B8-4F29-B7A4-D52EB743C016></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Extent of humans' role in warming questioned in
upcoming UN report</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>A report on climate change the United Nations plans to
release next year will say that mankind has had less effect on
warming than previously believed, the Daily Telegraph reports.
It's virtually certain that humans are contributing to global
warming and that temperatures will continue to rise in coming
decades, but humans' role in the phenomenon may be somewhat
smaller than generally thought, the UN Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change will report. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysrCibiznbMrh
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysrCibiznbMrh"
target=_blank>Daily Telegraph (London)</A> (free
registration)<FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/11)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysOCibiznrOCU
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysOCibiznrOCU"
target=_blank><IMG
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysOCibiznrOCU
height=14
alt=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysOCibiznrOCU
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/common/btn_email_story.gif"
width=110 align=absMiddle border=0></A><BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR><!--END STORY--><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=5490DF5C-F319-4964-839A-B7BC0EBE17FF></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Gulf countries consider joint nuclear
energy</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>Six Persian Gulf countries Sunday said they are
considering cooperating on a joint, peaceful nuclear energy
program. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,
Oman and Qatar said they have "commissioned a study" on the
feasibility of the program. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyssCibiznjuXk
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhyssCibiznjuXk"
target=_blank>The Miami Herald/Associated Press</A> (free
registration)<FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/10)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysPCibiznycIJ
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysPCibiznycIJ"
target=_blank><IMG
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysPCibiznycIJ
height=14
alt=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysPCibiznycIJ
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/common/btn_email_story.gif"
width=110 align=absMiddle border=0></A><BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR><!--END STORY--><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=636E17DA-D88E-4BCE-98F8-A2675FC75B02></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>U.S. Congress continues tax on ethanol
imports</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>U.S. Congress last week, acting just before final
adjournment, voted to extend the 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on
imported ethanol. The tariff had been scheduled to expire in
October 2007 but now is set to continue in effect until
January 2009. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhystCibiznsylV
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhystCibiznsylV"
target=_blank>The Kansas City Star (Mo.)/Associated Press</A>
(free registration)<FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/9)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysQCibiznFLoM
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysQCibiznFLoM"
target=_blank><IMG
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysQCibiznFLoM
height=14
alt=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysQCibiznFLoM
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/common/btn_email_story.gif"
width=110 align=absMiddle border=0></A><BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR><!--END STORY--></TBODY></TABLE><BR><!--END "Development Energy and Environment" SECTION--><!--BEGIN "Human Rights" SECTION-->
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name=9B70B116-5DB9-4E5D-83B5-0541B768805D><IMG height=28
alt="Security and Human Rights"
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/sec_humanrights.gif"
width=600></A></TD></TR>
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<TD><IMG height=2
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=20></TD>
<TD><IMG height=2
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
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width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=51F1A083-9F4C-4264-B499-51C0D23A38C7></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>UN's Arbour urges rich countries to do more on
poverty</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>Rich countries need to do more for poor countries,
perhaps by diverting some of the vast resources now going to
military spending, Louise Arbour, the United Nations' high
commissioner for human rights, said Sunday. Arbour, marking
International Human Rights Day, said the UN is at risk of
failing to meet one of its Millennium Development Goals of
cutting world poverty in half by 2015. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysuCibiznCWqU
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysuCibiznCWqU"
target=_blank>The Financial Express (Bangladesh)/Associated
Press</A><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#666666 size=2> (12/11)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysRCibiznOODx
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysRCibiznOODx"
target=_blank><IMG
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height=14
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<TD vAlign=top><IMG height=13
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width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=1F22AFA1-4AD8-4452-BB92-0EE49E20D78F></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Pinochet leaves dark legacy</B></FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=2>Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Chile's infamous former
dictator, died Sunday, leaving a legacy that allegedly
includes widespread torture and killings of political
opponents during his reign between between 1973 and 1990. His
death also leaves incomplete several court cases that
attempted to hold him responsible for human rights violations
allegedly committed under his regime. <A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysvCibiznOODx
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysvCibiznOODx"
target=_blank>Houston Chronicle</A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#666666
size=2> (12/10)</FONT></FONT><IMG height=1
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=5
align=absMiddle><A
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysSCibiznZmIw
href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysSCibiznZmIw"
target=_blank><IMG
title=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysSCibiznZmIw
height=14
alt=http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eYakhvzrsXhysSCibiznZmIw
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/common/btn_email_story.gif"
width=110 align=absMiddle border=0></A><BR><IMG height=8
src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/shim.gif" width=8></TD></TR><!--END STORY--><!--BEGIN STORY-->
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src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/briefs/un_wire/bullet_main.gif"
width=20></TD>
<TD colSpan=2><A
name=AD36F560-79D4-4FB0-A85B-64D5603C6150></A><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0066cc
size=2><B>Other News</B></FONT> <BR><IMG height=5
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Rights Day. "Sixty years after the liberation of the Nazi
death camps, and 30 years after the Cambodian killing fields,
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violence:</B> Several high-profile stateswomen are
calling in a joint public letter for peacekeepers to be sent
to Darfur to protect women from sexual violence. The
signatories include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine
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size=2>Neither Lebanon's struggling, Western-backed government
nor the Hezbollah supporters who over the weekend protested en
masse in Beirut seem to have a strong option for getting the
country back on a productive course, the Los Angeles Times
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