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Editorial Extraordinary
lives Third Time Lucky: A Proverb That Certainly Holds True For Dutchman Jan Pronk. More... Opinion: Turkey’s Accession Likely To Be “A Long And Winding Road” By Anthony Pouliquen Despite some internal opposition the European Commission presented last week a rigorous draft negotiating framework for the Turkish accession negotiations, due to begin on 3 October 2005. The framework has now to be approved by the European Council. More...
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Secretary-General
Kofi Annan This week gave a ringing endorsement for advancing
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at next month’s
United Nations World Summit, saying the targets that seek
to cure of a host of global socio-economic ills by 2015
form the basis of a mutual pact between developing and
developed countries. Airline Ticket Contribution to Finance Development A European Commission staff working paper published this week contains an analysis of how a solidarity contribution on airline tickets might be used by EU Member States as a source of development aid in order to help achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The paper must be seen in the context of the decisions to double development aid and to deliver better and faster, taken at the June European Council. More... Commission adopts major package of measures in the field of immigration and asylum The measures adopted this week comprise the proposal for a Directive on common standards on return and three Communications, on Integration, on Regional Protection Programmes and on Migration and Development. This is an important step towards the realisation of the objectives announced in the Hague Action Plan adopted by the Council in June and the achievement of a balanced approach in the migration and asylum field. More... Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to visit Afghanistan 4-5 September European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will visit Afghanistan on 4-5 September 2005 to signal the Commission´s support to the country’s ongoing political transition and to the reconstruction process. More... Sudan Reacts Positively To Future Talks Between Government And Rebel Eastern Front A senior UN official met this week with Sudanese Acting Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail and said the minister reacted positively to the idea of holding talks with the rebel Eastern Front, at a date to be determined, with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the eastern region’s problems. More... Côte D’Ivoire Nationals Must Take Ownership Of Peace Process The South African defence minister, Mr. Lekota, reported to the Security Council this week on the results of the South African mediation in Côte d’Ivoire. African Union (AU) mediation has continued the implementation of the peace process formulated at Marcoussis and enabled it to reach many stages. It is time now for the Ivorian parties to apply in good faith and without delay the agreements they signed. More... UNIFEM Promotes Decent Work For The Working Poor With the informal sector providing the major employment for women worldwide, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) this week called on Governments to improve the sector as they calculate progress towards the reduction of poverty in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More... UN Rights Chief Calls For ‘Ever Closer Partnerships’ To Combat Human Trafficking United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour today opened an Asia-Pacific regional human rights conference in Beijing with a call for “ever closer partnerships” to combat human trafficking. More... UN
Steps Up Police Presence In Kosovo After Serb Killings Wild Birds Likely To Spread Potentially Deadly Bird Flu Far And Wide The deadly strain of bird flu that has hit several countries in Asia is likely to be carried over long distances along the flyways of wild water birds to the Middle East, Europe, South Asia and Africa, with the potential to trigger a global human pandemic, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned this week . More... African Traditional Medicine Could Contribute To HIV Prevention Traditional health practitioners who have strong advisory roles and influence on community behaviour in Africa could contribute significantly to HIV prevention efforts on the continent, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on 31 August, day of the commemoration of the second African Traditional Day. More... Forest Fires Choking South-East Asia With large forest fires in South-East Asia, notably in Indonesia, causing serious health and environmental problems, including a choking haze, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) this week called for strict enforcement of the ban against using fires for agricultural purposes. More...
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