In case you were trying to fill those gaps in your knowledge about the world and its overabundance of problems...
The United Nations has made it easier for all of us to get educated with its release of the
2007 List of Ten Stories the World May Wish to Hear More About:
You can read about them at:
http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/07/index.shtml
THE STORIES: 2007
Northern Uganda: Major steps towards peace in a decades-old conflict
The Excluded: The hidden world of the stateless
Extreme weather events are part of a “new normal” trend
The suffering of the girl soldier
At a fragile crossroads: Afghanistan and the international community must pull together
A deadly disease no more – advances in malaria prevention and treatment
Promotion and protection of human rights: The role of special procedures of the Human Rights Council
Policing for peace: The law-and-order role played by blue berets
Southern Sudan: A path to ‘indivisible peace’ in the country
Bird flu pushed back – but threat of a human pandemic remains
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