UN must meet the challenges of tomorrow
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says that the world is a better place because of the UN but he believes there is room for improvement. ALL Africa

UN urged to ban human cloning
A debate has been raging between the US and nations who wasn't all forms of human cloning banned and opposing countries who want the cloning of human stem cells permitted for medical purposes. BBC

Companies not reporting on social and environmental risks
Most of the world's top-ranking corporations are failing to reveal their assessment of the key environmental and social risks to investors, according to the UN. UN

Immaculate Consumption
The United Nations estimates that third world nations are denied about $700bn annually because of unjust trade rules. However the good news is that there are many practical, immediate ways for one person to make a difference. Guardian (UK)

Sudan: another triumph for the beloved UN
"The Security Council debate had all the decorous dullness you'd expect. The Algerian delegate had "profound concern". The Russian delegate pronounced the situation "complex". The Sudanese Government was praised because the massacres are proceeding more slowly. The air was filled with nuanced obfuscations, technocratic jargon and the amoral blandness of multilateral deliberation." The Age (Australia)

Ten stories the world should hear more about
This section of the UN's Department of Public Information website seeks to draw more attention to some compelling international stories. These include the plight of child soldiers in Uganda, the situation in Tajikistan and overfishing and the threat to marine diversity.
www.un.org/events/tenstories/

Message Stick: Leila Murray
Leila Murray's son Eddie died 23 years ago while in police custody in NSW. Her search to find truth and justice surrounding the death helped to spark the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

ABC TV Friday November 19, 6pm

Prayer for Computer Users
"Bless again this day the mysterious computer
which awaits your power and my human effort.
Grant wisdom, knowledge and a clear memory to my mind as I sit before this new creature of your infinite power." Archdiocese of Milwaukee (ARCHMIL)