From the Secretary-General: Remember This Girl
“Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her... In these most basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions...”

On the Road to Recovery
The Afghan people, exhausted by armed conflicts, need the sustained support of the international community to successfully pursue the road to recovery.

School Bells from Bombshells
The role of women in peace-building in Afghanistan must not be overlooked.
Maha Muna

The Mental Health Dimension
Mental health problems are plaguing many Afghan refugees and the lack of health professionals to deal with these problems is acute.
Katrin Eun-Myo Park

The Children of Shamshatoo
A blue and white billboard stands outside a one-story building, still smelling of the fresh white paint, proudly proclaiming, “Baihaquee Primary School for Girls”.

Slow Economic Recovery in 2002
A new report states that economies around the world are still feeling the effects of the continuing economic slowdown and economies in East Asia and Latin America are being hit hardest.

A Vision for Building a Secure Future
The Secretary-General released a report that will be one of the key documents for negotiations at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The Chronicle Interview
An Interview with Nitin Desai, United Nations Secretary-General of the Johannesburg Summit and Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.

DevelopmentWatch
Human Rights and Development
Anita Inder Singh

RightsWatch: Satisfaction, Regret... and Hope
The British Law Professor looks back on his nine years as Special Rapporteur on torture at the UN Commission on Human Rights.
Sir Nigel Rodley

Defining Moment for Human Values
A snapshot of the Fifty-sixth Session of the General Assembly.

A World of Issues Brings Member States Together

UN Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations

Initiatives for Disarmament
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)

Questions of Development
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)

An Encompassing Social Agenda
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)

Wiping Away Remnants of Colonialism
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)

Electing a Bureau

'Unpaid Assessments Down'
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)

The Process of Informals in the Fifth Committee

A Comprehensive Action Against Terrorism
Sixth Committee (Legal)

ICTR Releases Easy-to-Use CD-Rom

Keeping Hope Alive
Press Conference with Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Thinking Aloud:
Are Humans an Endangered Species?
Melissa A. Rizio

An Insight into Africa's Threatened Sea Turtle Population.

Saving the Turtles Saves Ourselves
The challenge goes beyond nesting beaches and out to sea.
Chan Eng Heng and Liew Hock Chark

Ebola Returns
A follow-up: Death and Health in Africa.
Erika Reinhardt

Heartbeat: 'He Made Service Look Effortless'
Memories of Cyrus Vance.
Shashi Tharoor

Kosovo: A Milestone on the Road to Democracy
Sergei Vinogradov

UNReported
News on the United System at Work And Other News of Interest...

In Memoriam: Celso Daniel (1951-2002)