1999 Issues
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	Issue 1, 1999: Will we survive the next century? The World Health Organization forsees a world where all individuals should enjoy their full health potential, writes Yvonne Acosta, but the diseases that continue to confront us are staggering. In The Chronicle Interview, Gro Harlem Brundtland says WHO's vision is “to be able to make a difference”. Global action can complement national action in controlling tobacco trade, as cigarette smoke and air pollutants pose a growing threat to asthma sufferers. TB causes more deaths than any other communicable diseases, but there is hope in a simple treatment strategy, unlike with emerging multi-drug resistant strains of malaria. Are we still in denial about HIV/AIDS? asks Benjamin Weil in an article on Governments’ response.
	Issue 2, 1999: Kosovo - A Human Tragedy The Secretary-General’s first-hand recollections of his visit to camps housing refugees from Kosovo and reports on United Nations Humanitarian efforts in the region. The Security Council decides to deploy a civil and security presence under UN auspices, as delegates respond to “one of the greatest human catastrophes in Europe since the Second World War”. The FRY’s earlier request to halt the use of force is rejected by the World Court. In Rightswatch, Amnesty International’s Iain Levine says the protection of human rights is the sine qua non for achieving reconciliation, while in The Chronicle Interview, OXFAM’s Philip Bloomer calls for rebuilding confidence in the humanitarian aid system.
	Issue 3, 1999: One Globe, Six Billion Worlds United Nations Day 1999 sees our global constituency reach six billion - something, as Mr. Kofi Annan says, “to celebrate and something to think about”. President Alberto Fujimori of Peru says realism in population policies goes hand in hand with stability and the struggle against poverty. Joakim Lie listens to the voices of ICPD+5, with Sonia Eun Joo Yeo covering the Cairo Conference on Population and Development. Ambassador Asadi of Iran finds common cause between two General Assembly committees. Zubaida Rasul examines women’s empowerment in Djibouti. Barbara Becker argues that an “enormous global effort” is still needed to address Cairo goals.
	Issue 4, 1999: Marking the Millennium Starting with this issue and continuing through 2000, we will explore new, as well as some old, hopes and dangers as we begin the next millennium. Two series - “The Century in Retrospect” and “A Millennium of Minds” - will feature probing, sometimes provocative voices on what we may face in the years ahead. Reinforcing the Geneva Conventions, by Yves Sandoz. Secrets of the Deep - Law of the Sea, by José Luis Vallarta. Giving Victims a Voice, by Vahida Nainar. Project Link - Economic Forecasting, by Lawrence R. Klein.

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