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Water
Volume L Number 1 2013 (23.04.2013)
Issue 1, 2013 of the UN Chronicle looks at the challenges and benefits of water cooperation, within the context of the 2013 UN International Year of Water Cooperation. Some of the issues covered in the magazine include the sustainable exploitation of the ocean's minerals and resources; women and agricultural water resource management as a pathway towards gender equality; impacts of climate change on coral reefs and the marine environment; empowering people through integrated water resource management practices; the private sector's role in addressing water challenges in urban and rural areas; and water cooperation among the universities of the Black Sea region.
- The Sustainable Exploitation of the Ocean’s Minerals and Resources
- Towards the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013
- Women and Agricultural Water Resource Management
- Water Cooperation to Cope with Twenty-First Century Challenges
- Empowering People through Integrated Water Resource Management Practices
- Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reefs and the Marine Environment
- Water Brings People Together to Create a Better Planet
- Collective Action: The Private Sector’s Interest and Role in Collaborating to Address Water Challenges in Urban and Rural Areas
- Cooperation on Water Research and Education among the Universities from the Black Sea Region
- The Mediterranean Sea: Cradle of Civilization
Delivering Justice
Volume XLIX Number 4 2012 (31.12.2012)
The latest edition of the UN Chronicle, Number 4, 2012, explores the challenges Member States and the United Nations system face in supporting and strengthening the rule of law.
- The Role of the UN in Promoting the Rule of Law: Challenges and New Approaches
- Establishing Effective Accountability Mechanisms for Human Rights Violations
- The Role of the International Criminal Court in Ending Impunity and Establishing the Rule of Law
- Increasing Women's Access to Justice in Post-Conflict Societies
- Delivering Justice on the Ground: The Challenges of Fighting Corruption at the National and International Levels
- Meeting the Challenges of Delivering Justice on the Ground
- Justice and Development: Challenges to the Legal Empowerment of the Poor
- Rule of Law and Democracy: Addressing the Gap Between Policies and Practices
- The International Network to Promote the Rule of Law: A Platform to Promote Justice and Security in Conflict-Affected States
- Justice: What We Need in a Post-2015 World
- Upholding the Rule of Law at the International Level: The Role of the International Court of Justice
Dialogue among Civilizations
Volume XLIX Number 3 2012 (28.09.2012)
Issue 3, 2012 looks at the progress made and lessons learned in trying to redefine diversity and improve dialogue among civilizations and cultures since the 2001 United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations. In his remarks at the School of International Relations in Tehran, Iran, on 30 August 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: "Our collective responsibility is to build bridges of mutual understanding". This issue features articles from eleven leading experts from within and outside the United Nations on helping to foster and maintain that mutual understanding.
- The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds
- Unity in Diversity: The Integrative Approach to Intercultural Relations
- Dialogue Among Civilizations: Contexts and Perspectives
- Human Rights as a Way of Life
- Reconciling Diverse Cultures: The Gender Factor
- Reggae, A Force for Dialogue
- A Dialogue Through Service: Making a Difference while Making Friends
- Open Access and Closed Minds: Balancing Intellectual Property and Public Interest in the Digital Age
- Bringing Human Passion into Sustainability Education and Bridging Cultures
- How ASPIRE Can Promote Dialogue among Civilizations
- What the UN Can Do to Promote Dialogue among Civilizations
The Future We Want?
Volume XLIX Numbers 1&2 2012 (11.06.2012)
Just in time for Rio+20, this special double issue looks at the objectives and visions of this landmark conference, and includes essays on bringing star power to earth, on sustainable energy for all, and on the need for a positive negotiating vision.
- Objectives and Vision for Rio+20
- Civil Society and Rio+20
- Working Towards a Sustainable UN
- Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters
- Feeding the World Sustainably
- Sustainable Energy for All: Towards Rio+20
- Vision Needs a Seat at the Negotiating Table
- The Link Between Disarmament and Sustainable Development
- Managing the Water-Land-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development
- Why Water Management Starts at the Local Level
- Floods and Climate Change: Sustainable Development and Other Imaginations
- Bringing Star Power to Earth
- Health and Food Security: Benefits from Climate Change Mitigation
- Vulnerable Countries Should Take Centre Stage at Rio+20
- Addressing the Sustainable Urbanization Challenge
- Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
- Involving the Forgotten: Widows and Global Sustainable Development
- Ombudspersons for Future Generations: Bringing Intergenerational Justice into the Heart of Policymaking
- Hunger: A National Security Threat
7 Billion People, 1 United Nations,Hand in Hands
Vol. XLVIII No. 4, 2011 (30.12.2011)
Issue Number 4, 2011 offers expert debate on the set of priorities for action, as well as other major issues and opportunities, that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has enunciated. Meant to stimulate discussion, “7 billion people, 1 United Nations, Hand in Hands” looks at the challenges in issues as diverse as climate change, empowering women, human rights and accountability, and nuclear disarmament.
- Sustainability Agenda in Retrospect and in Prospect
- Climate Finance: Putting the Puzzle Together
- The Global Dividend for Maximum Impact (GDM-I): Advancing Women for Global Equity and Innovation
- A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times
- Human Rights and the UN: Progress and Challenges
- The UN Role and Efforts in Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
- If You Want the Peace of the Dead, Prepare for Nuclear War
- Improving UN Responses to Humanitarian Crises
- The Dilemma of Democratization in Fragile States
- Advancing the Global Health Agenda
- Overcoming Ageism and Supporting the Human Rights of Seniors
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The Digital Dividend
Vol. XLVIII No. 3, 2011 (17.10.2011)
This issue looks at global efforts made towards bridging the digital divide. Leading experts in the field analyse aspects connected with creating a world information society, such as the nexus between information and communication technology and poverty, a UN-based digital bridge, and mobile communication and socio-economic development in Latin America.
- A Strong, UN-Based Digital Bridge
- WSIS and the Broadband Divide: Obstacles and Solutions
- Digital Asia-Pacific in the Twenty-First Century
- ICT for Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR
- Rewarding Scientific Knowledge for Sustainable Development
- Context and Design in ICT for Global Development
- Mobile Communication and Socio-Economic Development: A Latin American Perspective
- Bridging the Digital Divide in Health
- The ICT/Poverty Nexus
- Strengthening Crisis Information Management
- The Role of e-Governance in Bridging the Digital Divide
The 4th Decade of AIDS: What is Needed to Reshape the Response
By Michel Sidibé
The international community has reached the first part of Millennium Development Goal 6: halting and reversing the spread of HIV. At least fifty-six countries have either stabilized or reduced new HIV infections by more than 25 per cent in the past ten years, and this is especially evident in sub-Saharan Africa, the region most affected by the epidemic. New HIV infections among children have dropped by 25 per cent, a significant step towards achieving the virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission by 2015. In addition, today more than five million people are on antiretroviral treatment, which has reduced AIDS-related deaths by more than 20 per cent in the past five years. However, with more than 33 million people living with HIV today, 2.6 million new HIV infections, and nearly 2 million deaths in 2009, the gains made in the AIDS response are fragile.
Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education and Poverty
By Nelson Ijumba
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2011 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first report of HIV, which came from the United States, where cases of an unusual disease were seen among young gay men. Thirty years later, the location and pace of the epidemic has changed dramatically. Globally, an estimated 33.3 million people are infected or living with HIV, of which 22.5 million are in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, of the 2.5 million children in the world estimated to be living with HIV, 2.3 million are in sub-Saharan Africa. Southern Africa, the most affected region, includes a number of middle- and lower-middle-income nations known as the hyperendemic countries. In South Africa alone, there are about 5.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS. In Swaziland, 42 per cent of women attending antenatal clinics are infected, with similar rates found elsewhere in the region. Many children are affected by the disease in a number of ways: they live with sick parents and relatives in households drained of resources due to the epidemic, and those who have lost parents are less likely to go to school or continue with their education.
Women and HIV
By Morolake Odetoyinbo
What is it with women and girls? Why are we always left behind? Why can’t we choose the things we want to be a part of? Why must we always race to the front, rather than be left peacefully alone when we would rather not partake? Is it because, as women, we are strong, powerful, and the foundation of our society?
When we started hearing about HIV in Motherland Nigeria, it was about men dying at the mines or long-distance truck drivers going home to die. But before you could form the words to thank God that women weren’t acquiring the nasty virus, common sense reminded you that whatever a man acquires—good or bad—will surely come home.
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- Meeting the Challenges of Delivering Justice on the Ground
- Establishing Effective Accountability Mechanisms for Human Rights Violations
- Increasing Women's Access to Justice in Post-Conflict Societies
- The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds
- Dialogue Among Civilizations: Contexts and Perspectives
- Unity in Diversity: The Integrative Approach to Intercultural Relations
- What the UN Can Do to Promote Dialogue among Civilizations
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- Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters
- Sustainability Agenda in Retrospect and in Prospect
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