UN Chronicle E-Alert - World Un Day - 24 October

(PRWEB) October 26, 2004 -- United Nations Day, 24 October, marks the founding of the United Nations as an instrument of peace, human rights and development fifty-nine years ago.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan, http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sgsm9548.doc.htm says that "we all need an effective United Nations -- one that reflects the world we live in today, and can meet the challenges we will face tomorrow." He will soon be putting before world leaders a package of measures to renew the world Organization.

Below are UN Chronicle features written by Government leaders, development experts, civil society representatives and others who look at the changing world and suggest some solutions. This UN Chronicle E-Alert includes links to their articles, as well as to relevant informational and educational sites.

Please click here to access the links below:

http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/e_alert/102204_UNDay.asp

Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations (Issue 3, 2004) By Anda Filip

Towards a Regional World Order (Issue 3, 2004) By Luk Van Langenhove

Global Governance as a Multilayered Process (Issue 3, 2004) By Andrew F. Cooper

Revitalizing the United Nations General Assembly's Work (Issue 1, 2004)

The Global Compact: Why All the Fuss? (Issue 1, 2003) By Peter Utting

Global Development with Globalization: From Words to Reality (Issue 3, 2002) By Tarja Halonen, President of Finland

Will This Be the Century of the Private Sector or the State? (Issue 2, 2002) By Cesar E. A. Virata

The World Wants Guidance (Issue 2, 2000) By J.E.J.M. van Landewijk

United Nations: A Strong, Transnational Coalition (Issue 2, 2000) By Oscar Arias Sánchez

The United Nations And Cooperative Multilateralism (Issue 1, 2000) By Francisco Rojas Aravena

LINKS RELATED TO UNITED NATIONS DAY

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United Nations Millennium Development Goals

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