http://www.speroforum.comInternational news and analysis.http://www.speroforum.comhttp://www.speroforum.com/site/images/rss_image.gif11/21/2009 4:20:40 AM14223http://www.speroforum.com/a/23040/As-European-population-ages-UN-body-suggests-ways-to-enhance-senior-livesThe number of elderly people in Europe is on the rise and responding to their changing needs is one of the biggest challenges that governments have to face this century, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said today.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23039/More-must-be-done-to-tackle-global-crisis-of-road-traffic-deaths-says-BanWith traffic accidents causing the deaths of more than one million people every year, more than malaria or diabetes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged greater efforts to better protect the millions upon millions who travel the world?s roads every day.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23038/NEWSMAKER-UN-disaster-expert-knows-firsthand-what-Copenhagen-failure-could-entailAmong those keeping a close eye on the outcome of next month?s climate summit in Copenhagen is the head of the United Nations body dealing with disaster risk reduction, who has seen first-hand the devastation wrought by increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters aggravated by climate change.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23037/Urgent-aid-needed-to-restore-Indonesias-quakeravaged-health-services--UNHospitals, clinics and other health services for thousands of Indonesians need urgent aid after two earthquakes ravaged west Sumatra in September, with the goal of enabling them to better withstand future emergencies, the United Nations health agency said today.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23036/Ensuring-child-rights-still-a-challenge-20-years-after-treaty--UN-officialsThe Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23035/RFERL-Journalist-Recognized-for-Promoting-Bloggers-Rights-in-IranRFE/RL Radio Farda web editor Fred Petrossians is recognized by ThinkSocial for an internet-based project to spread awareness of bloggers' rights in Iran.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23034/Heard-In-Iran--Five-Sentenced-to-Death-for-Postelection-UnrestFive Sentenced to Death for Post-election Unrest November 17 – Five people have been sentenced to death in connection with the unrest in the aftermath of the presidential election. Eighty-one others received prison sentences ranging between 6 months and 15 years. Speaking with Radio Farda, ...http://www.speroforum.com/a/23030/Indias-allfemale-UN-police-unit-serves-as-inspiration-for-Liberian-womenLiberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the top UN official in the West African country said today.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23029/Ensuring-child-rights-still-a-challenge-20-years-after-landmark-treaty--UN-officialsThe Convention on the Rights of the Child has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history, but 20 years after its adoption, much more remains to be done to turn its promises into reality for millions worldwide, top United Nations officials said today.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23028/Ban-welcomes-appointment-of-new-European-leadersSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced the hope for increased cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations following the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as the first EU President and Catherine Ashton as EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23027/Kyrgyzstan-Braces-For-SwineFlu-OutbreakThe official number of swine-flu cases in Kyrgyzstan has been put at 61, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23026/Iranian-Nobel-Laureate-Threatened-HarassedIranian human rights advocate and lawyer Shirin Ebadi said she has been receiving death threats, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23025/Moscow-Police-Detain-Opposition-ActivistVladimir Tutayev, an activist from Russia's United Civic Front (OGF), was detained in Moscow today, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23024/Imprisoned-Azerbaijani-Journalist-Honored-By-CPJJailed Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev is among the winners of the 2009 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) of journalists working in dangerous or repressive circumstances, RFE/RL's Azerbaijan Service ...http://www.speroforum.com/a/23023/Palestinian-children-mark-20th-year-of-UN-rights-treaty-with-video-testimonyTens of thousands of Palestinian refugee children in United Nations schools in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria have been clicking away with flip cams to create the region?s first ever online video yearbook to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the ...http://www.speroforum.com/a/23022/Libya-and-UN-agency-enter-pact-to-boost-food-security-sustainable-developmentThe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Libya have agreed on a $71 million programme to boost cooperation over the next five years to strengthen food security and sustainable development in the country.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23021/Kenyan-youth-shoot-for-peace-in-UNbacked-football-reconciliation-contestMore than 2,000 Kenyan youths from across Nairobi, the capital, will kick off a multi-ethnic football tournament this weekend to score goals in a United Nations-backed bid to use the power of sport to promote reconciliation after last year?s deadly inter-communal violence as well as environmental ...http://www.speroforum.com/a/23020/Xenophobic-attacks-in-South-Africa-draw-condemnation-from-UN-agencyThe United Nations refugee agency today condemned the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from a community in South Africa.http://www.speroforum.com/a/23019/Global---Childrens-rights-not-yet-a-realityhttp://www.speroforum.com/a/23018/CHINA--UNITED-STATES---US-Congress-threatens-sanctions-over-Chinas-yuanAfter Obama’s requests and the silence of China’s leaders, there is no sign that war over the value of the yuan is over. For some economists, Beijing’s monetary policy is helping the US contain inflation whilst making it easier for the world to pull itself out of the current crisis. For others, it ...