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|  | Liaison Newsletter > LIAISON Vol. 1, No. 6, November 1997 - Articles
Internet Resource Page Canadian Foreign Policy (December, 1996) You might also want to check out the Department of Foreign Affairs new and improved site at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ . (April, 1997) UNA-Canada has been working feverishly to post its series of eight new "Fact Sheets" on our web wite. Offering a uniquely Canadian perspective, the series covers a broad range of topics, varying in focus from "The UN and Human Rights" to "The Financial Crisis at the UN". Enlighten yourself by going to http://www.unac.org/unfaq/index.html Children (December 11, 1996) The State of the World’s Children 1997 report, is available at http://www.unicef.org/sowc97/ (August 26 - September 1, 1996) The World Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children took place in Stockholm at the end of August. They have a site located at: http://193.135.156.14/webpub/csechome/ (August 27, 1996) Notes for an address by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the World Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/news/statem~1/96_state/96_035e.htm Environment (March, 1997) A great place to find out more about the Division of Sustainable Development at the UN, and the upcoming Special Session to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21, is http://www.un.org:80/dpcsd/dsd/ (March, 1997) A permanent Sustainable Development site was inaugurated on the Internet on March 3, with plans to highlight upcoming conferences and give them extensive coverage as they happen. Be a virtual participant at Rio + 5 by going to http://www.SustainableDevelopment.net Finance (April, 1997) The Transcript of the National Capital Region's highly succesful roundtable discussion, "Global Financial Transformations: What should be the Role of the UN System", are now available on their web site at (take a deep breath): http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/unac-ncrb/UNreform/roundtables/finance/index.html Food Security (November 11-18, 1996) The World Food Summit is taking place from November 13th-17th, with the parallel NGO Summit taking place from 11-17th. Information on the event is available at: http://www.fao.org/WFS/AAASTART.HTM (October 16-24, 1996) As a precursor to the event, the Global Network on Food Security held its Eight days for Eight Hundred Million, with an abundance of information and links posted on their web page at: http://www.unac.org/8days/8days.htm (October 2, 1996) Notes for an Address by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Foreign Affairs before the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Sustainable Human Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade can be found at: Habitat (June 3-14, 1996) The new Istanbul Declaration and Habitat Agenda are finally on-line and can be downloaded at: http://www.undp.org/un/habitat/agenda Humanitarian Relief (November, 1996) ReliefWeb was set up by the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) to strengthen the response capacity of the humanitarian relief community by providing timely and reliable information on events as they happen. Among other things, it has an impressive collection of on-line maps. http://www.reliefweb.int/ Human Rights (December 10, 1996) December 10th was International Human Rights Day and to mark the occasion, the United Nations Centre for Human Rights unveiled its new web site located at http://www.un.org/NewLinks/elecsg.htm Land-Mines (October 3-5, 1996) Documents and statements from the International Strategy Conference Towards a GlobalBan on Anti-Personnel Landmines that took place in early October are posted at: http://www.web.apc.org/~pgs/pages/ldmn0.html (October 5, 1996) Notes for an address by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the closing session of the International Strategy Conference Towards a Global Ban on Anti-Personnel Mines can be found at: (October 3, 1996) Notes for an address by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the International Strategy Conference Towards a Global Ban on Anti-Personnel Mines can be found at: Model United Nations (January 1, 1997) UNA-Canada has set up an on-line workshop for people interested in organizing and participating in a Model United Nations Simulation. The Workshop includes a comprehensive list of MUNs across Canada, a full set of Rules, and tools useful for helping you research the UN, your country and the issue involved. Take advantage of the resources by going to: http://www.unac.org/mun/index.html (May, 1997) Primarily set up to act as a resource for people attending the Houston Area Model UN, HAMUN's web site goes far beyond catering to just the MUN crowd, and reaches out to those keen to educate themselves further about UN issues. Check it out at: http://www.hamun.org/index2.html United Nations (January 1, 1997) Loads of info on the new secretary-general, His Excellency Kofi Annan, as well as biographical notes on past secretaries-general, can be found at http://www.un.org/NewLinks/elecsg.htm (October, 1996) Report by the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization (abbreviated version): http://www.un.org/Docs/SG/sgrepor.htm (September, 24, 1996) Notes for an Address by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the 51st General Assembly of the United Nations: UNA-Canada Branches The National Capital Region unveiled an exciting and ever-evolving site at: The Edmonton Branch has also launched its own site at: Women (March 8, 1997) International Women's Day takes place on March 8 and the United Nations Development Fund for Women now have a great site at http://www.undp.org/unifem/ (March 1997) The Canadian Committee for UNIFEM is also worth exploring at http://unifem.ingenia.com/ |
