World Chronicle Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 1995: The Year in Review

  A review of 1995.

• 1997 Year in Review

  Major events of 1997.

• 48th General Assembly

  The role of the 48th U.N. General Assembly.

• 49th UN General Assembly

  Issues concerning the U.N. General Assembly.

• 52nd General Assembly President

  United Nations reform.

• Administrative and Financial Reforms

  U.N. administrative and financial reforms.

• Advancement of Women

  Angela V.E. King discusses the advancement of women.

• African Development

  Special initiative on Africa; conflict resolution; political liberalization; international aid.

• African Economy

  African economy.

• AIDS and Development

  AIDS affects the economic and social development of nations.

• Atomic Energy

  Atomic energy.

• Chemical Weapons Convention

  Destroying chemical weapons.

• Chernobyl Ten Years Later

  The Chernobyl accident; findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

• Child Immunization

  Child immunization; current immunization programs.

• Child Labour

  Child labor; children's rights.

• Children and Armed Conflict

  Children are combattants in armed conflicts in parts of the world.

• Children in Armed Conflicts

  Children involved in armed conflict.

• Children of Africa

  Djibril Diallo shares his beliefs to improve Africa's future.

• Climate Change

  Climate change.

• Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

  Stopping discrimination against women.

• Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

  Peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

• Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

  Chemical weapons.

• The Court

  The World Courts' role in international law disputes.

• Crime Prevention

  Combating international crime.

• Culture and Development

  Javier Perez de Cuellar discusses the relationship between culture and development.

• Day of the African Child

  UNICEF participates in the Day of the African Child.

• Decolonization

  Decolonization.

• Desertification

  Combating desertification.

• Desertification and Drought

  Desertification affects one billion people.

• Development in Latin America

  Achieving economic growth and development in Latin America.

• Development Support and Management Services

  Helping the Third World attain higher living standards.

• Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

  Economic and social development in Western Asia.

• Economic Commission for Europe

  Yves Berthelot discusses the Economic Commission for Europe.

• Economic Growth in East Asia

  East Asian countries are achieving high economic growth.

• Economic Reform in Latin America

  Economic reform in Latin America.

• Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  Economic, social and cultural rights.

• Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.N. Secretariat

  Joseph Connor; the U.N. Secretariat.

• Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

  Female discrimination.

• Energy

  Energy-related issues; effects of the use of fossil fuels; natural gas; wind power.

• Environmental Issues

  Current status of environmental issues; land-based human activities; industrial waste; poverty.

• Fish Wars

  Regulating the fishing industry.

• Fish Wars

  Efforts to modernize human resources management.

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  Combating hunger.

• Forestry

  Forestry.

• Fourth World Conference on Women

  Gertrude Mongella discusses the progress of women since the first conference two decades ago.

• Freshwater Resources

  Water as a commodity.

• Global Financial Integration

  Worldwide economic stability.

• Group of 77

  Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra discusses the Group of 77.

• Habitat II

  Wally N'Dow discusses goals of the U.N. conference on human settlements.

• Habitat II

  The modern human habitat situation; urban population growth; the living environment.

• Habitat II

  United Nations conference; problems facing modern human habitation.

• Health Issues

  Improving quality of life; increasing life expectancy.

• Health Issues in Africa

  Africa's health problems.

• Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative

  Helping countries meet debt obligations.

• Human Development Network

  Providing food, education and health services.

• Human Development Report

  The 1993 Human Development Report.

• Human Development Report

  Eradicating poverty.

• Human Development Report 1995

  Women's issues.

• Human Development Report 1996

  Economic development; reducing poverty; relieving countries of foreign debts.

• Human Rights

  Centre for Human Rights' worldwide efforts.

• Human Rights

  Jose Ayala-Lasso; promoting/protecting human rights.

• Human Rights

  Human rights; education.

• Human Rights Committee

  Human rights.

• Humanitarian Affairs

  Humanitarianism.

• Humanitarian Assistance

  Peter Hansen discusses humanitarian aid.

• Internal Oversight

  Internal Oversight Services; managerial/administrative reforms.

• Internal Oversight

  Karl T. Paschke discusses Internal Oversight Services.

• Internal Oversight

  Internal Oversight Services report.

• Internal Oversight Services

  Karl-Theodor Paschke discusses the United Nations.

• International Committee of the Red Cross

  Humanitarian assistance; anti-personnel mines.

• International Conference on Population & Development

  Preparations for the population conference.

• The International Court of Justice

  Judge Abdul Koroma describes how the court settles legal disputes.

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

  Human rights.

• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

  Trying persons accused of Rwandan genocide.

• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

  Justice for the Rwandan genocide.

• International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

  Judge Antonio Cassese discusses the United Nation's first international criminal tribunal.

• International Fund for Agricultural Development

  Agricultural development.

• International Labour Organisation (ILO)

  Jack Martin discusses the global employment situation.

• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

  International judicial bodies.

• International Year of the Family

  Henryk Sokalski discusses family issues.

• Land Mines

  Dangers of land mines; economic/social impact of land mines.

• Legal Affairs

  Hans Corell discusses global legal issues.

• Leprosy

  Leprosy.

• The Media and the United Nations

  United Nations and its relationship with the media.

• The Media and the United Nations

  The media and the United Nations.

• Natural Disaster Reduction

  Reducing property damage caused by natural disasters.

• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

  Non-governmental organizations.

• NYC Commission for the United Nations

  The role of the NYC Commission for the United Nations.

• Occupied Palestinian Territory

  Economic development in Palestinian territory issues.

• Oil for Food

  Iraq sells oil for food; Iraqi sanctions.

• Outer Space Applications

  Space technology.

• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

  Pan-American health.

• Peacekeeping Operations

  Kofi Annan discusses peacekeeping operations.

• Peacekeeping Operations

  Lt. Gen. Manfred Eisele discusses peacekeeping operations.

• Political Affairs

  Political affairs.

• Poverty

  The World Bank's two approaches to poverty.

• Poverty Eradication

  Poverty; international assistance; improving the quality of life; sustainable economic development.

• Preventing Genocide

  U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide.

• Prevention of Environmental Pollution

  Efforts to preserve a healthy worldwide environment.

• Productive Employment

  Productive employment expansion.

• Public Administration and Development Management

  Aid for developing nations.

• Public Information

  Gerhard Haensel, secretary, United Nations Committee on Information.

• The Red Cross

  The International Committee of the Red Cross.

• Reproductive Health

  Impact of human sexuality on reproductive health.

• Safety of U.N. Personnel

  Ambassador Colin Keating discusses a draft convention.

• Small Island Conference

  Ambassador Penelope Wensley discusses issues facing small island states.

• Small Island States

  Nitin Desai discusses development in small island states.

• Social Development

  Ambassador Somovia discusses his beliefs.

• Social Development

  Social development.

• Social Development

  Ambassador Juan Somavia; James Gustave Speth; Richard Jolly; Samir Sanbar.

• Somalia

  Admiral Jonathan Howe discusses Somalia.

• South Africa

  Nelson Mandela discusses South African political developments.

• Special Session on the Environment

  Environmental issues.

• The State of the World's Children 1998

  Children and malnutrition.

• The State of the World's Refugees

  The state of the world's refugees.

• The Status of Women

  Patricia Licuanan, U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

• Status of Women

  Discrimination and violence against women.

• Sustainable Development

  Development and the environment.

• Sustainable Development and the Environment

  Protecting the environment.

• Theo Van Boven

  Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.

• Transnational Corporations

  Karl P. Sauvant discusses the activities of transnational corporations.

• Transnational Corporations

  Karl Sauvant; role of transnational corporations; attracting foreign investments.

• UN Demining Efforts

  Patrick Blagden discusses international demining efforts.

• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

  Jose Ayala Lasso, U.N. human rights commissioner.

• UN High Commissioner for Refugees

  Protection and aid to refugees.

• UN Staff Committee

  The United Nations Staff Committee.

• UNA/USA

  The United Nations' role in global cooperation.

• UNA-USA

  United Nations and U.S. relations.

• UNA/USA

  Activities of the United Nations; the American budget problem.

• UNA/USA

  Edward Luck discusses the activities of the UNA/USA.

• UNAIDS

  The war against HIV/AIDS; AIDS education.

• UNDP Assists the Palestinian People

  Assistance for the Palestinians.

• UNDP in Africa

  The UNDP helps Africa work on economic development.

• UNESCO

  Alain Modoux discusses the role of communication.

• UNESCO's Culture of Peace

  Federico Mayor discuss peace initiatives.

• UNFPA State of the World Population 2005

  Maria Jose Alcala, principal author, UNFPA State of the World Population 2005.

• UNICEF

  Carol Bellamy; the United Nations Children's Fund; meeting the needs of children.

• UNICEF: Progress of Nations

  UNICEF ranks countries' achievements for children.

• UNICEF's 1994 Report on the State of Children

  A report lists the three problems affecting children.

• UNICEF's 1995 Report: The State of the World's Children

  Improving the health and education of children in developing countries.

• UNIFEM

  Violation of women's right hinder their development.

• United Nations 50th Anniversary

  Ambassador Richard Butler.

• The United Nations and the Media

  Quality of media coverage.

• The United Nations and World Affairs

  Ismat Kittani comments on international issues.

• United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA)

  U.S. and U.N. relations.

• United Nations Budget

  The U.N. financial situation; peace-keeping budgets.

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

  James Grant comments on the international situation of children.

• United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization

  The role and objectives of the Educational and Scientific Organization.

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

  Elizabeth Dowdeswell discusses UNEP.

• United Nations' Fiftieth Anniversary

  Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the international organization.

• United Nations General Assembly

  The president of the General Assembly.

• United Nations General Assembly

  The U.N. General Assembly.

• United Nations International Drug Control Programme

  Giorgio Giacomelli discusses illicit drug use and trafficking.

• United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa

  Economic/social development of Africa.

• United Nations Office for Project Services

  United Nations Office for Project Services.

• United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations

  U.N. peacekeeping.

• United Nations Population Fund

  Dr. Nafis Sadik discusses efforts in solving the population growth problem.

• United Nations Reform

  Improving U.N. efficiency.

• United Nations Reform

  United Nations reform.

• United Nations Reform

  United Nations reform.

• United Nations Reforms

  Reform issues.

• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

  Middle East developments; Palestine refugees.

• United Nations Secretariat

  Melissa F. Wells discusses the budget.

• The United Nations Secretariat

  Improving the financial performance of the United Nations.

• United Nations Staff Committee

  The staff-management relationship.

• United Nations University

  Professor Mihaly Simai describes research of the U.N. University.

• United Nations University

  The nature of the United Nations University.

• United Nations Volunteers

  Ed Mattes, United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources manager.

• United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

  Agency for Palestine refugees.

• United Nations Wrap-Up 1993

  A response to a video outlining the big events of the year.

• The University for Peace

  Promoting peace and security through research, study and education.

• UNRWA

  Peter Hansen of UNRWA discusses aiding Palestinian refugees.

• WHO Global Programme on AIDS

  The World Health Organization fights AIDS.

• Women's Issues

  Issues vital to women.

• Women's Issues

  The advancement of women; women's conference in Beijing.

• Women's Rights

  Discrimination against women; human rights; gender equality.

• Work of the Fifth Committee

  U.N. financial and administrative matters.

• World Energy

  Charles Constantinou discusses energy issues.

• World Food Programme

  International food relief.

• The World Food Situation

  Global food supply and production.

• World Health Organization

  The World Health Organization discusses its plan for global health.

• World Health Organization Heads Effort to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation

  The World Health Organization discusses female genital mutilation.

• World Investment Report

  Transnational corporations.

• World Investment Report 1996

  Karl Sauvant; impact of foreign direct investment.

• World Population

  Population; women's issues; health care systems.

• World Population Projections

  World population growth.

• World Summit for Social Development

  Ambassador Juan Somavia discusses the Social Summit.

• World's Graying Population

  The aging population.

• The Year for Tolerance

  Francine Fournier discusses education.

• The Year in Review: 1994

  The major international events of 1994.

• The Year in Review: 1996

  Major events from a U.N. perspective.