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UNESCO WANTS KILLERS OF SOMALI JOURNALISTS BE BR0UGHT TO JUSTICE
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UNESCO WANTS KILLERS OF SOMALI JOURNALISTS BE BR0UGHT TO JUSTICE
PARIS, May 8 (NNN-UNESCO) -- The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called on authorities in Somalia to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of radio journalist Farhan James Abdulle.Read Full Article ...
 
UN representative says Guinea-Bissau needs continuing international, regional support
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN representative says Guinea-Bissau needs continuing international, regional support
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, permanent representative of Brazil to the UN and chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the ...
 
UNDP official proposes change to energy sector for Pacific Islands
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UNDP official proposes change to energy sector for Pacific Islands
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A UN Development Programme ( UNDP) official released a proposal to change the energy sector for the Pacific Islands by substi...
 
UN officials call for aid for refugees fleeing fighting in Mali
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN officials call for aid for refugees fleeing fighting in Mali
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A UN spokesman said here Monday that two senior UN officials have called on the international community to provide assistance...
 
Situation for Iraq’s religious groups improves, but still face many difficulties
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Situation for Iraq’s religious groups improves, but still face many difficulties
By Joel Wing: On May 1, 2012, the United Nations representative to Iraq, Martin Kobler called for the protection of Iraq’s Yazidi community. This came after Ko...
 
Mzembi backs Chinese
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Mzembi backs Chinese
Mzembi said the country was making strides in wooing Chinese investors ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly, which w...
 
UN chief Ban pledges full observer team in Syria by June
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN chief Ban pledges full observer team in Syria by June
The United Nations will have its complete team of 300 military observers and 100 civilians in Syria by June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.Read Full Article...
 
Elissa resigns from the UN
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Elissa resigns from the UN
Lebanese singer Elissa has resigned from her post as a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations only a year after being appointed. Elissa was appointed in Apr...
 
Mt. Rushmore land should be returned to Native American tribes: U.N. official
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Mt. Rushmore land should be returned to Native American tribes: U.N. official
The four granite faces of American presidents on Mt. Rushmore could be on land that is returned to native tribes. At least, that is one of the recommendations ...
 
Sahel region faces malnutrition crisis
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Sahel region faces malnutrition crisis
At least one million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in parts of Africa's Sahel region, which covers Mauritania, Mali, and Niger, according to th...
 
UN Sees Risk of Unrest From Food Costs Above 10-Year Average
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN Sees Risk of Unrest From Food Costs Above 10-Year Average
Food prices may stabilize at high levels and keep government import bills near a record, increasing the risk of social unrest in the world’s least developed co...
 
WFP Operational Update -- WFP Concerned About Impact Of Sudan-South Sudan Border Fighting On Livelih
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Monday, 07 May 2012
WFP Operational Update -- WFP Concerned About Impact Of Sudan-South Sudan Border Fighting On Livelih
JUBA -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says that recent fighting at South Sudan's northern border is threatening to push more people of the regi...
 
US, UN chief slam Syria election
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Monday, 07 May 2012
US, UN chief slam Syria election
UNITED NATIONS: The United States said on Monday Syria's parliamentary election "borders on ludicrous" while UN chief Ban Ki-moon slammed the Syrian government...
 
South Sudan: UN official calls for Jonglei state to start new chapter of peace
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Monday, 07 May 2012
South Sudan: UN official calls for Jonglei state to start new chapter of peace
The state of Jonglei in South Sudan has the opportunity to start "a new chapter of peace," a United Nations envoy said over the weekend, during the signing of ...
 
UN official appeals for urgent funds to assist millions across Africa's Sahel region
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN official appeals for urgent funds to assist millions across Africa's Sahel region
Speaking from Niger, a top United Nations official on Sunday appealed to the international community to provide the resources needed to help millions in crisis...
 
Work remains to realize rights of indigenous peoples, says deputy UN chief
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Work remains to realize rights of indigenous peoples, says deputy UN chief
Five years after the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted, a great deal remains to be done to realize the objectives cont...
 
UN genocide tribunal in Rwanda swears-in judges selected to finish its work
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN genocide tribunal in Rwanda swears-in judges selected to finish its work
Nine judges were sworn-in today to be part of the mechanism set up in 2010 to finish the work of the United Nations tribunal dealing with the worst war crimes ...
 
UN voices concern over recent prison breaks in Côte d'Ivoire
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN voices concern over recent prison breaks in Côte d'Ivoire
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) today voiced concern over the high number of mass prison breaks that have occurred in the West African co...
 
UN committed to helping war-torn nations build and sustain peace - Ban
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Monday, 07 May 2012
UN committed to helping war-torn nations build and sustain peace - Ban
The United Nations is determined to do everything possible to assist societies torn by war from sliding back into conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told ...
 
Killers of Somali journalist must be brought to justice - UNESCO chief
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Killers of Somali journalist must be brought to justice - UNESCO chief
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called on authorities in Somalia to bring to justice those resp...
 
Time to act is now to avert disaster in Africas Sahel region, UN officials stress
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Time to act is now to avert disaster in Africas Sahel region, UN officials stress
Wrapping up a four-day visit to the epicentre of the food crisis sweeping the Sahel region of West Africa, two top United Nations humanitarian officials today ...
 
Rwanda: UN Genocide Tribunal in Rwanda Swears-in Judges Selected to Finish Its Work
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Rwanda: UN Genocide Tribunal in Rwanda Swears-in Judges Selected to Finish Its Work
[UN News] Nine judges were sworn-in today to be part of the mechanism set up in 2010 to finish the work of the United Nations tribunal dealing with the worst w...
 
South Sudan: UN Official Calls for Jonglei State to Start New 'Chapter of Peace'
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Monday, 07 May 2012
South Sudan: UN Official Calls for Jonglei State to Start New 'Chapter of Peace'
[UN News] The state of Jonglei in South Sudan has the opportunity to start "a new chapter of peace," a United Nations envoy said today, during the signing of r...
 
PNG PM rejects UN rights concerns
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Monday, 07 May 2012
PNG PM rejects UN rights concerns
Liam Fox, Port Moresby Last Updated: Tue, 8 May 2012 17:46:00 +1000 Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has rejected the United Nations' concerns that his govern...
 
Vietnamese unhappy with public service delivery: UN survey
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Vietnamese unhappy with public service delivery: UN survey
Many Vietnamese believe in giving “backdoor” money to receive better public services, according to results of a United Nations survey on public policies and se...
 
About 208,000 refugees registered at Pakistan's Jalozai Camp
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Monday, 07 May 2012
About 208,000 refugees registered at Pakistan's Jalozai Camp
A Pakistani woman sits with her children as she waits for relief foods at Pakistan's largest refugee camp, Jalozai, near northwest Pakistan's Peshawar, on May ...
 
Insight: When the Exxon way stops working
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Insight: When the Exxon way stops working
London (Reuters) - When Exxon boss Rex Tillerson walked into a meeting with the President of Ghana on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he ...
 
When the Exxon stops working
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Monday, 07 May 2012
When the Exxon stops working
When Exxon boss Rex Tillerson walked into a meeting with the President of Ghana on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he thought he was set ...
 
Insight: When the Exxon way stops working
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Insight: When the Exxon way stops working
London (Reuters) - When Exxon boss Rex Tillerson walked into a meeting with the President of Ghana on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he ...
 
U.N. chief: Syrian violence unacceptable
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Monday, 07 May 2012
U.N. chief: Syrian violence unacceptable
International envoy Kofi Annan will brief the United Nations Security Council on the Syrian crisis Tuesday, a day after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said...
 
When the Exxon way stops working
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Monday, 07 May 2012
When the Exxon way stops working
London (Reuters) - When Exxon boss Rex Tillerson walked into a meeting with the President of Ghana on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he ...
 
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