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Secretary-General meets with top officials in Myanmar
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Friday, 03 July 2009
Secretary-General meets with top officials in Myanmar
Secretary-General has held talks with top officials in Myanmar on key issues, including the release of political prisoners such as Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Read Full Article ...
 
Human rights must be foundation for Myanmar's future, says Ban
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Friday, 03 July 2009
Human rights must be foundation for Myanmar's future, says Ban
Myanmar's future must be rooted in respect for human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, voicing his deep disappointment that the South-East A...
 
Secretary-General: cooperatives can help pull world out of recession
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Friday, 03 July 2009
Secretary-General: cooperatives can help pull world out of recession
Cooperatives, based on the principles of self-help and reciprocity, have the potential to help address the global economic crisis, especially among the world&#...
 
UNESCO chief backs G8 call on Iran to respect human rights
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Thursday, 02 July 2009
UNESCO chief backs G8 call on Iran to respect human rights
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom today voiced his strong support for the recent call issued ...
 
UN helping Timorese uprooted families return home peacefully
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Thursday, 02 July 2009
UN helping Timorese uprooted families return home peacefully
The United Nations is assisting families displaced by violence which shook Timor-Leste in 2006 return to their homes and preventing potential conflicts in thei...
 
Financing tops discussion among administrative heads of UN-backed tribunals
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Thursday, 02 July 2009
Financing tops discussion among administrative heads of UN-backed tribunals
The Registrars, or top administrative officials, of the International Criminal Court (ICC), United Nations tribunals and courts backed by the world body wrappe...
 
Dozens of UN Volunteers head to Timor-Leste to support local polls
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Dozens of UN Volunteers head to Timor-Leste to support local polls
Dozens of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are heading to Timor-Leste to help the fledgling nation's upcoming local elections.Read Full Article ...
 
UNAIDS hails Indian court decision decriminalizing homosexuality
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
UNAIDS hails Indian court decision decriminalizing homosexuality
The United Nations Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has hailed today's decision by an Indian court to overturn a 150-year-old law and decriminalize homo...
 
Japanese official chosen to head UN atomic watchdog
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Japanese official chosen to head UN atomic watchdog
A Japanese diplomat with a lengthy record of working on disarmament and non-proliferation issues will be the next chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog ...
 
New UN report spotlights challenges to rural development in Western Balkans
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
New UN report spotlights challenges to rural development in Western Balkans
Economic development in the rural areas of several nations in the Western Balkans is being hindered by challenges related to agriculture, climate change and mi...
 
Fall in foreign tourism accelerates, UN agency reports
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Fall in foreign tourism accelerates, UN agency reports
International tourism shrunk by 8 per cent in the first four months of the year as the global economic crisis continued to restrict the budgets of travellers, ...
 
Progress in West Africa remains fragile, despite positive trends - UN report
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Progress in West Africa remains fragile, despite positive trends - UN report
While West Africa has witnessed some positive trends recently, including the holding of peaceful elections, progress in the region remains fragile and faces a ...
 
UN tribunal finds former Rwandan investigator guilty of leaking information
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
UN tribunal finds former Rwandan investigator guilty of leaking information
A former Rwandan investigator for the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the mass killings that engulfed the small African nation in 1994 was found gu...
 
Independent UN rights expert criticizes seizure of aid boat by Israeli forces
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Independent UN rights expert criticizes seizure of aid boat by Israeli forces
An independent United Nations human rights expert today denounced what he described as "the unlawful naval seizure" by an Israeli gunboat of a ship carrying me...
 
Health threats to displaced Pakistanis major concern for UN agencies
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Health threats to displaced Pakistanis major concern for UN agencies
United Nations agencies have expressed their concerns about the health and welfare of the approximately 2 million displaced people living in north-west Pakista...
 
Ban welcomes deal aimed at ending tensions between Ghana and the Gambia
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Ban welcomes deal aimed at ending tensions between Ghana and the Gambia
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement reached by the Gambia and Ghana to end tensions that emerged after the deaths and disappearances of ...
 
Ban discusses Myanmar during talks with Singapore's leaders
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Ban discusses Myanmar during talks with Singapore's leaders
The situation in Myanmar and the global economic crisis topped the agenda today when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Singapore's leaders on the l...
 
Cypriot leaders discuss territory issue during latest round of UN-backed talks
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Cypriot leaders discuss territory issue during latest round of UN-backed talks
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders discussed the issue of the territory that each of the two constituent States would occupy in a future federation duri...
 
Niger's continuing crisis imperils democracy, Secretary-General warns
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Niger's continuing crisis imperils democracy, Secretary-General warns
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern about Niger's continuing political and constitutional crisis, warning that it threatens to destabilize ...
 
Human rights experts join chorus of UN condemnation over coup in Honduras
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Human rights experts join chorus of UN condemnation over coup in Honduras
Four independent United Nations human rights experts today voiced serious concern over the situation in Honduras following last weekend's coup d'état, calling ...
 
Knowledge crucial for African development - UN officials
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Knowledge crucial for African development - UN officials
With knowledge being an essential element in Africa's development process, a United Nations librarian has called on African governments to help narrow the digi...
 
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