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UN / QUEEN MARGRETHE II
Her Majesty Queen Magrethe II of Denmark and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik visit United Nations headquarters. UNTV
9 June 2011
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UN / LADSOUS PEACEKEEPERS WRAP
Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous highlighted the importance of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in conducting peacekeeping operations and said that “we cannot afford to continue to work with…
29 May 2014
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SUDAN / JUBA RETURNEES
On the eve of a historic southern Sudan referendum vote, hundreds of returnees arrive in Juba after spending close to three weeks on a barge from Kosti. UNMIS
10 January 2011
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HAITI / FINAL ELECTION RESULTS
On Wednesday, Michel Joseph Martelly was declared the new president of Haiti by the Provisional Electoral Council, winning the second round with 67.57 percent of the vote. MINUSTAH
21 April 2011
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IMF / SYSTEMIC RISK
The IMF has published a new study that finds that the risk of banks' lending drying up following a crisis is still very real. The study's author, Jeanne Gobat, says that Basel III accords…
6 April 2011
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UN / COOMARASWAMY
Just back from Afghanistan, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radikha Coomaraswamy says there has been a decline in both the killing and maiming of children due to both…
3 February 2011
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DRC / POLIO
Polio vaccination volunteers are back crisscrossing the villages and towns of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The paralyzing disease was thought to be eradicated at the turn of the century, but…
2 June 2011
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UN / COUNTER-TERRORISM 1
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today kicked off a counter-terrorism forum with a call for strengthening the collective resolve to defeat a menace that affects all nations and to build a safer world…
19 September 2011
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UN / CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT
Addressing a Security Council debate on the protection of civilians, UN human rights and humanitarian officials expressed concern over "the loss of life and other human rights violations"…
10 May 2011
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HAITI / MARTELLY MANIGOT WRAP
Press briefings from Haitian musician Michel Martelly and former first lady Mirlande Manigat following yesterday's results of the presidential election. MINUSTAH
5 April 2011
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HAITI / EVACUATION
About 300 villagers were evacuated on Sunday in Eastern Haiti as the swollen Lake Azuue threatened to flood their houses and villages. MINUSTAH
6 June 2011
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ETHIOPIA / FGC
Female genital cutting (FGC) is widespread in northern Ethiopia. Yet the country's Afar region has taken a significant step towards ending the practice. UNICEF
11 January 2011