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AFGHANISTAN / CIVILIAN CASUALTY REPORT
The number of civilians killed in conflict in Afghanistan rose by 15 per cent in the first half of this year, the UN mission in the country said today releasing figures that showed 1,462 non-…
14 July 2011
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GA / GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Addressing a debate at UN headquarters on global governance today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that globalization has worked "certain wonders," but there was also a downside that not…
28 June 2011
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MALI / SC DELEGATION VISIT
A Security Council delegation wrapped up a two-day visit to Mali, where it got a first-hand look at United Nations efforts to assist the West African nation as it emerges from crisis and tackle a…
3 February 2014
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LIBYA / SOMALIS
The Transitional National Council of Libya released a group of 57 detained Somali refugees over the weekend and handed them over to the UN refugee agency. Singled out because the color of their skin…
6 September 2011
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GENEVA / HUMAN RIGHTS YEMEN
The UN human rights office today called on the Government of Yemen to immediately halt the use of force against people exercising their right to peaceful protest, noting that over 100 people have…
5 April 2011
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GENEVA / TB GUIDELINES LAUNCH
The World Health Organization has called for countries to ban the use of serological (blood) tests to diagnose active TB disease in a policy issued today, which described the results from these blood…
20 July 2011
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UN / GREECE
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas meets with Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters to discuss the Cyprus issue ahead of Ban's submission of his report to the UN Security…
18 February 2011
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UN / SOUTH KORDOFAN-HUMAN RIGHTS
Ivan Šimonoviæ, Assistant Secretary-General for the UN human rights office in New York said today that the report on South Kordofan to be released soon has allegations that are "very disturbing…
15 July 2011
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IMF / G24
As the IMF and World Bank begin their Spring meetings, developing economies on today outlined the threats to their recovery. IMF
14 April 2011
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SUDAN / SALVA KIIR
Joining legions of voters converging on polling centres across Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is among the first to mark his…
9 January 2011
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HORN OF AFRICA / EMERGENCY FOOD
The UN World Food Programme today said that 11.3 million people are in need of food assistance due to drought in the Horn of Africa and declared a corporate emergency, elevating the crisis to the…
20 July 2011
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VIENNA / JAPAN NUCLEAR LAB
The IAEA's laboratories in Seibersdorf are analysing samples from Fukushima to identify the radionuclide composition of the release from the nuclear power plant and the level of contamination.…
20 April 2011