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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
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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