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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
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UN / MALI
The United Nations top official in Mali told the Security Council that the country “is at a crossroad” and urged the international community to continue to support efforts “to steer the country in…
16 January 2014
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SOMALIA / CONFLICT
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its allies, with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), have continued to gain ground against Al-Shabaab militants in recent days…
17 May 2011
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AFGHANISTAN / WOMEN
At an observance today for International Women's Day, Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked about violence against women in his country saying that "our women are still under pressure and…
8 March 2011
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UN / DPRK
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Pak Kil Yon today. UNTV
28 September 2011
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UN / DONILON
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon met today to discuss Sudan including South Kordofan and Darfur, the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa as well as …
21 July 2011
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SOUTH SUDAN / LE ROY
On the eve of South Sudan's independence, head of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy said 9 July marks the completion of the work stipulated in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement "…
9 July 2011
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CHERNOBYL / ANNIVERSARY ADVANCER
On the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, clean up and containment efforts continue as some nearby towns remain deserted and others are trying to attract new residents.…
25 April 2011