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GENEVA / HUMAN RIGHTS
The UN human rights office spoke out against the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, handed down this week to several activists in Bahrain, saying their trials bear the marks of political…
24 June 2011
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KENYA / SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES
Thousands of refugees from Sudan living in Kenya cast their votes during the referendum and are waiting for the independence of South Sudan before they return home. UNHCR
10 January 2011
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UN / ICC OCAMPO
The Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo talks about the surrender of FDLR Executive Secretary Callixte Mbarushimana. UNTV
25 January 2011
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UN / SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LAUNCH WRAP
Launching the UN Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that this “can bring us closer to our goals of universal energy and a life of dignity and opportunity for all…
5 June 2014
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SUDAN / HOUSE ARREST TANGINYA
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) spokesperson Colonel Philip Aguer Panyang confirmed today that Major General Gabriel Gatwech Chan, popularly known as Taginya was under house arrest…
28 April 2011
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OPT / EDUCATION
In Dkaika, a small Bedouin community of the West Bank, UNICEF is using art to provide psychosocial support for children. According to UNICEF, hundreds of villagers have no electricity, no piped water…
30 September 2011
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UN / COTE D’IVOIRE WRAP
The UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire today confirmed that the country's former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is…
11 April 2011
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IMF / GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT PREVIEW
According to the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, risks to the financial system are on the rise and both advanced and emerging economies need to take immediate policy actions. IMF
21 September 2011
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UN / DRUGS AND PEACE WRAP
The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov told the Security Council today that crisis situations such as recent events in the Middle East, Somalia or Afghanistan…
24 June 2011
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SUDAN / BAN KIIR
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with South Sudan president elect Salva Kiir saying he was happy to join the president to celebrate the independence of South Sudan and was "confident" that…
8 July 2011
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TUNISIA / REFUGEES LIBYA
Up to a 2,000 people a day are escaping the fighting in Libya and crossing the border to Tunisia. The Tunisian government estimates that well over 100,000 have crossed since late February. UNHCR
7 March 2011
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SUDAN / KHARTOUM MENKERIOS
The head of the UN mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Haile Menkerios said that in two days, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) interim period which began six years ago to bring an end to one of the…
7 July 2011