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SIERRA LEONE / ELECTIONS
Days ahead of the country's general elections, the head of the United Nations in Sierra Leone says he is optimistic about the future of the war-torn nation. UNDP
9 August 2007
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SRI LANKA / DISPLACED PEOPLE
The conflict between the Tamil Tigers, the LTTE, and the government has increased and it's forcing thousands of Sri Lankans to flee violence. It's estimated that more than three hundred…
5 July 2007
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WORLD HEALTH DAY ADVANCER
In today's mobile, interdependent, and interconnected world, threats arising from emerging and epidemic-prone diseases, climate change, and natural disasters affect all countries. This year…
6 April 2007
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UN / BRAMMERTZ
Commissioner Serge Brammertz says that significant progress has been made in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others. UNTV
21 March 2007
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UN / KOSOVO
The head of the Security Council's six-day mission to Kosovo tells Security Council members that the positions of the sides on the settlement proposal for the province remain far apart. UNTV
2 May 2007
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HAITI / COFFEE EXPORT
A special blend of coffee produced by local farmers in the mountainous region of Thiotte is becoming increasingly popular on the international market. MINUSTAH
12 September 2007
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MALAYSIA / DRUGS
Former drug addict Suhaimi now finds himself the sole parent to his own son and his late wife's three children, including one with HIV. Injecting drug users are overwhelmingly the largest…
16 April 2007
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AZERBAIJAN / MINI CHERNOBYL
Azerbaijan is known for its oil production, but the extraction of oil pays a heavy price when it comes to environmental pollution. In Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, two abandoned iodine factories…
13 January 2007
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ETHIOPIA / VENEMAN
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman inaugurates a food processing center in Addis Ababa. The center will produce 100 tons of high protein and energy food for the treatment of severely malnourished…
22 February 2007
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / FARROW
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow is in Birao, Central African
Republic to draw attention to one of the most neglected crises in the
world. Two months ago this area close to the Chad and Sudan…
13 February 2007
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UN / DPRK
The Chairman of the committee tasked with monitoring and adjusting sanctions imposed on the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK) provides the latest update. UN Security Council…
16 April 2007