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Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N. (Reuters)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:51 +0000

Reuters - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.

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UN concerned at how Tamils are being returned (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:39:59 +0000

AP - The U.N. humanitarian chief says Sri Lanka's decision to release Tamil refugees confined to government camps is good news but the United Nations is concerned about how they are being returned home.

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UK hostage's remains identified in Lebanon (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:21 +0000

AP - The remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war while working for the United Nations, have been positively identified, the U.N. announced Monday.

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U.S. to Propose CO2 Cut at Talks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:13:08 +0000

The U.S. will propose a near-term emission reduction target at the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen, a senior administration official said.

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Liberians mourn UN worker killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:32 +0000

AP - Hundreds of people jammed into a Monrovia church to mourn a Liberian United Nations worker killed in an October attack by Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan's capital.

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UN committee targets Iran's rights violations (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:42 +0000

AP - A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections.

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20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:58 +0000

AP - EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.

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Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:37:24 +0000

Prior to a climate change meeting scheduled for Copenhagen, industrialized countries, except the United States, are offering targets to curb greenhouse gases.

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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:08:22 +0000

Reuters - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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UN presses for freedom for Sri Lanka war-displaced (AFP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:58 +0000

AFP - The United Nations on Thursday stepped up pressure on Sri Lanka to free thousands of war-displaced civilians held in state-run internment camps.

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U.N. rights experts call for proper toilets in prisons (Reuters)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:34:45 +0000

Reuters - People held in jails and other detention centres around the world frequently have no access to clean toilets; a violation of their basic human rights, three United Nations investigators said Wednesday.

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Petition seeks release of 3 hikers held in Iran (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:05 +0000

AP - The families of three American hikers detained in Iran have filed a petition with the Iranian mission to the United Nations.

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Pakistan offensive displaces 268,000 people: UN (AFP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:52 +0000

AFP - More than a quarter of a million people have fled Pakistan's latest military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the tribal South Waziristan region, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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UN seeks more funds for storm-ravaged Philippines (AFP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:46 +0000

AFP - The United Nations on Wednesday nearly doubled its appeal for funds to help the Philippines cope with the effects of back-to-back storms that left over 1,100 people dead and 1.7 million homeless.

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UN Bhutto investigators question Musharraf (AFP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:40:48 +0000

AFP - A UN commission investigating the assassination of Pakistan's ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto has questioned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the United Nations said Wednesday.

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Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:47:31 +0000

AP - A United Nations court on Tuesday acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide, murder and extermination in Rwanda's 1994 genocide after the judge said the prosecution had failed to prove its case.

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Brazil touts 'Zero Hunger' program (AFP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:50:00 +0000

AFP - As the United Nations food agency meets in Rome to discuss ways to combat global hunger, Brazil's President Luiz Inacia Lula da Silva can tout the success of his country's "Zero Hunger" program.

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U.N. preparing Iraq-Kuwait reconciliation plan (Reuters)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:24:55 +0000

Reuters - The United Nations is outlining a plan to help Iraq end its dispute with neighboring Kuwait over war reparations, 19 years after Baghdad invaded the oil-producing Gulf state, a U.N. official said on Monday.

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U.S. "would veto" Palestinian state move: Senators

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:22 +0000

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday.

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U.S. "would veto" Palestinian state move: Senators (Reuters)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:22 +0000

Reuters - The United States would veto a Palestinian declaration of statehood in the United Nations Security Council, U.S. senators visiting Israel said Monday.

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Obama says diversity strength of United States (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:45:37 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama says one of the United States' strengths is its diversity and a family gathering in his home "looks like the United Nations."

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U.N. mulls exit strategy for Congo troops: diplomats (Reuters)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:38:52 +0000

Reuters - The United Nations is quietly preparing an exit strategy for its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest U.N. peacekeeping mission in the world, diplomats and officials said.

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Obama urges all nations to fight climate change (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:16:01 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama is calling on all nations to accept responsibility for fighting climate change.

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Obama: Prosperous China strengthens all nations (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:12:32 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama says a prosperous China is a "source of strength" for all nations.

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Six groups suspend Chad aid after killing, kidnap (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:59:18 +0000

Reuters - Six aid groups have suspended operations in eastern Chad following the killing of one worker, the kidnapping of another and a spate of banditry, the United Nations said on Friday.

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Saudi villages evacuated due Yemen violence: UNICEF (Reuters)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:22:01 +0000

Reuters - Some 240 villages in Saudi Arabia have been evacuated and scores of schools closed due to fighting which has now spilled over from Yemen, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, citing local contacts.

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Mexico border city groups call for UN peacekeepers (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:06:48 +0000

AP - Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

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Correction: Suspicious Powder story (AP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:39 +0000

AP - In a Nov. 9 story about envelopes containing suspicious powder that were mailed in Manhattan, The Associated Press, relying on information from New York City police, erroneously described the recipients. The envelopes were sent to the French, Austrian and Uzbekistan permanent missions to the United Nations, not those nations' consulates.

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US urges Asian nations to push Myanmar on elections (AFP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:32:05 +0000

AFP - The United States Wednesday urged Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to hold free and fair elections next year, ahead of a historic summit involving President Barack Obama and the junta's premier.

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