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8 September 2010

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UN spotlights the empowering effect of boosting women's literacy

One in six adults that's over 790 million people, the majority of whom are women, can still not read or write, according to the head of the UN's ...
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Secretary-General urges Rwanda to continue peacekeeping role

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the President of Rwanda to continue contributing to United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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Ban Ki-moon is disturbed by threats to burn the Quran

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply disturbed by reports of a small religious group which plans to burn copies of the Quran.
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Pakistan floods

Flood disaster in Pakistan is getting bigger: UN humanitarian chief

The disaster in Pakistan, already one of the largest crises in the world, is increasing, according to the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, ...
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Angola and DR Congo experience polio outbreaks

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Liberia needs financial support for 2011 general elections: UN envoy

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Governments are urged to make literacy accessible to women

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Don't burn the Quran: UN envoy

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116th meeting on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

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116th meeting on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

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Special event on the occasion of International Literacy Day 2010 –– “Literacy: An essential foundation for development”

Special Event - Floor

Briefing by Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Spokesperson's Daily Briefing - Floor

Security Council President on Liberia

Press Encounter - Floor

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Women's empowerment as focus of World Literacy Day

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A conference in Kenya discuss ways to deal with e-waste on the continent

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UN Officials demand justice for DRC mass rapes

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Mozambique government reverses food hikes that sparked riots

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The vulnerability of human settlements a major factor for disasters;

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Caribbean countries acutely aware of enormous suffering caused by natural disasters: CARICOM

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Nigerian activist helps empower rural women with information

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The UN continues to work to reach survivors of Pakistan floods

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New UN Trust Fund brings hope to trafficked women

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Preventing Violence against Girls

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