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30 November 2009

UN Daily News 30 November 2009
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New treatment to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV
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Illuminating the voices of Palestinian journalists
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Parting words from UN Chief’s spokesperson
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It is vital that sovereign State of Palestine is achieved: Ban Ki-moon
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UN in Afghanistan supports campaign to end violence against women
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Uneven progress in protecting children from HIV/AIDS
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Security Council renews anti-piracy measures
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Security Council hears report on continued insecurity in Darfur
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UN expert regrets prohibition of minaret construction in Switzerland
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Rinderpest to be declared eradicated
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Global Fund counts nearly 5 million lives saved since 2002
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WHO issues revised HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines
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UN appeals for over $7 billion in humanitarian aid in 2010
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27 November 2009

UN Daily News 27 November 2009
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The departing UNRWA Commissioner-General reflects on her time with the agency
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Kenya helps families of AIDS-affected children
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Caring for the Earth hails African environmentalists
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IAEA Board of Governors censures Iran for building uranium enrichment facility
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Connect CIS summit calls for inclusive Information Society
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UNESCO Director-General urges full investigation into Philippines massacre
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UN Asian regional forum recommends accessibility measures for the disabled
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UNESCO announces prizes for technology used in education
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UN expert condemns series of stonings in Somalia
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Ban urges Commonwealth leaders to come to Copenhagen and seal a climate deal
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26 November 2009

UN Daily News 26 November 2009
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Amphetamine-style stimulants problem in South East and East Asia
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United Nations spotlights children’s needs in fight to eradicate poverty
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Children Imagine
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No movement between Iran and IAEA in verifying peaceful nature of Teheran’s nuclear programme: El Baradei
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Food security in the Pacific at risk due to climate change
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UNHCR chief reiterates commitment to prevention of sexual violence
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Child health days reach the displaced in Somalia’s Afgoye corridor
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On eve of Eid holiday, UNICEF draws attention to plight of children in northern Yemen
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25 November 2009

UN Daily News 25 November 2009
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Women

Secretary-General urges men to unite to combat violence against women
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Humanitarian report from Zimbabwe
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Network of Men Leaders to combat violence against women
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Grappling with health worker shortages
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Start of 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women
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Concern in the Philippines for those displaced by typhoons
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Cyclone season in Madagascar prompts UN request for action
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WFP scales up assistance to displaced people in the Congos
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FAO approves groundbreaking treaty on illegal fishing
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Focus on Climate Change

CLIMATE SERIES 3: THE ROAD TO COPENHAGEN: IS THERE STILL A CHANCE?
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Guyana urges the FAO to support the Caribbean Agricultural plan
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UN Calling Asia

John Holmes, on his recent trip to Sri Lanka
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UN and Africa

Eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down substantially
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24 November 2009

UN Daily News 24 November 2009
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Eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down substantially
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UN focuses on sustainable peace through strengthening justice and security
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Philippine police in Sudan adopt school
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Secretary-General launches initiative to end violence against women
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Secretary-General is saddened by violence in Southern Philippines
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UN report says UN-AU mission faces serious challenges in Darfur
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Food keeps children in school, says a new report
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Secretary-General welcomes provisional list of voters in Cote d’Ivoire
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Negotiations for solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict are at an impasse
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UNHCR launches winter aid package for displaced people in Pakistan
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WFP is concerned about displaced people in Yemen
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Number of HIV positive people growing, but infection rate declining: UNAIDS
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Other Asian Languages

INDONESIAN #47: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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INDONESIAN #46: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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HINDI #48: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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BANGLA #47 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA #46 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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Focus on Climate Change

CLIMATE SERIES 2: FOREST COVER AND DEFORESTATION
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23 November 2009

UN Daily News 23 November 2009
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Banks “too big to fail" undermine financial system
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African women unite to empower their own
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Youth activism for children’s rights
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Registration of 5,000 former combatants starts in Darfur
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UN humanitarian chief says things are changing for better in Sri Lanka
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Secretary-General receives confirmation of remains of Alec Collett
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Top UN official welcomes plan to end use of child soldiers in Sudan
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IFRC says inequalities fuel HIV pandemic in Latin America and Caribbean
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Confusion in Bosnia and Herzegovina creates difficulties: UN official
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Secretary-General welcomes granting freedom of movement to displaced Tamils
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Greenhouse gases reach highest level since pre-industrial time: WMO
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20 November 2009

UN Daily News 20 November 2009
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Promoting the role of women in mitigating climate change
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Continuing the Fight For Child Rights
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NGO helps albinos in Great Lakes region
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Rainforest foundation advocate calls for action on climate change
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UN celebrates 20 years of the Child Rights Convention
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UNHCR condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa
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UNICEF calls on Eastern Europe to accelerate reforms on child care services
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Industrialization in Africa has not lived up to its potential: Ban Ki-moon
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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator concludes visit to Sri Lanka
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Secretary-General welcomes top appointments at the EU
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UN group facilitates strategy sharing on ageing for European countries
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New IFRC report calls for dramatic rethink of humanitarian aid in Africa
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UN Commission in Europe issues guidance on water and climate change
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #47: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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Guyana urges the FAO to support the Caribbean Agricultural plan
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Asia at the World Food Summit: Agriculture should remain top priority
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Perspective

The guardians of human rights
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19 November 2009

UN Daily News 19 November 2009
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African migration to Latin America is on the rise
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UN coalition to fight piracy is producing results
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Promoting the role of women in mitigating climate change
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Secretary-General welcomes Afghan leader’s pledge to fight corruption
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UN and Iraq agree on framework for new development partnership
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A call for more youth participation on anniversary of child rights convention
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Secretary-General tells Parliamentarians to protect the economically vulnerable
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UNICEF commends role of partnerships to promote children’s rights
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WHO says adverse effects of H1N1 pandemic vaccine remain low
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Remittance flows to fall less than expected: World Bank
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Report details fearful lives of albinos in Great Lakes region
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Spain doubles aid to WFP to fight hunger in Horn of Africa
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UN experts highlight sanitation access for detainees on World Toilet Day
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First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety opens
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Secretary-General positive ahead of climate change meeting
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UN climate change chief predicts “success” in Copenhagen
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Other Asian Languages

INDONESIAN #45: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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UN and Africa

Banditry creates insecurity for humanitarian workers in eastern Chad
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18 November 2009

UN Daily News 18 November 2009
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Under-Secretary-General Akasaka addresses education experts
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Horn of Africa faces impending food crisis
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Rising concerns about attacks against humanitarians in Chad
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Meets in Africa
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World Food Summit ends in Rome without clear targets to cut hunger
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UN expert on children and armed conflict visits West Darfur
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Secretary-General meets team to probe human rights violation in Guinea
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UN envoy says piracy off Somalia is a symptom of wider problems ashore
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Regional meeting on women opens in Gambia
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UNHCR finds rise in African immigrants to Latin America
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Secretary-General reiterates that Jewish settlements are illegal
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IOM appeals for $ 8 million for reparation programme in Sierra Leone
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UN launches manual on building safe clay houses in Tajikistan
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Appeal for $13 million to help El Salvador
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OCHA seeks to raise nearly $470 million for Chad
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Women central to climate change debate: UNFPA
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17 November 2009

UN Daily News 17 November 2009
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Kenyan Million Man Circumcision
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G8 leading powers absent at World Food Summit
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Global carbon trading only solution
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Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign to start in West Africa
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UNHCR calls for release of detained Lao Hmong refugees in Thailand
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IOM calls for reparations for Sierra Leone’s war victims
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WFP chief calls for mobilization of all world citizens to fight hunger
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OCHA is concerned about security situation in DR Congo
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UN tribunal trains Rwanda witness protection officers
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Global Fund provides 17 million Euros to combat malaria in Brazilian Amazon
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UN tribunal for Rwanda acquits Father Hormisdas Nsengimana
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UN official reports on “remarkable” progress in mine action
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Red Cross urges all parties to stop crimes against children in war
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16 November 2009

UN Daily News 16 November 2009
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Security Council reform
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Yoko Ono gives the Peacebuilding Commission a chance
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Food Summit addresses global governance of food security
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Today’s food crisis is wake up call for tomorrow: Ban Ki-moon
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World leaders at food summit renew commitment to end hunger
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Top UN envoy says success is far from guaranteed in Iraq
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Secretary-General calls for action on International Day for Tolerance
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Secretary-General calls on Israel end blockade of Gaza
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FAO and IDB announce $1 billion deal to help agriculture in poor countries
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Asia and Pacific makes progress in gender equality but challenges remain
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WFP launches school meals pilot programme in Iraq
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Internet Governance Forum opens
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UN Court reverses genocide conviction of a Rwandan man
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Security Council reiterates support for peace process in Somalia
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13 November 2009

UN Daily News 13 November 2009
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Women

2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks about human rights and women's rights
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Ross Mountain steps down as Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC
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Security Council reiterates commitment to protect civilians in armed conflict
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World Diabetes Day focuses on prevention
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More Yemeni civilians flee embattled Sa’ada province in northern Yemen
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World Diabetes Day is observed on 14 November
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UN counter-terrorism measures must adapt to evolving threat.
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Secretary-General is to join fast against hunger over the weekend
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Red Cross and Red Crescent call for action to stop road accidents
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Secretary-General encourages Iraqis to vote in next year’s elections
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UN human rights chief says Afro-Brazilians face discrimination
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OCHA supports relief efforts to flood-affected El Salvador
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Eastern Chad too dangerous for aid workers: OCHA
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Global Fund provides $24 million to combat HIV/AIDS in Russia
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Riding the express train to Copenhagen
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Belize warns that climate change is a fundamental challenge to the sustainable development of CARICOM
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UN Calling Asia

Envoy urges Nepal’s political parties to resolve their impasse
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12 November 2009

UN Daily News 12 November 2009
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Ten years of the anti-landmine treaty
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2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner speaks about human rights and women’s rights
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Solutions needed to water shortage posed by climate change
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Landmine Monitor Report 2009 is launched in Geneva
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UN official warns about “Somalization” of Eastern Chad
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Outgoing UN Envoy to DRC: civilian protection should remain a top priority
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UNICEF calls for action to prevent food shortages in Southern Sudan
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UN court for former Yugoslavia upholds findings on Dragomir Miloševic
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Central Asian countries look for ways out of the recession
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IFRC releases funds to fight dengue fever in Cape Verde
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WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early
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UN Chief calls on States to stop using inhumane weapons
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African Economic Conference held in Addis Ababa
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Global Fund approves $2.4 billion in new grants
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Red Cross calls for support to people displaced by conflict within countries
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Secretary-General encourages leaders to attend climate change summit
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #46: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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INDONESIAN #44: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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HINDI #47: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #46: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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UN and Africa

General Assembly designates July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day
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11 November 2009

UN Daily News 11 November 2009

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Nelson Mandela International Day
Celebrity UN Ambassadors
The Silent Crisis: Cancer in the Developing World

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UN debates on how to better protect those in need
FAO calls for world hunger strike against hunger
Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund gives inspiration award
Preparations for elections move forward in Ivory Coast
Japan to increase aid to Afghanistan
Afghan government declares State of Emergency over H1N1
Red Cross and Crescent helps fight dengue fever in Cape Verde
FAO launches online petition to eradicate hunger
UNHCR protests forced repatriation of Somalis from Djibouti

Funding shortfall hampering relief efforts in the Philippines
Climate change hits children, poor says UNICEF Chief
Secretary-General says there are doubts about action on climate change

10 November 2009

UN Daily News 11 November 2009

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Heavy rains and lack of funding hamper humanitarian efforts in Somalia
4th Committee discusses Israeli practices in Palestinian territory
Music and film piracy hurts artists

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General Assembly establishes Nelson Mandela International Day
UN urges Israeli settlement freeze
Envelopes with white powdery substance is delivered to UN missions
OCHA notes a drop in funding despite increasing needs in Somalia
FAO says poorest countries still suffer from high food prices
IOM scales up return of displaced people in Sri Lanka
UNHCR concerned about escalating conflict in Yemen.
UNICEF IKEA partnership to raise funds enters fifth year
Another winter without a roof for South Ossetia displaced
WHO signs deal with pharmaceutical giant
El Salvador declares state of emergency
Armed men abduct staff member of Red Cross in Chad
Over 20,000 refugees from DR Congo are now in neighbouring Congo

Further action under ozone layer treaty must wait

9 November 2009

UN Daily News 09 November 2009

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WHO Reports links health care of women to poor social status
Update on the trial status of Charles Taylor
Anti-corruption meeting opens in Doha

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Secretary-General welcomes government of national unity in Lebanon
WFP chief applauds China-Africa cooperation to meet food needs
WHO: Women and Health
General Assembly renews its support to Afghanistan’s reconstruction efforts
UN salutes German people on anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
ITU and United Arab Emirates sign deal for state-of-the-art museum
Secretary-General welcomes agreement on power-sharing in Madagascar
Relations in the Great Lakes region improving, says UN envoy
Anti-Corruption Conference opens in Doha
UNAMID calls on rebels to stop impeding its work in Darfur
UN Secretary-General welcomes electoral law in Iraq
WFP and partners reach almost 100,000 Yemenis displaced by conflict
FAO and EU boost small farmers production in rural Pakistan

UN Chief optimistic a deal will emerge in Copenhagen

6 November 2009

UN Daily News 06 November 2009

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Global Compact -- a way to encourage economic growth in Asia, says Akasaka
Protection needed for people displaced by climate change
Street plays against child labour in India

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UN Secretary-General says the UN is not evacuating Afghanistan
UN Coordinator for Lebanon meets Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon
Typhoon Mirinae damages thousands of houses in Viet Nam
WHO says H1N1 virus has not mutated to more virulent form
UN warns of risk of confrontation in Nepal
Secretary-General calls for clarification on law to protect environment in times of war
General Assembly adopts resolution endorsing Goldstone report on Gaza conflict
The dangers of unexploded landmines in Sri Lanka
UNHCR team visits people forced by clashes in DRC to flee to Congo
UNHCR seeks funds to respond to flooding in refugee camps in Kenya

Water experts say water scarcity is a major global concern
Climate change chief calls on governments to deliver strong Copenhagen deal

Other Asian Languages

BANGLA #45 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
BANGLA #44 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
HINDI #45: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
HINDI #44: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
INDONESIAN #43: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
URDU #45: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
URDU #44: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama

5 November 2009

UN Daily News 05 November 2009

Women

UNESCO elects first female Chief

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UN temporarily relocates some staff in Afghanistan
Women at the core of Africa’s development
Fully implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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UN mission in Afghanistan relocates its staff
Former head of Rwandan tea industry is sentenced to 8 years for genocide
UN strengthens efforts to fight hunger
UN chief urges Greek government to continue to assist migrants
UN human rights chief to visit Brazil
FAO says agriculture can improve food security and contain climate change
UN to tackle issues of Internet access and governance
WHO warns people not to underestimate impact of H1N1
UNDP chief calls for more effective alliance between state and market

Caribbean News

Barbados urges a revival of the Doha Development Round of negotiations

UN Calling Asia

UN pays tribute to staff killed in Afghanistan

UN and Africa

Population growth is challenge and opportunity for Africa

4 November 2009

UN Daily News 04 November 2009

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Education changes life of disabled in China
Breast Cancer on the rise in poor countries
Special Rapporteur on Rights of Indigenous in Russia

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Secretary-General is dismayed by Israeli actions in East Jerusalem
Deputy Secretary-General urges continued engagement in Middle East efforts
UN launches new sustainable employment policy in post-conflict countries
Asia and Pacific is on path to recovery from economic crisis
Non-Aligned Movement calls for action on Gaza report
UN to review cases of enforced disappearance
UN food agency starts delivery of food to South Sudan via air
UN expert says slavery may be obstacle to stability in Mauritania

UN continues efforts to help typhoon survivors in the Philippines

3 November 2009

Daily news for 03 November 2009

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Dispelling the fears surrounding the H1N1 vaccine
An indigenous community goes digital with the help of WIPO

The hidden price of water

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WHO reiterates need for H1N1 preparedness
Ukraine records more than 250,000 cases of influenza-like illness
Human rights chief urges Nepalese parties to respect human rights
Yoko Ono et al donate proceeds from “Give Peace a Chance” to UN
ILO report points to decrease in wages despite talk of economic recovery
Secretary-General discusses multiple issues with British Prime Minister
Call for unified approach to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health
UNHCR airlifts emergency aid for Angolans expelled from DRC
IOM and Americares donate medicines to Zimbabweans
Displaced Iraqis returning home face task of rebuilding lives

Rains pound Kenya while some parts suffer from prolonged drought

2 November 2009

UN Daily News 02 November 2009

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Increasing insecurity affecting UN operations in Pakistan
UN pays tribute to fallen staff
Director-General Elect of UNESCO calls for a ‘new humanism’

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UN Secretary-General visits Afghanistan
Climate change chief calls for accelerated progress ahead of Copenhagen conference
UN Secretary-General declares higher security alert for two areas in Pakistan
WHO and UNICEF launch plan to tackle pneumonia
Over 60 top executives of investing companies gather at UN Headquarters
UN mission in Liberia foils attempted jail break in Monrovia
Prisoners convicted of war crimes in Sierra Leone transferred to Rwandan prison
UNMIS and UNDP deliver registration material in Sudan
IAEA chief says nuclear terrorism poses gravest threat to the world
UN food agency urges investment and training to prevent food loss
Global economic and financial crisis affects women in Eastern Europe