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31 December 2009

UN Daily News 31 December 2009
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A chance to celebrate bio-diversity
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Green jobs protect Haitian city from storms
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Church Minister leads the fight against climate change
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UN experts urge Thailand to stop expulsions of Hmong
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Center of H1N1 flu activity is in Central and Eastern Europe: WHO
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WFP chief grateful for support in fight against hunger
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2009: The year in review
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UN Calling Asia

Highlights of 2009 on the political and security scene
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UN and Africa

UN and Africa highlights of 2009
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30 December 2009

UN Daily News 30 December 2009
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Nuclear science and body composition
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Afghanistan struggles to provide health care for its citizens
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UN human rights chief calls on Iranian government to rein in security forces
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Secretary-General calls for joint efforts to protect life on Earth
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Secretary-General regrets deportations of Lao Hmong despite appeals
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UN-backed project reports rise in drug seizures at Latin American ports
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UNAMID and Sudanese government sign framework to increase security in Darfur
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29 December 2009

UN Daily News 29 December 2009
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Women

Women in the Philippines help their communities adapt to climate change
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Gaza now in “the Mud Age” one year after air strikes
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Nuclear science and childhood malnutrition
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An experiment in giving up money to save the environment
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UN brings Sudanese groups together for historic talks
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WHO: Too soon to declare flu pandemic over.
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UN refugee agency appeals for access to returned Lao Hmong
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UN data shows allegations of abuse by blue helmets on the decline
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One million potential voters in Burundi to get identity cards
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Internally displaced people in Pakistan face hardships as temperatures drop
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28 December 2009

UN Daily News 28 December 2009
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On anniversary of military campaign on Gaza independent expert urges end to blockade
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Destruction or rejuvenation? New media and the news media
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Indonesia’s Foreign Minister on Copenhagen summit
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UN Chief calls for a new approach to the Gaza conflict.
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WFP mourns loss of staff in latest suicide attack in Afghanistan
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EU provides €5.5 million to support UNRWA in Gaza
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UNHCR calls on Thailand to stop forced return of Lao Hmong
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Other Asian Languages

BANGLA #52 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA #51 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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HINDI #52: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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27 December 2009

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UN expert calls for pressure on Israel to end blockade of Gaza
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25 December 2009

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A tribute to UN peacekeepers
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24 December 2009

UN Daily News 24 December 2009
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A practical initiative to improve women’s lives and combat climate change
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Security Council calls on UN mission in DRC to protect civilians
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Heartbreak and hope five years after tsunami
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Code Pink supports Gaza march
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UN Secretary-General welcomes adoption of UN budget for 2010-2011
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UNICEF Chief not pursuing a second term.
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UN Refugee chief calls on Thailand not to deport Lao Hmong
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Humanitarian chief calls for protection of Congolese civilians from LRA attacks
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UN Expert urges China to cancel scheduled execution
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UN Calling Asia

Heartbreak and hope five years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami
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UN and Africa

Security Council imposes sanctions on Eritrea
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23 December 2009

English Daily News 23 December 2009
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UK Pledges Millions More to CERF
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New action plan focuses global mine action
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Postal services answer letters to Santa
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France wants Guinea President to be brought to Justice
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Security Council imposes sanctions against Eritrea
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United States is concerned about referendum law in Sudan
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UN Chief appoints new envoys for DRC and Iraq
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Nobel prize-winning economist says agriculture is crucial for Myanmar
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2009 a sad year for the UN, says Ban
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Security Council extends UN mission in DR Congo
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UN Refugee Agency to fight discrimination
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Assembly President hopeful about future climate talks
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Other Asian Languages

INDONESIAN #52: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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URDU #52: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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URDU #51: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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22 December 2009

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Financial crisis impacts women's progress in Europe
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Building child-friendly and climate-resistant schools
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UN chief: 2010 the year of the Millennium Development Goals
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Alarm raised over forcible return of ethnic Uygurs to China
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UN minorities expert wants access to the Uyghur Region
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IFRC marks fifth anniversary of Asian tsunami with a call for prevention
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Greening the UN one tree at a time
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In Philippines Volcano Mayon set to erupt
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UN humanitarian agency says situation in Chad is deteriorating
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Cost of tea expected to come down in 2010
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WHO: Q fever reported in the Netherlands
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WHO to distribute much needed H1N1 vaccine to developing countries
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Ban sets deadline for signing climate treaty
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21 December 2009

UN Daily News 21 December 2009
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Lord’s Resistance Army attacks civilians in southern Sudan and the DRC
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WFP launches safe stoves initiative
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LRA accused of crimes in South Sudan and DRC
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African Union panel briefs the Council on Sudan
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Global Fund resumes funding of grants to The Philippines
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UN Chief cautions Guinea government to protect victims, witnesses
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Copenhagen accord is open for signature
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Climate talks "an essential beginning": UN chief
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URDU #50: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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19 December 2009

Ban: Launching a new era of green growth
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Ban praises climate deal as essential beginning
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18 December 2009

UN Daily News 18 December 2009
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Pacific Islanders make a plea for climate justice
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Adapting to climate change through migration
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UN maritime force rescuing crew of cargo ship in seas off Lebanon
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Tsunami recovery funds help “build back better”
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Spain to make migration a key priority during its EU presidency
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Pakistan steps up military operations in North West
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Western Saharan independence activist returns to her native land
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Migrants are not second class human beings, UN Human Rights Chief warns
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More Africans crossing the Gulf of Aden
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US and others commit to carbon cuts while Copenhagen negotiations continue
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World leaders work into early morning hours to forge climate deal
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China: the thousand mile journey to end climate change starts with one step
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America is going green, with or without Copenhagen
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St. Lucia's Prime Minister expresses concern as the climate change talks go into overtime
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Religious freedom is questioned in Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Down to the wire for a climate deal in Copenhagen
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17 December 2009

UN Daily News 17 December 2009
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Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai addresses the historic climate change conference
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Rebels in Congo receive support at home and abroad
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Climate change conference back on track
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UN environment head remains cautiously optimistic about climate deal
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UN expert decries British court order to reimburse “vulture funds”
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Security Council renews Liberia arms embargo, travel ban
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Opium prices plummet reports UN anti-drug agency
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UN to stay in Burundi for another year
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UN official paints bleak picture of the Middle East
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WFP and Iraqi Trade Ministry team up to distribute food
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Climate of fear reigns over Columbia’s judicial system
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Too early to declare H1N1 pandemic over, says WHO
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Climate talks moving again after deadlock
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Chinese Premier calls on world leaders for 'real action' in Copenhagen
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Two wrongs don’t make a right, says Maldives President
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Africa’s voice at Copenhagen Climate Meet
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16 December 2009

UN Daily News 16 December 2009
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Climate change confusion!
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NGOs turn up the heat in Copenhagen
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Top UN environment official sees little time for deal-making
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UN expert wants an end to abuses by Congolese Army
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Experts call for release of imprisoned Venezuelan judge
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In DRC, protection of civilians focus of military interventions
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Head of UN climate talks confident of a deal by end of talks
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African Union climate negotiator willing to negotiate on financing
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UN expert: climate change a ticking bomb for food security
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Despite the cold, demonstrators get fired up outside the Bella Centre in Copenhagen
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Some progress but still no deal in Copenhagen negotiations
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Other Asian Languages

INDONESIAN #51: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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INDONESIAN #50: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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HINDI #51: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #50: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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BANGLA #50 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA #49 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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15 December 2009

UN Daily News 15 December 2009
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Combating tiger poaching
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Climate is a local concern say governors at Copenhagen
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Drought and its impact on food security
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Appeal for funds for migrants in Iraq
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Civilians fleeing ethnic fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Afghanistan first to use new polio vaccine
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ICRC visits Afghan prisoners held by Taliban
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WHO Malaria report 2009
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Secretary-General: Copenhagen is chance to change our future
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Secretary-General arrives in Copenhagen for climate talks
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Crowds overwhelm Copenhagen climate change conference
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Week two of climate talks see ministers get down to work
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14 December 2009

UN Daily News 14 December 2009
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Africans protest over Kyoto Protocol
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Children’s Climate Change Forum gives youth a voice in Copenhagen
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Greenhouse gases have no passports
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UN extends Cyprus peacekeeping mission for 6 months
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UN rights official urges an end to the death penalty
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UNHCR: Numbers of returning Afghans on the decline
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UNESCO awards 2009 Avicenna Prize to Professor Renzong Qiu
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Ban “deeply gratified” by release of kidnapped staff in Darfur
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UN chief calls on world leaders to lead in Copenhagen
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Irreversible damage to oceans from carbon emissions
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Wangari Maathai to become UN messenger for peace
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China prepared to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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UN report cites extreme weather as source of most deaths and financial losses
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African nations agree to return to climate talks
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11 December 2009

UN Daily News 11 December 2009
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Climbing Kilimanjaro to spread the word about clean water
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How Climate Change is Affecting Africa and Asia
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General Assembly urges countries to prevent use of “blood diamonds”
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Victims of 2007 Algiers bombing remembered
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UNHCR worried about overcrowding in Yemen IDP camps
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UNHCR stresses need to avoid involuntary returns of Iraqi refugees
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The Universal Postal Union gets .post domain
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UN climate chief says it’s time to decide on emissions goal at Copenhagen
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UNEP launches climate pledge tracker
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Small islands say climate summit is of utmost urgency
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UN Calling Asia

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights talks about her own prejudices on Human Rights Day
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10 December 2009

UN Daily News 10 December 2009
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Women

How the UN women’s rights treaty has changed discriminatory laws 30 years later
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Embrace diversity, end discrimination, says the UN Human Rights Chief
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Copenhagen conference discusses climate change reduction details
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Human Rights Day: ‘Embrace diversity, end discrimination’
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US, UK, France warn Iran may face new sanctions
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UN official: evictions by Israel a violation of international law
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On treaty’s anniversary, torture still “a grim reality”
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UN chief concerned about Saharawi activist on hunger strike
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UNESCO to help introduce online language diversity
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UN representative for Somalia calls for redoubling of peace efforts
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At climate talks developing countries urge tougher climate goals
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FAO and Brazil sign accord to monitor forest degradation
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New Africa Champion for climate risk says Africa must take responsibility
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9 December 2009

UN Daily News 9 December 2009
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The pressing need to stop the warming of the planet
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Protesters form a human wave to highlight climate change action
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Corruption can hinder development goals: UN Secretary-General
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WHO calls for urgent action on smoke-free laws
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UN humanitarian chief pleased with donor pledges to emergency fund
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FAO reports rise in global food prices
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Secretary-General calls for donors to UN Central Emergency Relief Fund
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Peacekeepers committed to Darfur
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Aid groups launch 2010 appeal for the Palestinian people
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Climate talks continue in Copenhagen
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International experts attend WMO meeting on drought
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INDONESIAN #49: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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INDONESIAN #48: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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8 December 2009

UN Daily News 8 December 2009
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Climate change impacts Small Island Developing States
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A sober reflection on 60 years of working with Palestinians
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UN calls for global measures to fight drug trafficking in Africa
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Funding shortfall threatens humanitarian work in Somalia
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WHO reports success in curing TB, but says millions still lack access to care
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Secretary-General strongly condemns deadly Baghdad car bombings
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UN official visits peacekeeper injured in Darfur attack
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UN report says financial crisis will slow growth in maritime trade
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EU donation funds WFP feeding programme in Northern Kenya
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UNHCR meeting looks at the plight of urban refugees
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SG expects "robust agreement" at climate change summit in Copenhagen
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Year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record
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FAO launches programme to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
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7 December 2009

UN Daily News 7 December 2009
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WHO to help Africa curb tobacco epidemic
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Greatest victims of climate change in Vietnam are women
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Climate change: how did we get here?
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Half of the world’s refugees live in cities: UNCHR
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Iraq adopts election law
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ILO warns against premature “exit” from economic support measures
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Secretary-General urges Sudanese leader to help with release of UN staff
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Humanitarian agencies launch 2010 appeal for Zimbabwe
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Bananas resist economic crisis
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Drug use fueling AIDS in Asia
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World leaders meet in Copenhagen to ‘Seal the Deal’ on climate change
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UNIDO opens general conference in Vienna
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4 December 2009

UN Daily News 4 December 2009

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The UN launches a campaign to end violence against Afghan women, girls

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Stevie Wonder becomes a UN Messenger of Peace
One-woman show illustrates progress on women’s legal equality

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Two Rwandan peacekeepers killed in Darfur
WHO launches new tobacco control effort in Africa
CITES and INTERPOL provide training to stop tiger poaching
Four new countries land mine free
Prosecutor: Sudanese president refuses to cooperate with International Criminal Court
More displaced people leave camps in Sri Lanka
WHO: Somali attack a blow to country’s health system
Security Council condemns attack in Somalia

UN sees signs of optimism for Copenhagen climate conference
UN officials call on volunteers to show they care about climate change

Caribbean News

CARICOM remains ardent proponents of a more effective and efficient UN development system

Pacific Island region needs to boost its HIV/AIDS response

3 December 2009

UN Daily News 3 December 2009

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UN women’s rights treaty celebrates 30 years
HIV and AIDS response in the Pacific Island region needs boost
Ensuring disabled people benefit from the MDGs

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UN chief condemns suicide attack in Somalia
Basic services could prevent maternal and newborn deaths
UNIDO conference discusses effects of economic crisis on poorest countries
Former Yugoslavia court seeks to arrest two remaining fugitives
Global measles deaths fall globally, but not in Southeast Asia
Clusters of drug resistant H1N1 reported
Stevie Wonder becomes UN Messenger of Peace with focus on disabled
Google and UNESCO team up to offer virtual visits to World Heritage sites
UN Somalia expert condemns Mogadishu killings
Women’s anti-discrimination treaty turns 30 this month
Human Rights officials mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Other Asian Languages

URDU #49: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
URDU #48: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
BANGLA #48 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
HINDI #49: Antar Rashtriya Patrika

UN and Africa

HIV and AIDS continue to cause suffering to African children

2 December 2009

UN Daily News 2 December 2009

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Observed
UN campaign to end violence against Afghan women.
Land rights to legal empower the poor

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Secretary-General welcomes President Obama’s plan for Afghanistan
UN mission critical to US strategy in Afghanistan: Rice
Better integrated AIDS response needed in Pacific
WHO says tobacco control misses tobacco chewing women in Cambodia
UN says economic recovery efforts need to be sustained
UN expert welcomes decriminalization of defamation in Maldives
UN experts say Maguindanao massacre must be start of reform in Philippines
UN officials call for combating modern forms of slavery
Developing countries agree to work on reducing tariffs among each other

1 December 2009

UN Daily News 1 December 2009

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The world observes UN AIDS day
Afghanistan’s future under intense scrutiny

Using energy to reduce poverty

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On World AIDS Day UN calls for end to discriminatory laws
New chief of UN nuclear watchdog starts his work
Insecurity continues to impede humanitarian work in eastern Chad
UNHCR starts distribution of winter supplies to Afghans
UN envoy calls for long-term int’l commitment to Afghanistan
Human Rights Chief says banning minarets is discriminatory

South-South cooperation to help meet global challenges
CO2 Cubes: Visualize a Tonne of Carbon exhibit will be unveiled
FAO calls for funding agriculture to address climate change and food security