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29 January 2010

UN Daily News 29 January 2010
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Afghan female activists concerned about Taliban reintegration programme
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UN experts point to widespread use of secret detention linked to counter-terrorism
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Afghan women concerned by talk of Taliban reintegration
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Ten years after cyanide spill in Romania pollution lingers
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UNESCO moves to save Haitian cultural heritage
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Relief reaching more Haitians with shelter a priority
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UN expert visits Colombia to focus on Afro-Colombians
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Secretary-General attends African Union Summit
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FAO urges donors to support $700 million investment in Haitian agriculture
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Exports by least developed countries decline by more than $4 billion
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UN health agency welcomes 10 billion dollar pledge for vaccines
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Crutches among urgently needed medical supplies in Haiti
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Haiti flash appeal for over $500 million is 77 per cent funded
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Over a quarter million people are displaced by conflict in Yemen
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UN Calling Asia

London conference seeks international support for Afghanistan
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28 January 2010

UN Daily News 28 January 2010
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London Conference seeks international support for Afghanistan
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The dangers of being a woman in a disaster zone
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UN chief calls for an end to corruption to end Afghan suffering
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Security Council extends mandate of UN in Cote d’Ivoire
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EU naval officer says piracy continues in Somali Basin
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Stoves, safe places and immunizations for Haiti
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Medical waste and other environmental concerns in Haiti
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UN expert warns civilians bearing brunt of fighting in Somalia
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In a show of support for talks, Secretary-General to visit Cyprus
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Earthquakes the deadliest of all natural disasters
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Caribbean News

The UN is studying the best mechanism to fund the reconstruction of Haiti
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UN and Africa

New head of African Union-UN mission in Darfur starts his tour of duty
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27 January 2010

UN Daily News 27 January 2010
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Exhibit of Auschwitz blueprints opens at UN Headquarters
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Earthquake survivor describes his ordeal
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UN chief appoints new envoy for Afghanistan
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Aid reaching more people each day in Haiti
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UN: Aid to Somalia difficult but not impossible
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UN urges freeze on new Israeli settlements
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Haiti: moving on to safer more resilient future
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ILO says unemployment reached highest levels in 2009
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IOM and partners rush in emergency tents
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Human Rights Chief warns of poverty backlash
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Secretary-General:legacy of Holocaust survivors must live on
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26 January 2010

UN Daily News 26 January 2010
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UN makes an effort to coordinate aid in Haiti
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WHO: Health needs in Haiti overwhelming
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New study says secret detention is a violation of the right to liberty
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Shelter a priority for the displaced in Haiti
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UN envoy condemns attack on a hospital in Mogadishu
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Donors agree on a ten year recovery plan for Haiti
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U.S. is concerned about security in Sudan ahead of elections
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UN health agency defends its handling of H1N1 pandemic
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The World Health Organization focuses on amputees in Haiti
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Red Cross is concerned about rising civilian casualties in Afghanistan
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Military operation and banditry force thousand to flee homes in North Kivu
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Co-ordination of humanitarian response to Haiti crisis improves
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25 January 2010

UN Daily News 25 January 2010
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Darfur gets a new Special Representative
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Reinventing Haiti
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UN mission launches coordination system for Haiti aid
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Haitians flee capital
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Nuclear expert outlines agenda for upcoming meeting
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Secretary-General strongly condemns bomb attacks in Baghdad
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UN force in Lebanon joins search for survivors of Ethiopian Airways crash
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Head of UNESCO condemns killing of reporter in Mexico
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UNRWA says Israeli blockade continues to cause suffering to Palestinians
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Grave humanitarian crisis brewing in Yemen
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UN Envoy welcomes postponement of elections in Afghanistan
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New head of UNAMID arrives in Darfur
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #05: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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HINDI #05: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #04: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #03: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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BANGLA 04 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA 03 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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22 January 2010

UN Daily News 22 January 2010
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Women in Haiti get support from the UN population fund
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Recalling the day of the earthquake in Haiti
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UN Chief paves way forward in Haiti
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UN with Red Cross organizes identification of bodies
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UN envoy says northern part of Kosovo remains a flashpoint
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UN sends protection teams to Haiti
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Indian Premier League and UNEP partner to protect the environment
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UN Security Council extends UNMIN until May 2010
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Israel pays $10.5 million to UN for losses in Gaza
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WHO reports 14,000 laboratory-confirmed deaths from H1N1
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There are more than 60,000 pregnant women in Port au Prince alone
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UN expert warns against anti-gay bill in Uganda
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UNICEF steps up child protection services in Haiti
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WFP delivers 1.4 million food rations to about 250,000 people in Haiti
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WHO cites urgent need for nurses in Haiti.
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URDU #04: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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INDONESIAN #2: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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INDONESIAN #1: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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Caribbean News

UN emergency coordinator says while aid is being delivered it remains short of needs
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UN Calling Asia

UNODC finds corruption widespread in Afghanistan
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Perspective

Feeding minds, changing lives
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21 January 2010

UN Daily News 21 January 2010
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UNFPA helps mothers deliver safely in Haiti
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UN holds mass for victims of Haiti earthquake
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UNODC finds corruption widespread in Afghanistan
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Secretary-General and Bill Clinton look beyond relief phase in Haiti
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At special mass, UN chief reassures Haitians
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Two babies are born amidst death and destruction in Haiti
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Survey finds that Afghans consider corruption major priority
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FAO chief says post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti begins with farmers
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UNAMI congratulates Iraqi election body on printing ballots
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UN envoy reports progress and snags in electoral process in Cote d'Ivoire
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UN and Africa

Senegal offers land to resettle Haitians displaced by earthquake
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20 January 2010

UN Daily News 20 January 2010
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UN in Haiti asks media for solidarity
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UN calls for lifting blockade on Gaza to prevent health disaster
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A different way of looking at development
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IOM provides aid to up to 25,000 earthquake victims in Haiti
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UN improving delivery of aid in Haiti
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Vigil honors those who perished in Haiti’s earthquake
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UNDP starts cash-for-work in Haiti
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UN report warns of an uneven economic recovery
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UN mission in Darfur establishes Haiti fund to help earthquake victims
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UN expert alarmed at homeless deaths in India's capital
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UN stepping up assistance to survivors in Haiti
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UN is deeply concerned about impact of Israeli blockade on health in Gaza
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Secretary-General is concerned about violence in Sri Lanka
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19 January 2010

UN Daily News 18 January 2010
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UNESCO says investment in education is a way out of the economic crisis
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OCHA coordinates UN agency relief efforts
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UN agencies step up relief efforts in Haiti
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UN chief appeals to aid groups to work closely with the UN
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Security Council agrees to an additional 3,500 troops in Haiti
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UNICEF says protection of children is priority in Haiti
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Search for survivors in Haiti continues a week after earthquake struck
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China becomes a global player in forest products markets
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UN expert says intrusive measures in anti-terrorism fight should be opposed
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UN chief urges progress on disarmament
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Secretary-General welcomes progress to restore constitutional rule in Guinea
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IOM continues distribution of non-food items in Haiti
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More than 60,000 Somalis are displaced in first weeks of 2010
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #03: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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18 January 2010

UN Daily News 18 January 2010
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Secretary-General visits Haiti
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Local New York radio station works with Haitian diaspora in New York
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OCHA coordinates UN agency relief efforts
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Senior UN officials stress need for humanitarian corridors in Haiti
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Aid in earthquake-stricken Haiti being scaled up
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UN Secretary-General recommends increase of UN personnel in Haiti
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Senegal says it is ready to receive Haitians who want to resettle
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Calm in quake-stricken Haiti despite occasional disturbances
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Plans underway to establish settlement for Haitians displaced by earthquake
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UN body on rights of the child calls for protection of Haiti’s children
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UN condemns attacks against government institutions in Kabul
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UNHCR received more African migrants in Yemen in 2009
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WHO says all indications point to moderate H1N1 flu pandemic
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17 January 2010

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Secretary-General tells Haitian people: you are not alone
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Solidarity grows among Haitians in crisis
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Each survivor rescued raises hopes in Haiti
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UN chief sees devastated Haitian capital
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16 January 2010

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Ban mourns deaths of top UN officials in Haiti
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Secretary-General to visit Haiti on Sunday
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15 January 2010

UN Daily News 15 January 2010
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UNIFEM grants focus on women's leadership
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Help available for quake survivors in Dominican border town
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Indigenous Peoples report brings to light inequities and successes
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UN launches appeal for earthquake-stricken Haiti
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Mission of Kazakhstan expresses solidarity with earthquake victims in Haiti
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Palestinians won’t resume negotiations until Israel complies with obligations
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UN human rights chief welcomes suspension of death penalty in Mongolia
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Secretary-General says major humanitarian effort is under way in Haiti
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WHO says Haiti is facing serious health challenges
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UN human rights chief condemns executions in Sudan
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Ready-to-eat food for Haitian quake survivors
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UNHCR begins registration of DRC refugees in northern Congo
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UNHCR calls for moratorium on returns of Haitians
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UN human rights chief urges Uganda to shelve law on homosexuality
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UN relief effort focuses on coordination
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Caribbean News

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Haiti needs every bit of help it can get
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UN Calling Asia

Afghan woman leads the development of her community
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14 January 2010

UN Daily News 14 January 2010
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UNICEF responds to Haitian earthquake
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ITU helping Haiti restore telecommunications
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Emergency assistance beginning to reach Haiti
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Ban: Overall picture in Haiti remains grim
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UN envoy says Somalia is moving from a failed to a fragile state
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State of the world’s indigenous peoples alarming
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Humanitarians working fast to deliver aid
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UN confirms many still missing following earthquake in Haiti
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Haiti deeply touched by the world’s response
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Red Cross sets up Family Links website for Haitians
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IFRC calling for 10 million in relief aid
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IOM to lead UN efforts in emergency shelter in Haiti
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UNICEF delivering aid to hard hit communities
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Senior WHO official says allegations that H1N1 is a fake are wrong
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UN and Africa

African migrants are evacuated following racial violence in Italy
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13 January 2010

UN Daily News 13 January 2010
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UN survivor of earthquake describes the situation there
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WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti
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Seismologist: earthquake in Haiti a real disaster
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Poverty is behind Haiti’s vulnerability to natural disasters
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Emergency search and rescue now the most urgent need in Haiti: Ban
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Head of UN office in Haiti and his deputy still trapped in rubble
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UN Special Envoy for Haiti, Bill Clinton, urges support for recovery effort
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UN troops helping earthquake victims in Haiti
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Search and rescue teams on their way to help Haiti
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Secretary-General is shocked by earthquake devastation in Haiti
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UN Peacekeeping Chief says many trapped under rubble
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UN debate on strengthening cooperation for global peace and security
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UN urges parties to minimize impact of conflict on civilians in Afghanistan
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Grasslands have vast potential to mitigate climate change
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WFP airlifting food to Haiti
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12 January 2010

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Afghan woman leads her community towards progress
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Migration from Ghana: the good and the bad
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UN agency for Palestinian refugees has a new partner
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UN Envoy ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Iraq elections
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UN envoy says West Africa is “a mixed picture of hope and concern”
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Crisis in Somalia escalates into neighbouring countries
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Secretary-General regrets departure of Registrar for Lebanon tribunal
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Secretary-General is encouraged by political developments in Guinea
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WFP appoints Tunisian film star Hend Sabry as “Ambassador against Hunger”
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Heavy rains in Albania cause flooding and evacuations
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No lull in Yemen conflict
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UN experts urge Italian authorities to curb xenophobia
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11 January 2010

UN Daily News 11 January 2010
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African migrants evacuated after being attacked in Italy
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Two women peace negotiators reflect on their experiences
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UNHCR appeals for funds to help 100,000 DR Congo refugees
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UN chief outlines priorities for 2010
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Hundreds of African migrants are evacuated following racial violence in Italy
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UNHCR appeals for funds to help over 100,000 DRC refugees in Congo
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Working towards eliminating mother to child HIV transmission in Africa
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UN official condemns attack on Togolese football team
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Fund for Gender Equality allocates over US$9 million in 26 countries
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Ban Ki-moon is concerned about lack of progress in Middle East peace process
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Secretary-General inaugurates temporary building for General Assembly
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Boosting biodiversity can boost global economy
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UN envoy cautiously optimistic about March elections in Iraq
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8 January 2010

UN Daily News 8 January 2010
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UN expert confirms authenticity of Sri Lanka executions tape
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Global fight to preserve daily bread
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Despite difficulties and threats, UN says it will not abandon Somalia
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Red Cross reiterates call to allow humanitarian workers access in Yemen
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Heavy rains cause massive flooding in Kenya
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Will Smith holds celebrity art auction to benefit WFP in Haiti
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IOM helps Indonesian earthquake victims return home from hospital
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IOM says skilled Ghanaians are emigrating in large numbers
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European countries improve regulations on persistent organic pollutants
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #02: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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URDU #01: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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HINDI #02: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #01: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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BANGLA 02 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA 01 - Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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Ban Ki-moon hails agreement in Copenhagen on efforts to stem the effects of climate change
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A Malaysian activist talks about the politics behind climate change
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7 January 2010

UN Daily News 7 January 2010
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A Ghanaian environmental expert tells us why climate change is a gender issue
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UN expert on child soldiers testifies in Lubanga trial
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UNEP and Puma join forces to help the environment
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Dominican nun reflects on climate change and the poor
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Israel agrees to pay United Nations for losses caused by Gaza conflict
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UN expert testifies in case against alleged child soldier recruiter from DRC
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Red Cross facilitates release of six soldiers in DR Congo
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UN expert calls for independent war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka
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Cold winter is worsening plight of displaced people in Yemen
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First group of young Maoist soldiers return to civilian life in Nepal
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UN experts call for justice after dismissal of case against private security firm
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UN and Africa

WFP is forced to suspend operations in southern Somalia
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6 January 2010

UN Daily News 6 January 2010
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UN remains committed to Afghanistan
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Community radio connects, educates and entertains in rural India
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WHO says preterm births highest in Africa and Asia
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Insecurity remains biggest impediment in Afghanistan: Ban Ki-moon
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UN Afghan chief stresses political strategy in final Security Council briefing
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UN appeals for calm following Egypt-Gaza violence
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Shelter for trafficking victims is set to open in Syria
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Secretary-General presses for import of reconstruction material into Gaza
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IAEA develops online training for cancer doctors in Asia and the Pacific
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PUMA and UNEP team up on biodiversity
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Top UN official for children and armed conflict to testify before ICC
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5 January 2010

UN Daily News 5 January 2010
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WFP is forced to suspend operations in Somalia
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The impact of climate change on rural women
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Displaced Yemeni children face nutrition, health and education challenges
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WFP suspends operations in Southern Somalia
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At least 28 UN staff members and 7 peacekeepers lost lives in 2009
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IOM sets up second centre to help potential Indian migrants
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Netherlands gives $1.5m for humanitarian work in Zimbabwe
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UNICEF provides support to victims of a tsunami in Solomon Islands
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Afghans receive winter relief aid from UN agencies
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4 January 2010

UN Daily News 4 January 2010

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World Bank radio project in Burundi fights corruption
Fistula repair programme in Liberia helps poor rural women
Racism increases poverty for ethnic minorities

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UN applauds U.S. and South Korea’s removal of HIV status-based travel restrictions
Police officer probed for shooting is suspended in Timor Leste
UN envoy says rejection of President Karzai’s cabinet is a political setback
UN mission assists DRC authorities following volcanic eruption
WHO calls for improved health care for premature babies
UN envoy to call for a demilitarized approach in Afghanistan

1 January 2010

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