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31 August 2010

UN Daily News 31 August 2010
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UN expresses concern about severe flooding in Niger
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UNAIDS Chief highlights unique role of NGOs in defeating HIV and AIDS
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Relief Coordinator reflects on three years heading UN disaster response
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Denouncing ‘slavery in the modern age,’ UN launches plan against human trafficking
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Israeli actions constrain Palestinian economy: UNCTAD
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UN official warns leaders of responsibility for sexual violence
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Guevara: indigenous voices need to be heard
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Red Cross warns of critical situation for thousands of displaced Somalis
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UNICEF welcomes child protection measures in Southern Sudan.
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WHO sets up diarrhoeal treatment centres in Pakistan
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Caribbean News

The vulnerability of human settlements a major factor for disasters;
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Caribbean countries acutely aware of enormous suffering caused by natural disasters: CARICOM
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30 August 2010

UN Daily News 30 August 2010
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Australia raises awareness for global health
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DPI/NGO Conference: a crucial opportunity to hear the voice of civil society
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UN Expresses Concern About Collective Expulsion of the Roma from France
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Advancing global health essential to the MDGs: Ban tells Melbourne DPI/NGO meeting
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Security Council extends mandate of UNIFIL by a year
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OCHA calls for urgent aid to flood victims in Niger
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UNESCO head condemns murder of Honduran radio journalist
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Panel reviewing UN climate change body recommends fundamental reform of management structure
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IOM Director General visits flood-affected areas in Pakistan
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UN condemns parliamentary elections-related killings in Afghanistan
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UNEP Head donates prize money to relief efforts in Pakistan
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UN-backed climate body says independent review will strengthen its work
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Secretary-General welcomes independent review of climate change body
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INDONESIAN #31: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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INDONESIAN #32: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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27 August 2010

UN Daily News 27 August 2010
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Rebels in the Congo go on rampage, commit mass rapes
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An update on efforts to help victims of the floods in Pakistan
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UN marks the International Day against Nuclear Testing
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Australia hosts NGO conference on global health
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Melbourne committed to MDGs heart and mind
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UN urges all States to ratify global treaty banning nuclear tests
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IOM helps sick and stranded Ethiopian migrants in Djibouti
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UN chief congratulates Kenyans for new constitution
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UN is concerned about threats faced by journalists in Nepal
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UN expert on Somalia urges Somalis to condemn recent hotel attack
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Over 2 million people remain affected by earthquake in Haiti: UNICEF
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Secretary-General welcomes release of American in North Korea
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UN Gaza flotilla fact-finding mission concludes visit to Turkey
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Voluntary returns of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran exceed 100,000
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Cases of suspected malaria increase in flood-affected areas of Pakistan
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UN human rights chief condemns killing of 72 migrants in Mexico
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26 August 2010

UN Daily News 26 August 2010
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A road safety campaign links basketball with safe driving
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UN Fact-finding Mission on Gaza flotilla awaits Israeli response
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UN steps up flood relief in Pakistan as number of people affected tops 17 million
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Security Council urges DRC government to investigate mass rapes
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UNAMID and Sudan agree on improving security in Darfur
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UNICEF welcomes reduction of maternal and infant mortality in Angola
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UNESCO chief condemns murder of journalist in Indonesia
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UNECE and FIBA launch global road safety campaign
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Brazilian President joins global anti-hunger campaign
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Other Asian Languages

BANGLA #34: Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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UN Calling Asia

ESCAP kicks off International Year of Youth with lively roundtable discussion
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UN and Africa

The United Nations is outraged by mass rapes in DR Congo
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25 August 2010

UN Daily News 25 August 2010
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Security Council debates legal options for pursuing pirates off Somali coast
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Secretary-General speaks out against "savage rape" in DRC
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Security Council debates legal options for pursuing pirates off Somali coast
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UNIFIL completes probe into fire exchange between Israel and Lebanon
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UN Fact-finding Mission on Gaza flotilla awaits Israeli response
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UN mission in DR Congo reviews activities following mass rapes
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Timor-Leste becomes 192nd member state of ITU
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UN needs more helicopters to provide relief aid to flood victims in Pakistan
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Other Asian Languages

HINDI #35: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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HINDI #34: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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24 August 2010

UN Daily News 24 August 2010
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Vulnerability of human settlements is responsible for the scale of disasters.
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Locust swarms threaten agriculture in Madagascar
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UN voices outrage at mass rape by rebels in eastern DR Congo
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UN envoy strongly condemns suicide attack in Mogadishu
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UNHCR launches shelter project in Kyrgyzstan
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Situation remains extremely difficult in Pakistan
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First Senegalese Formed Police Unit joins UN mission in Darfur
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UN expert urges acceleration of progress for Russia's indigenous people
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IOM and partners distribute family kits to Agatha victims in Guatemala
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WFP warns that lack of funding may force it to cut feeding in CAR
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Perspective

Preventing Violence against Girls
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23 August 2010

UN Daily News 23 August 2010
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Nuclear energy agency supports affordable cancer care in developing countries
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Jamaica: pulling the plug on cyber crime
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UN warns situation in southern Pakistan could worsen as flood relief continues
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Sudan unveils new strategy to resolve Darfur crisis
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Two million Somalis still need humanitarian assistance
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Security Council condemns instigation of violence in Kalma camp of Darfur
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Armed bandits rape women in eastern DR Congo
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Head of UNESCO calls for reflection on benefits of cultural diversity
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UNAMID Chief concludes visit to West Darfur
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UN Fact-finding Mission on Gaza flotilla begins work in Turkey
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WHO records over to 3,000 cases of cholera in three West African countries
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20 August 2010

UN Daily News 20 August 2010
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The IHRC approves $20 million dollars worth of projects
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Middle East Quartet calls on Israel and Palestinians to launch direct negotiations
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Potential destabilizing factors threaten peace in Liberia
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WHO urges countries to combat antimicrobial resistance
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FAO says millions of livestock in Pakistan need food and medicine
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Asia and Pacific explores potential of people with disabilities
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UNHCR is concerned about plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
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UNICEF chief urges global community to help protect children in Pakistan
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Vulnerability of human settlements is responsible for disasters: UN official
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Caribbean News

UN Observes World Humanitarian Day
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Interim Recovery Commission approves next wave of Haiti reconstruction projects
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UN Calling Asia

The Pakistan emergency: UN Officials share first-hand stories of devastation
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19 August 2010

UN Daily News 19 August 2010
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Women

HIV infection is rising among young women in Georgia
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An interview with outgoing UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
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World Humanitarian Day 2010
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General Assembly hears calls for global solidarity to help flood-hit Pakistan
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UN Secretary-General pays tribute to humanitarian workers
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UN humanitarian chief says humanitarian workers are targeted
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UN remembers millions living in hardship on World Humanitarian Day
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UNEP launches online centre to reduce environmental impact of relief work
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Pakistani government requests IOM to be consignee for receiving aid
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UNAMID and Sudanese government set up Kalma Camp Committee
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Other Asian Languages

URDU #34: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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UN and Africa

UN launches Decade for Deserts and Fight against Desertification
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18 August 2010

UN Daily News 18 August 2010
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Most radiation exposure comes from medical treatments
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Veteran South African photojournalist recalls experiences under apartheid
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Kalma is now calm-UNAMID and government adopt new security plan
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Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN lauds heroic efforts on the front lines
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UNAMID sends mission to investigate tribal clashes in Darfur
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Secretary-General condemns attack on peacekeepers in DRC
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UN fund provides $27 million for floods response in Pakistan
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Three UN peacekeepers are killed in DR Congo
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INDONESIAN #30: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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17 August 2010

UN Daily News 17 August 2010
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Security Council briefed on “turning point” in Middle East talks
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A conversation with the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD
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Efforts to promote direct Israeli and Palestinians talks near turning point
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United Nations condemns terrorist attack on Iraqi army recruitment centre
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Associate UNDP Administrator visits Haiti
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UN launches decade-long drive against desertification
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Skin diseases, diarrhoea and respiratory tract infection are major health problems in Pakistan
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UNAMID police advisers are released unharmed in South Darfur
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WFP expands cash-for-work programme in Iraq
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UNHCR is encouraged by Canada’s handling of Tamil asylum seekers
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UNICEF warns that funding shortfalls jeopardize its operation in Pakistan
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16 August 2010

UN Daily News 16 August 2010
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UN launches decade-long effort to tackle desertification
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Good health in youth sets the stage for well-being in later life
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UNHCR airlifts supplies for flood victims in Balochistan, Pakistan
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UN launches Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
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UN chief appreciates restoration of humanitarian access to Kalma camp
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Desertification and land degradation require global response: Ban Ki-moon
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Two police advisers are abducted in Darfur
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Prosecutors want more years in prison for former Khmer Rouge prison chief
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Pakistan floods: after ‘heart-wrenching’ visit, Ban says UN doing all it can to help
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Census

Census: Looking ahead to Ghana
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13 August 2010

UN Daily News 13 August 2010
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Secretary-General’s representative advocates for victims of sexual violence in conflict
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FAO Launches Fire Monitoring System
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Ghana medical students and the MDGs
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UN racing against time and weather to deliver aid to flood-stricken Pakistan
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IOM reinforces fire risk reduction strategy for displaced people in Haiti
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UNHCR provides aid to flood victims in Chad
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Secretary-General urges Myanmar authorities to hold inclusive elections
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IOM appeals for $38 million to help flood victims in Pakistan
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Other Asian Languages

BANGLA #33: Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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BANGLA #32: Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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URDU #33: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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URDU #32: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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HINDI #33: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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Caribbean News

MINUSTAH providing quick response assistance to Haiti in aftermath of natural hazards
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UN urges focus on the needs of young people as economies begin to stabilise
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Jamaica: pulling the plug on cyber crime
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The Pakistan emergency
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12 August 2010

UN Daily News 12 August 2010
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UN Calls for Dialogue and Understanding on International Youth Day
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International Youth Day Sparks Youth Involvement Worldwide
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Force Commanders from UN Peacekeeping Missions addressed the UN Security Council in early August
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Launching International Year of Youth, UN urges dialogue, respect across generations
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Many young people are without jobs: ILO
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UNAMID head outlines principles for cooperation with Sudanese authorities
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Over 14 million people are affected by floods in Pakistan
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Lack of security could spoil elections in Afghanistan: UN envoy
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Locust swarms threaten agriculture in Madagascar
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UN and Africa

Tensions continue in Darfur’s Kalma camp for displaced people
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11 August 2010

UN Daily News 11 August 2010
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WHO for Global Increase in Organ Donors
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Focus on indigenous filmmaking highlights International Day
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UN agencies call for $460 million to assist Pakistani flood victims
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FAO launches NASA- developed online fire monitoring system
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WFP emergency operation enters new phase in drought-stricken Niger
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More than 2 million children in need of urgent assistance in Pakistan: UNICEF
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WFP mobilizes resources to provide food to Pakistani flood victims
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10 August 2010

UN Daily News 10 August 2010
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Force Commanders Brief Security Council on Challenges of Peacekeeping
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UN Economic Commission for Europe fights for the disappearing Aral Sea
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Central African Republic: UN outlines options to tackle security threats
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WHO declares end to H1N1 pandemic
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UN is concerned about lack of humanitarian access to Kalma camp in Darfur
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UNEP assesses oil spills in Niger Delta of Nigeria
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Guantanamo trial of former child soldier a bad precedent: Coomaraswamy
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UN agencies says over 1.6 million Zimbabweans still need food aid
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UNHCR welcomes easing of restrictions on Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia
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Aid agencies struggle to cope with flood crisis in Pakistan
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Afghan civilian casualties up sharply: UN
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9 August 2010

UN Daily News 09 August 2010
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UN Chief Launches New Panel on Sustainable Development
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UN Celebrates International Day of the World's Indigenous
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Indigenous filmmakers highlight International Day
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UN calls for greater efforts to help the world's indigenous communities
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Head of UNAMID is in talks to resolve Kalma camp issue
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UN expert calls for more action to protect rights of indigenous peoples
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UN condemns killing of health workers in Afghanistan
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UN establishes high-level panel on global sustainability
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UN names Israeli and Turkish members of Gaza Flotilla Panel
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INDONESIAN #29: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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6 August 2010

UN Daily News 6 August 2010
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UNICEF says breast is best for Somali babies
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Secretary-General delivers message of peace at Hiroshima memorial
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Youth meet at UN to strengthen their commitment to UN Millennium Goals
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USG Akasaka on Secretary-General's message at Hiroshima ceremony
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In Hiroshima, Ban says nuclear weapons-free planet ‘only sane path’ to safer world
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Secretary-General congratulates Kenya for passing new constitution
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WHO and partners assess health needs in Pakistan
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Sexual violence is a new frontline: Margot Wallstrom
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IOM helps Haitians prepare for disasters
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UN court donates books to university in Kosovo
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Law and order and criminality are major challenge for Liberia
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UN agencies and officials start polio immunization campaign in Angola
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Pakistan faces more flooding as UNHCR works to aid displaced
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Climate change talks make progress in Bonn
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HINDI #32: Antar Rashtriya Patrika
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URDU #31: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
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BANGLA #31: Jati Shongher Protidhoni
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Caribbean News

UN climate chief urges governments to take the next essential step in the battle against climate change
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Regional media urged to play a fundamental role in educating nationals on issues relating to natural hazards, climate change and adaptation strategies
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World Bank approves $US30 million grant to Haiti to help close budget gap
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UN Calling Asia

Secretary-General pays tribute to atomic bomb victims in Japan
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Census

LIBERIA – CENSUS: LOOKING BACK
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5 August 2010

UN Daily News 5 August 2010
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Secretary-General commemorates the victims of the bombing of Nagasaki
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An Update on the floods in Pakistan
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USG Akasaka comments on Ban Ki-moon's visit to Nagasaki
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Extending UN mission in Iraq, Security Council stresses need for inclusive government
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Secretary-General honours nuclear bomb victims in Nagasaki
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WFP launches helicopter relief operation to help flood victims in Pakistan
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Head of UNESCO is concerned about death of Lebanese journalist
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Government of Cote d’Ivoire confirms 31 October as Election Day
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OCHA says 4.5 million people have been affected by floods in Pakistan
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Fashion model testifies in Charles Taylor’s trial
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Economic crisis drives UNECE region wood harvest to an all-time low
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A new report says Iraq needs to do more to achieve development
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UN and Africa

Tensions in Darfur raise concern for UN mission
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4 August 2010

UN Daily News 4 August 2010
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UN continues humanitarian aid to Pakistan
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UNIFIL calls for calm following Tuesday cross-border incident
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UN steps in to defuse tensions on Israeli-Lebanese border
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Secretary-General sends envoy to flood-stricken Pakistan
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Asia-Pacific region has made significant gains in meeting MDG’s: Ban
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Sustainable development provides best framework for achieving MDGS
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Security Council urges Iraqis to form a government
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Top UN envoy says Iraq has reached a critical juncture
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Secretary-General urges Japanese youth to lead disarmament
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Secretary-General urges Israel and Lebanon to exercise restraint
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UN human rights body says probe of Gaza flotilla incident is crucial
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3 August 2010

UN Daily News 3 August 2010
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UN agencies step up efforts to aid Pakistani flood victims
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Senegal on Track to Meet Water Related Development Goals
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UN aid agencies expand relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan
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Former Rwandan official is sentenced to 25 years in prison for genocide
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GA President is saddened by loss of life in Pakistan
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Secretary-General begins his visit to Japan
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UN is concerned about reports of military recruitment in Nepal
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Tensions continue in Kalma camp for displaced people in Darfur
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British paedophile gets life in prison for trafficking two Ukrainian girls
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Access to Pakistan’s flood victims a major challenge: WFP
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UNICEF is concerned about risk of water-borne diseases in Afghanistan
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Anti-hunger signatories surpass 250,000: FAO
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INDONESIAN #28: FOKUS FOKUS KITA
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2 August 2010

UN Daily News 2 August 2010
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UNICEF says breast is best for Somali babies
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World Bank supports hydropower project in Laos
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UN launches panel of inquiry into Gaza flotilla incident
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UNICEF helps flood-affected children in Afghanistan
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Secretary-General goes to Japan to attend Hiroshima Memorial
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Secretary-General is saddened by death of peacekeepers in Darfur
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Access remains major problem for relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan
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UNICEF urges health professionals to encourage breastfeeding
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Third round of climate change talks start in Bonn, Germany
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Secretary-General authorises $10 million for flood-stricken Pakistan
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