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Estimates say half of the 108,000 people affected by the earthquake in Pakistan are children
The relatively low death toll of 200 belies the devastation brought on by the earthquake that struck the south western province of Balochistan, Pakistan, at the end of October. Actually some 108,000 people were affected, half of them children. And UNICEF, the UN Children's Fund, reports that 19,000 of those are under five years old.
The Fourth World Urban Forum takes place in Nanjing, China;
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
Secretary-General sends electoral team to assess December polls in Bangladesh
At a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, this past weekend, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that the United Nations will soon be sending an electoral team to Bangladesh for that country's December parliamentary polls:
Producer: Gerry Adams
Duration: 14'00"
