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The five candidates standing for election to become the next IAEA Director General, present themselves to an informal meeting of the IAEA’s member states in Vienna, Austria. IAEA
The five candidates standing for election to become the next IAEA Director General, present themselves to an informal meeting of the IAEA’s member states in Vienna, Austria. IAEA
Lynn Pascoe, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefs on the Secretary-General’s recent trip to Sri Lanka. UNTV
As the UN Human Rights Council starts a special session on Sri Lanka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay calls for an independent investigation into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the recent conflict. UNTV
WFP is streaming critically needed food assistance to the more than two million displaced persons fleeing renewed fighting in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province. WFP
The numbers of people fleeing an anti-Taliban military offensive have risen dramatically in recent days. Pakistani authorities are now reporting that more than 2.38 million people have been uprooted. This number is being re-verified and could change. UNHCR