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Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves died today (5 March) at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer. UNTV
Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves died today (5 March) at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer. UNTV
Ban says that that the approach he was proposing to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had a number of important elements "crucial to peacemaking in Africa'sGreat Lakesregion". UNTV
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council to authorize the deployment of a special force within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address imminent threats to peace and security. UNTV
A plane crash in Goma last night killed seven people, three men survived and were taken to the hospital. Some of MONUSCO’s offices near the crash site got hit by flying debris, which damaged some roofs and UN Vehicles, but did not cause any human casualties on the ground. MONUSCO
Ambassador Susan Rice of theUnited States today (5 March) announced the drafting of a new US –China tabled resolution that would "deliver a credible and strong response" to the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (DPRK) latest nuclear test. UNTV
In a bid to increase awareness of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan's (UNMISS) role and mandate among communities of Jonglei State, the mission conducted a one-day community outreach in Akuideng Boma, township of Jalle Payam. UNMISS
Ben Emmerson, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, demanded today in Geneva that Britain and the United States publish classified documents regarding the CIA’s human rights violations under former President George W. Bush. UNTV
In Bangladesh, six young people from mostly underprivileged backgrounds have been given an extraordinary opportunity. They've been trained as broadcast journalists. UNICEF