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At UN-backed consultative meeting, Somali regions agree to end dispute
Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Somalia
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UN-NGO forum urges linking sustainable development with public engagement
The annual joint conference of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concluded today in Bonn, Germany, with calls for civil society to encourage people to realize that their local concerns were connected to the larger global issues.
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PAKISTAN: Two million hit by floods in Sindh Province
Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh is facing disaster once more with heavy rains over the past five days, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). “Two million people in 15 [out of 23] districts have been affected,” PDMA Director of Operations Sajjad Haider told IRIN. He also said crops had been devastated.
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The Holy See Responds to the Cloyne Report
Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, under secretary for Relations with States met this morning with Helena Keleher, charge d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Ireland to the Holy See, and consigned to her the "Holy See's Response to the Irish Government concerning the Cloyne Report".
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UN and diplomatic partners urge Security Council to unfreeze Libyan assets
The United Nations and its diplomatic partners seeking a resolution to the Libyan crisis today urged the Security Council to release assets frozen under United Nations sanctions to the country’s transitional authorities to help them set up a government in the North African nation.
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Gallup Poll: Many Americans Still Cool To A Mormon As President
As former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman declares his candidacy for president, Gallup is out with a new poll that suggests a significant percentage of Americans aren't ready for a Mormon president.
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We Are Now the Only Hope for Humanity as a Whole
As many of you suspect or know, we are now faced with the greatest crisis in the history of modern man. There's nothing comparable to it, to what we face now. There are solutions, but the question is, will the solutions be tolerated, or accepted?
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Darfur: UN-backed ceasefire commission holds inaugural meeting
Delegates at the All Darfur Stakeholders Conference in Doha, Qatar, on 31 May 2011
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Libya: UN chief urges smooth and peaceful transition of power
Muammar al-Gadhafi addresses the general debate of the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly (September 2009)
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Human Rights
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Awakening of Conscience - Promise Taiwan’s Rebirth and Hopeful Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020