World
SRI LANKA: Calls mount for government action on war inquiry
Witness provides LLRC testimony
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Diplomat warns 'Iran poised for major nuke program expansion at underground site'
A Vienna-based diplomat has warmed that Iran is planning to expand its nuclear programme at a fortified underground plant.
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South Korea Ignores Threat from Pyongyang to Retaliate for Artillery Drill
South Korea went ahead with an artillery drill Monday near a disputed maritime border despite an unusually explicit threat by North Korea to retaliate by shelling inhabited islands in the Yellow Sea.
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Debate on the future of news journalism at UNESCO
Although there has not been a flood of leaks since Wikileaks release of confidential diplomatic cables, newsrooms are still facing increases in the velocity and volume of data, including a mass of information sent in by the public. In recognising this, conference speakers highlighted the need to maintain verification standards and continue to carefully assess public interest when publishing sensitive information.
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UNESCO partners with Canal France International to support media’s role in democratic transition
CFI, the development arm of France’s public television broadcaster France Télévision, and UNESCO have agreed to cooperate in media development programmes in countries in transition or those affected by conflict. The agreement reflects both organizations’ commitment to freedom of expression and democracy.
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Birth Control: Latest Collision Between Individual Conscience And Society
President Obama's controversial decision to require Catholic employers to provide free contraceptives to their employees is still reverberating.
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General Assembly demands Syria halt violence without delay
Digital boards inside the General Assembly display the votes cast by Member States on a draft resolution on Syria.
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Iran Ups The Ante With More Nuclear Moves
Iran has unveiled significant developments on two important components of its nuclear program: the centrifuges used to enrich uranium and the uranium used to fuel a research reactor.
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Calling for end to provocations, Ban says Israel and Palestinians must restore trust
Palestinian children playing in Khallet Zakariya beside the Israeli settlement of Alon Shvut.
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Somalia: UN and partners insist interim political arrangement must end in August
Burundi troops serving with African Union troops in Somalia in new positions established in Deynile on the northernmost outskirts of Mogadishu
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
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
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020