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UN chief urges Japanese young people to become leaders for disarmament

Stressing that Japan has a unique role to play in the area of nuclear disarmament, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the nation’s young people to lead the way on efforts to rid the world of these deadly weapons.

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Face of Defense: Guardsman Helps Afghan Farmers

For Army Sgt. John Larsen of the Missouri National Guard, going to Afghanistan for a year to improve that nation's ability to feed its people is a calling.

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In Brief: "Impossible" to rebuild Gaza quickly, says top UN official

UN agencies have calculated that the Gaza Strip needs about 86,000 new housing units, mostly because of population growth but also to replace the thousands of homes destroyed or damaged as a result of Israeli military operations.

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In Brief: Limited progress on human trafficking in Yemen - UNHCR

The Yemeni government made limited progress in protecting human trafficking victims over the past year and generally failed to identify traffickers, says a new report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

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