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| 6 November, 2009 |
Assembly President calls on Israel, Palestinians to implement resolution on Gaza conflict
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UN ‘s Asia-Pacific gathering wraps up with call for better trade deal for poorer States |
UN calls for strengthening of environmental laws in armed conflict |
Ban rejects reports of UN withdrawal from Afghanistan |
UN agencies launch campaign lifting the lid on the damaging impact of corruption |
UN launches campaign harnessing support to end violence against women |
UN agency helps officials in Cape Verde tackle outbreak of dengue fever |
Little progress in overcoming deadlock in Nepal’s peace process, says UN envoy |
UN anti-malaria official commends UNICEF for funding 20 million mosquito nets |
Lebanon: UN envoy holds talks to try to end delays on formation of government |
UN providing essential health services to displaced persons in northern Yemen |
UN stepping up assistance to latest wave of conflict displaced Pakistanis |
Displaced Sri Lankans increasingly returning home from camps – UN |
Tribal clashes uproot over 16,000 civilians in northern DR Congo, reports UN |
Kenya: UN seeks urgent funds to respond to flooding in refugee camps |
UN official still hopeful for strong climate deal as latest talks end |
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| 5 November, 2009 |
General Assembly backs findings of UN report into Gaza conflict
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Africa’s efforts to achieve anti-poverty goals in peril, warns Migiro |
UN peacekeepers involved in abuse are being punished, world body says |
Working together, nations can tackle today’s major challenges – Ban |
International Criminal Court trial of former DR Congo leader to start next April |
Drugs and crime threaten recent stability in Guinea-Bissau, warn UN officials |
Former Rwandan tea industry executive jailed for eight years by UN tribunal |
Malnutrition on the rise among rural Tajik children, UN warns |
UN’s Balkan war crimes tribunal decides to appoint defence counsel for Karadžić |
UN helps assess relief needs in wake of deadly typhoon in Viet Nam |
UNESCO unveils winners of three prizes for science |
War against hunger, global warming can be won on farmlands – UN report |
UN lauds first ever rescue of abducted children in southern Sudan |
Top UN human rights official to embark on first official visit to Brazil |
UN to relocate some Afghanistan staff following deadly attack |
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| 4 November, 2009 |
United by a common goal, fallen UN staff aimed to help Afghans
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General Assembly begins debate on UN rights probe into Gaza conflict |
UN initiative aims to create jobs, spur lasting peace in post-conflict nations |
UN agency airdrops food aid to over 155,000 hungry people in southern Sudan |
UN assists after another tropical storm pounds the Philippines and Viet Nam |
Migrants worse off than other workers during recession, warns UN official |
Latin America making important progress towards development, UN official says |
Top UN official in Sudan hails return to civilian life of 15,000 former civil war soldiers |
Independent UN expert urges Mauritania to do more to end slavery practices |
Era of increased mobility requires better protection of migrants’ rights, says Ban |
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