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Secretary-General welcomes liberation of 15 Colombian hostages
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warmly welcomed today's announcement by Colombia regarding the rescue of 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), some of whom had been held captive by the rebel group for years.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warmly welcomed today's announcement by Colombia regarding the rescue of 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), some of whom had been held captive by the rebel group for years.
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UN: economic insecurity hits rich and poor nations
AP - Rich and poor nations have more in common this year — a growing sense of economic insecurity, the U.N. says in an annual survey of world economic and social trends released Tuesday.
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AP - Rich and poor nations have more in common this year — a growing sense of economic insecurity, the U.N. says in an annual survey of world economic and social trends released Tuesday.
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U.N. agency urged back to N.Korea despite U.S. doubtReuters - Members of the executive board of the U.N. Development Program would like the agency to resume its work in communist North Korea, from which it pulled out last year amid U.S. charges of financial mismanagement.
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UN reports big jump in `green energy' investment
AP - Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a "green energy gold rush" gaining speed the last several years.
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AP - Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a "green energy gold rush" gaining speed the last several years.
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Thai government suspends UNESCO temple deal with CambodiaAFP - Thailand's government will not appeal a ruling that suspended its endorsement of Cambodia's bid to see a disputed Hindu temple granted World Heritage status, the foreign minister said Tuesday.
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Afghanistan needs new humanitarian effort: UN aid chiefAFP - A new humanitarian action plan is needed for Afghanistan, where people are being hit by resurgent fighting and a food shortage, the United Nations top official on humanitarian aid said Tuesday.
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Five aid workers kidnapped in Somalia: groupReuters - Somali gunmen have kidnapped five local employees of an Italian charity and the United Nations in the latest attack on humanitarian staff in the country, the head of the Italian group said on Tuesday.
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New UN report urges companies to boost business with world's poor
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has encouraged companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and offered them strategies and tools to bring in the world's poor as partners for economic growth, in a new report released today.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has encouraged companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and offered them strategies and tools to bring in the world's poor as partners for economic growth, in a new report released today.
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Mozambicans displaced by floods need durable solutions, says UN expert
An independent United Nations human rights expert has called for greater efforts to provide those displaced by floods in Mozambique with adequate housing and other services so they can start to rebuild their lives.
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An independent United Nations human rights expert has called for greater efforts to provide those displaced by floods in Mozambique with adequate housing and other services so they can start to rebuild their lives.
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Witnesses tell of worsening conditions for Palestinians to visiting UN team
A three-member United Nations team investigative team has received accounts of grave economic, health and human rights conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in Gaza, from witnesses it interviewed in Jordan, the second stop on a three-nation visit that also includes Egypt and Syria.
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A three-member United Nations team investigative team has received accounts of grave economic, health and human rights conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in Gaza, from witnesses it interviewed in Jordan, the second stop on a three-nation visit that also includes Egypt and Syria.
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