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UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natura
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

UN expanding mine action work in Mali The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) today announced plans to expand its humanitarian activities in Mali, bolster preparations for full deployment of an African-led support mission and help displaced persons return safely to their homes followin
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

On joint visit to DR Congo, UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort In the first visit of its kind, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region.
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

UN emergency fund provides $9.8 million to assist Syrian refugees in Jordan The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided $9.8 million to support the establishment of a new camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan and to help meet the growing needs of those fleeing the ongoing conflict.
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Amid turmoil in Mideast, UN envoy urges concerted action to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks While international attention is understandably on the tragedy that continues to unfold in Syria, it is equally important to ensure the resumption of negotiations aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a senior United Nations envoy stressed
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient – UN official The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves.
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

UN agency to open nuclear emergency preparedness centre in Fukushima Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are heading to Japan to launch an emergency preparedness and response centre in Fukushima, the coastal city devastated two years ago when a massive earthquake and tsunami set off me
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Guinea: UN official initiates consultations between Government, opposition leaders A United Nations envoy today convened a consultative meeting in the Guinean capital, Conakry, between the Prime Minister and opposition leaders, pressing ahead with UN efforts to assist the parties in resolving differences over preparations for stalled le
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Security Council extends UN political mission in Guinea-Bissau The United Nations Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Guinea-Bissau to assist in finding solutions to the political and economic crisis being exacerbated by additional challenges posed by transnational c
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Political participation by indigenous peoples in Latin America still low - UN report Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new report released today.
UN News Centre | May 22, 2013 05:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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