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Land mines being cleared in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (UPI) -- More than 38,000 land mines have been cleared this year in Afghanistan, one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, a U.N. official said Monday.
United Press International – Jul 21, 2008 5:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (UPI) -- More than 38,000 land mines have been cleared this year in Afghanistan, one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, a U.N. official said Monday.
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Myanmar cyclone recovery cost tops $1 bln
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Recovery from a cyclone that tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in May, leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, will cost more than $1 billion, a report by the United Nations and Southeast Asian nations concluded.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Recovery from a cyclone that tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in May, leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, will cost more than $1 billion, a report by the United Nations and Southeast Asian nations concluded.
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Delegates At Conference Discuss Ways To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Support Pediatric Care In Central Asia
Delegates from Central Asian countries, United Nations agencies and aid groups recently met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss methods of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and supporting pediatric HIV/AIDS care in the region, Kazakhstan's Kazinform reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 21, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Delegates from Central Asian countries, United Nations agencies and aid groups recently met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss methods of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and supporting pediatric HIV/AIDS care in the region, Kazakhstan's Kazinform reports.
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Myanmar cyclone recovery cost tops $1 bln: U.N./ASEANReuters - Recovery from a cyclone that tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in May, leaving at least 138,000 dead or missing, will cost more than $1 billion, a report by the United Nations and Southeast Asian nations concluded.
Yahoo! – Jul 21, 2008 11:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Afghanistan making significant progress in mine clearance, reports UN official
More than 38,000 anti-personnel mines have been cleared in the past six months across Afghanistan - one of the most heavily mined countries in the world - representing 10 per cent of the total number cleared in the past 18 years, a senior United Nations official said today.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More than 38,000 anti-personnel mines have been cleared in the past six months across Afghanistan - one of the most heavily mined countries in the world - representing 10 per cent of the total number cleared in the past 18 years, a senior United Nations official said today.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Norwegian rock and jazz festivals link with UN to become climate friendly
Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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New global soil database can help tackle climate change, food insecurity - UN
A new database on the world's soils offers insights that can be helpful in addressing climate change and food production, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A new database on the world's soils offers insights that can be helpful in addressing climate change and food production, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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DR Congo: UN voices alarm at rising number of prison deaths
Human rights officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed serious concern about the living conditions in the Mbuji Mayi central prison, where at least 26 prisoners have died from severe and acute malnutrition since February.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Human rights officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed serious concern about the living conditions in the Mbuji Mayi central prison, where at least 26 prisoners have died from severe and acute malnutrition since February.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Efforts to help Myanmar cyclone victims still in relief phase, says top UN official
The operation to help people affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar is still in the relief phase, despite recent significant progress, the top United Nations humanitarian official stressed today as a new report assessing the disaster's impact was released.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The operation to help people affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar is still in the relief phase, despite recent significant progress, the top United Nations humanitarian official stressed today as a new report assessing the disaster's impact was released.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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DR Congo: displaced people resume return to their homes in north with UN help
Displaced people today began returning to their homes in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the help of the United Nations refugee agency.
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Displaced people today began returning to their homes in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with the help of the United Nations refugee agency.
UN News Centre – Jul 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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