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U.N. Troops Salute Dead Terrorists, Stir Anger in Israel
Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the coffins of Hezbollah terrorists during a prisoner exchange Wednesday
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Israel is calling for removal of two United Nations soldiers from Lebanon after photographs surfaced of the soldiers saluting the coffins of Hezbollah terrorists during a prisoner exchange Wednesday
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Mbeki seeks team to help mediate Zimbabwe crisis
Reuters - South African President Thabo Mbeki has proposed forming a team drawn from regional bodies and the United Nations to help him mediate in the worsening crisis in neighboring Zimbabwe.
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Reuters - South African President Thabo Mbeki has proposed forming a team drawn from regional bodies and the United Nations to help him mediate in the worsening crisis in neighboring Zimbabwe.
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Cambodia asks for UN help in Thai border stand-off: ThailandAFP - Cambodia has asked the United Nations to intervene in its border dispute with Thailand, a Thai official said on Saturday, the fifth day of a tense stand-off between the neighbours.
Yahoo! – Jul 19, 2008 1:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Speaker at library to address world hunger
Sheila Grudem of the United Nations will present the program, "Winning the War on Hunger," at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Redding Library.
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Sheila Grudem of the United Nations will present the program, "Winning the War on Hunger," at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Redding Library.
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TCC Model U.N. members plan China trip
TCC's Model United Nations group is raising money to travel to China in November for a mock-U.N. conference.
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TCC's Model United Nations group is raising money to travel to China in November for a mock-U.N. conference.
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U.S. Position Complicates Global Effort to Curb Illicit Arms
United Nations members met this week on agreements to cut the global illicit trade in small arms, but their work has yet to gain the full support of the United States.
New York Times – Jul 19, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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United Nations members met this week on agreements to cut the global illicit trade in small arms, but their work has yet to gain the full support of the United States.
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South African reported to be new UN rights chiefAP - The United Nations chief told rights advocates Friday that his choice to be the next U.N. human rights commissioner is a South African judge who was the first black woman to serve on her country's High Court, the director of Human Rights Watch said.
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UN secretary general plans to nominate South African judge as human rights chief
Ban Ki Moon, is planning to nominate a South African judge, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as high commissioner for human rights, according to a United Nations official briefed on the appointment.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ban Ki Moon, is planning to nominate a South African judge, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as high commissioner for human rights, according to a United Nations official briefed on the appointment.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UN flights in Myanmar to end Aug. 10
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and water.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and water.
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UN may name South African as refugee chief
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, is considering appointing a South African lawyer, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a diplomat briefed on the appointment.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 18, 2008 12:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, is considering appointing a South African lawyer, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a diplomat briefed on the appointment.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 18, 2008 12:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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