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UN sends envoy as Myanmar stalls on cyclone aidAFP - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes plans to travel to cyclone-hit Myanmar in the next days to persuade its military rulers to open up to foreign aid, the United Nations said Thursday.
Yahoo! – May 15, 2008 9:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Council backs stronger U.N. presence in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday that opens the door to a stronger U.N. presence in Somalia and possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday that opens the door to a stronger U.N. presence in Somalia and possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
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UN plans to send top coordinator to Myanmar
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from...
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Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:03 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from...
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Myanmar: NGOs Fill In Where UN, U.S. Can't Go
OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar.
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar.
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UNICEF welcomes the ratification of the UN Disabilities Convention
The children's agency launches 'It's About Ability' a publication for children on the Convention - NEW YORK, May 2008 - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its... [WebWire - Thursday, May 15, 2008]
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The children's agency launches 'It's About Ability' a publication for children on the Convention - NEW YORK, May 2008 - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its... [WebWire - Thursday, May 15, 2008]
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UN pulls staff from Sudan flashpointAFP/OFF - The United Nations on Thursday evacuated more than 250 civilian staff from Sudan's flashpoint town of Abyei where bullets were fired near the UN camp during fighting between the army and ex-rebels.
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Myanmar refuses to bow to pressure as UN calls meetingAFP - Myanmar's military regime dug in its heels Thursday two weeks after a deadly cyclone, saying it would not bow to pressure to let in foreign aid workers as the United Nations called an emergency summit.
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Burma OKs New Constitution as Cyclone Death Toll Rockets
The death toll from the cyclone in Burma could wind up climbing to between 68,833 and 127,990, the Red Cross said Wednesday, as the United Nations warned that a second cyclone was forming in the region.
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The death toll from the cyclone in Burma could wind up climbing to between 68,833 and 127,990, the Red Cross said Wednesday, as the United Nations warned that a second cyclone was forming in the region.
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U.N. opens inquiry into peacekeeper sex abuse charges
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations is investigating allegations that its peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo committed sexual abuses, which aid workers said involved paying children for sex.
Reuters – May 15, 2008 06:15 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations is investigating allegations that its peacekeepers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo committed sexual abuses, which aid workers said involved paying children for sex.
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Myanmar cyclone toll estimate soars
The death toll from a killer cyclone in Myanmar could be "in the region of 100,000 or even more," the chief of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs said Wednesday.
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The death toll from a killer cyclone in Myanmar could be "in the region of 100,000 or even more," the chief of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs said Wednesday.
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