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Since the outbreak began in early January, 131 cases have been confirmed of which two resulted in death, according to Léon Kohossi with the UN World Health Organization (WHO) in Benin. "This epidemic has erupted due to lack of hygiene," Dr. Kohossi told the... Full Article at AllAfrica.com
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Lynn Pascoe (2nd L), under-secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and a special envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to North Korea, poses upon his delegation's arrival at an airport in Pyongyang February 9, 2010 in this photo... View Photo »
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if Iran insists on refusing to join negotiations, talks at the United Nations will be unavoidable and we will then have to talk about new measures. There is also the possibility of widening the sanctions
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Iran is still churning out enriched uranium and has now told United Nations inspectors that it is raising the level of enrichment moving slightly closer to bomb-grade quality. President Obama was right to offer to negotiate with Tehran. Washington and its... Full Article at International Herald Tribune
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The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the US East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action. The US National Weather Service predicted up... Full Article at Mail & Guardian Online
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The U.S. National Weather Service predicted up to 14 inches (36 cm) of snow in New York and Washington, with Baltimore forecast to get up to 20 inches (51 cm) and Philadelphia up to 19 inches (48 cm). Full Article at Reuters Alert Net
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Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (L) speaks at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the... View Photo »
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Brushing aside international calls for stricter sanctions against it, Iran said Tuesday it had begun enriching uranium for use in a medical reactor to a higher level of purity, raising the stakes again in its dispute with the United States and other countries over its nuclear program. The United States ...
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Government offices in Washington will be closed on Wednesday -- the third straight day at a cost of roughly $100 million in lost productivity per day -- and the National Weather Service predicted the US capital could get upward of 14 inches (36 cm) by Wednesday... Full Article at Times of India
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New Zealand has designated four international groups as terrorist entities, despite the United Nations not having listed them as such. The groups are Spain's Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), the Kurdistan Workers Party known as the PKK from Turkey, Somalia-based... Full Article at Radio New Zealand
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Lynn Pascoe (2nd L), under-secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and a special envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to North Korea, poses upon his delegation's arrival at an airport in Pyongyang February 9, 2010 in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA...
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Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (L) speaks at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former...
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An Indian policeman patrols outside the United Nations office in Srinagar, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Authorities sealed off neighborhoods as thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a separatist rally...
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 06: Lynn Pascoe (L), under-secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and a special envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to North Korea shakes hands with South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung-hwan on February 6, 2010 in Seoul, South...
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Lynn Pascoe, under-secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and a special envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to North Korea, leaves after meeting with South Korean nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac (not pictured) at South Korea's foreign ministry main office in Seoul...
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United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. De Boer defended the findings of an U.N. panel on climate change Thursday saying some errors on the pace of retreat of Himalayan glaciers should not detract from the overall...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - FEBRUARY 03: A United Nations soldier from Uruguay asks for calm as a long line of women await food at an aid distribution site on February 3, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. An estimated three million Haitians have been left homeless or injured by the 7.0-strong earthquake...
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A Palestinian woman watches during the visit of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi (not pictured) to the central Gaza Strip February 2, 2010.
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi (L) stands next to Palestinian children during his visit to the central Gaza Strip February 2, 2010.
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Briton John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, informs journalists on the humanitarian situation after the earthquake in Haiti, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland,...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 31: Haitians carry rice from a United Nations rice distribution location January 31, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.N. began a new system today of delivering rice to 10,000 Haitians per day at each of 16 distribution points around the city following...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Haitians men fight for the liquor that they find as they loot a Depot full of canned milk and bottles of liquor on January 30, 2010 in the area known as Centre...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), The Haitian Nationale Police arrests suspected looters to load some 20 of them onto the bed of a pick up truck along with the items taken from the Depot January...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), The Haitian National Police members arrest suspected looters who were found near a depot full of canned milk and bottles of liquor on January 30, 2010 in the...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Former employees and people scavenging for building supplies remove items from he Ministry of Commerce January 30, 2010 in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), A bulldozer removes debris from the Ministry of the Interior building January 30, 2010 in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti is trying to recover from...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 30: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), fires are seen on the street January 30, 2010 in the area known as Centre Ville in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti is trying to recover from a powerful...
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United Nations envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer announces "significant progress" in certain aspects of Cyprus reunification talks on Friday in Nicosia January 29, 2010. Downer, a former Australian foreign minister, represents the United Nations in negotiations between estranged Greek and...
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Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010.
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Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, left, gives an award to Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Amorim received the award for Global Statesmanship on behalf of Brazilian President Lula da...
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Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change listens to comments during a session on climate change at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum...
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Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.
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The names of United Nations staff who were killed during the earthquake are displayed during the memorial service in Port-au-Prince January 28, 2010. An earthquake on January 12 killed some 200,000 people and devastated the impoverished country.
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Children eat their daily meals distributed by WFP (United Nations World Food Programme) in a make-shift camp in Jacmel January 28, 2010. An earthquake on January 12 killed some 200,000 people and devastated the impoverished country.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - JANUARY 28: In this handout image provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Edmond Mulet speaks during a memorial service in honor of United Nations victims of the January 12 earthquake...
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Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (L) speaks at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former...
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