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| 10 March -General Assembly President travels to Asia for two-nation tour. The President of the General Assembly is on his way to the Republic of Korea and the Philippines for talks with senior officials from both countries that will focus on interfaith dialogue, economic development and other issues. MORE |
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| 10 March - Ban speaks out against Israeli plans to expand settlements. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. MORE |
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| 9 March - UN health body issues first-ever guidelines on procuring safe malaria medicines. The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO ) today issued new guidelines for malaria treatment, marking the first time the agency has released guidance on procuring safe and effective medicines to treat the disease. MORE |
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| 9 March -Ban to visit Israel and occupied Palestinian territories later this month. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip after attending next week’s meeting in Moscow on the Middle East peace process, his spokesperson announced today. MORE |
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| 9 March - Progress on women’s rights will help achieve global development goals – Migiro. Significant progress in realizing women’s rights is crucial to achieving sustainable development and the globally agreed targets to slash poverty, hunger, illiteracy and a host of other socio-economic ills, the Deputy Secretary-General said today. MORE |
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| 8 March - Missing UN-African Union soldiers make safe return thanks to local Darfurians. Two peacekeepers who were missing after an attack on an African Union-United Nations patrol in Darfur have made a safe return with the assistance of the local population, the joint mission reported today. MORE |
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| 8 March - UN officials urge greater support for empowering women on International Day. Top United Nations officials are marking International Women’s Day by calling for greater support to women, particularly in developing countries, so that they can be empowered and contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs ), the eight globally agreed anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline. MORE |
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| 8 March - UN chief appeals for restraint amid more inter-religious strife in Nigeria. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday(8/3) voiced his concern about the situation in the Nigerian city of Jos, where inter-religious violence has once again taken a deadly toll, and called for all sides to exercise maximum restraint. MORE |
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| 5 March - Honduras: UNESCO head condemns deadly attacks against journalists. The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today spoke out against a recent shooting two journalists in Honduras, resulting in one of their deaths, calling it an attack against all people of the nation. MORE |
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| 5 March - Top UN political official to visit India, Nepal.The top United Nations political official is heading to India next week, followed by a visit to Nepal to discuss the country’s stalled peace process, it was announced today. MORE |
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| 5 March - UN establishes expert group on role of women in peace and security The United Nations has appointed a group of independent experts to advise on ways to better protect women in conflict situations, and to ensure that their voices are heard in peace processes and that they are included in post-conflict reconstruction and governance structures . MORE |
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| 3 March - Students can play vital role in mobilizing action on global issues – Ban Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the vital role played by young people in tackling the many global challenges of the day, as he sought to enlist students at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to support the goals and mission of the United Nations. MORE |
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| 3 March - UN provides medical help for pregnant women amid Mongolia’s harsh winter.Severe winter conditions in Mongolia are preventing expectant mothers from reaching health facilities, requiring the United Nations to bring medical help closer to them. . MORE |
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| 2 March - UNAIDS launches plan to empower women and girls to prevent HIV.The lead United Nations agency tackling the AIDS epidemic, along with rock and roll icon Annie Lennox, today launched an action plan to empower women and girls to protect themselves against HIV. MORE |
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| 2 March -Joint UN-African Union mission verifying reports of clashes in West Darfur. The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) is trying to verify reports of fighting in the western part of the strife-torn Sudanese region, with the head of the mission calling on all parties to refrain from any action that could thwart ongoing peace efforts. MORE |
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| 2 March - Over 4,000 Iraqi Christians displaced following recent unrest, UN reports. The United Nations humanitarian arm reported today that 4,320 Iraqi Christians have been displaced following recent unrest in the northern city of Mosul. MORE |
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