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The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Yukiya Amano, has emphasized the importance of all States complying with their obligations under the international nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty. In a keynote address to the 23rd UN Conference on Disarmament Issues, Amano named Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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The United Nations Security Council, recognizing the devastating impact of attacks on schools and hospitals, has called for all parties to conflict to be held accountable for such violations. The Council, in a unanimous resolution, has added attacks on places of learning and healing to the list of grave violations
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South Korea has stepped up its bid to regain a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2013-2014, hoping it will help reduce tensions with North Korea. Meanwhile, Brazilian mining giant Vale has withdrawn its offer to acquire Metorex Ltd. after a higher bid from Jinchuan Group. Fortescue Metals
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As South Sudan prepares for independence, a coalition of international nongovernmental organizations is warning the United Nations to ensure a strong mandate for its peacekeepers and to increase the number of troops deployed to the region after July 9, 2011. The UN Security Council is set to authorize a new
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The United Nations is poised to establish a new peacekeeping mission in South Sudan following the country's independence on July 9, 2011. A coalition of eight international nongovernmental organizations has called upon the UN to ensure that the mission has a strong mandate to protect civilians and to
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Angelina Jolie, the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, met with thousands of Syrians who have fled to Turkey's Altinozu camp in Hatay province, just 20 kilometers from the Syrian border. The camp is home to 1,700 people who have escaped the violence in their country. Jolie, an advocate
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Angelina Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has traveled to Turkey's border with Syria to meet with thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled their government's crackdown on dissent. As the actress arrived in the Turkish province of Hatay, she brought
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The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is issuing a series of stamps and products across 20 countries to commemorate 30 years of battling the AIDS epidemic. The initiative aims to raise awareness on the critical issue of HIV and is part of the global HIV campaign launched by the UPU, the
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Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will lead a high-profile delegation to several key international meetings in the coming weeks, marking significant engagements for the country on critical global issues. Minister Rudd will attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Budapest, Hungary, where he will become the first Australian foreign minister to
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Forces aligned with former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and the current President Alassane Ouattara committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during six months of bloody violence following disputed elections, Amnesty International reported. The human rights organization gathered witness statements from over 100 survivors of the March 29 massacre
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Demonstrators in Juba, Sudan's southern capital, greeted a delegation of UN Security Council ambassadors on Monday, chanting slogans in support of the contested town of Abyei, which was taken over by northern troops on Saturday. The UN mission in Sudan condemned the looting and burning in Abyei, calling
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UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos expressed strong concern over the deliberate targeting of civilians in conflicts in the Middle East and North and sub-Saharan Africa. Amos stated that the deliberate targeting of civilians or disregard for international humanitarian law results in hundreds of civilians killed, injured, maimed, and traumatized every
