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World News tagged with United Nations

U2's Bono - NYTimes Guest Columnist: REBRANDING AMERICA!
World  (tags: US, U2, Bono, guest columnist, new york times, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, United Nations, Millennium Development Goals, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals, Marshall Plan, Europe )

Thankful
- 20 days ago - nytimes.com
When Mr. Obama takes the stage at Oslo City Hall this December, he won't be the first sitting prez to receive that prize, but maybe most controversial. Here's why I think he deserves the prize....
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Burma: Help Justice Defeat Tyranny! (Avaaz Petition)
World  (tags: Burma, Crimes against humanity, United Nations )

Ben
- 72 days ago - avaaz.org
The Burmese Junta have committed thousands of crimes against the Burmese people. With the UK and the US holding the Presidency of the UN Security Council, we have our best chance to get an international inquiry that could lead to the general's arrest...
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UN Pays Tribute to Fallen Aid Workers
World  (tags: HumanRights, humanitarian workers, United Nations, commemoration )

Michelle
- 81 days ago - france24.com
The United Nations marked its first World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday with a tribute to relief workers who often put their lives on the line to deliver urgent aid in global hotspots.
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Brown and UN Chief Discuss Burma
World  (tags: government, Burma, Suu Kyi, United Nations, conflict, corruption, freedoms, 'HUMAN RIGHTS!' )

Dee
- 88 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have called Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction in Burma "profoundly disappointing".
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UN Admits Failures in Kenya Camp
World  (tags: government, United Nations, Africa, Refugees & Relief, Human Rights, freedoms, poor health, no shelter, inadequacy )

Dee
- 96 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
One of the world's largest refugee camps fails to meet even the most basic standards, the UN has admitted.
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One Sixth of Humanity Is Hungry - UN
World  (tags: hunger, relief, united nations, world hunger, farmers, solutions, small farmers, food, hungry, starvation )

Susty
- 139 days ago - us.oneworld.net
World hunger is estimated to reach historic highs in 2009 with more than 1 million people going hungry every day -- but there are solutions, reports the UN food agency.
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UN REPORT: Over One Billion People in World Go Hungry Every Day
World  (tags: United Nations, one billion people, world hunger, world economics, global harvests, starving people, world news )

Thankful
- 142 days ago - news.xinhuanet.com
World hunger is projected to reach a historic high in 2009 with 1.02 billion people going hungry every day, according to a new report published by the UN food agency FAO on Friday...caused by world economics-not global harvests...
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U.N. Watchdog Sees Nuclear States Doubling: Report
World  (tags: Nuclear weapons, United Nations, world, war, u.s., middle-east, israel, palestine, government, conflict, china, iran, europe, terrorism, violence )

PinkMindy
- 177 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in the next few years unless major powers take radical steps toward disarmament, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog was quoted saying on Friday.
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Obama Urged to Sign Native Rights Declaration
World  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Indigenous Peoples, UN, United Nations, Obama, culture, society, rights, ethics, freedoms, news, politics, government, americans, GoodNews, ethics, usa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', UnitedNations )

Kat
- 185 days ago - ipsnorthamerica.net
UNITED NATIONS, 6 May (IPS) - The United States is considering whether to endorse a major U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for the recognition of the rights of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples over their lands and resources...
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Sign Petition: Urge the Government of Sudan to Reinstate Humanitarian Aid to Darfur
World  (tags: world, violence, sudan, darfur, al-bashir, united nations, war crimes, rape, murder, starvation, suffering, africa, conflict, human rights, civilians, genocide, icc, aid, medicine, disease, men, woman, children )

Tom
- 191 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Without the food, water, and medicine provided by aid groups, millions of vulnerable men, women, and children in Darfur and throughout Sudan face starvation and disease. Act now to get these agencies urgently reinstated. The alternative is unthinkable.
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Take Action: Urge President Obama to Announce That the U.S. Will Run for a Seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council
World  (tags: world, america, obama, united nations, human rights, government, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, africa, china, middle-east, humans, tibet, usa, violence, war, terrorism )

Tom
- 219 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org
For years America has stood on the sidelines and watched the United Nations Human Rights Council fail to deliver. Now the administration is weighing whether or not to change the status quo and run for a seat on the Council when elections are held in May.
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Ban Marks 2009 UN Year Of Climate Change
World  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, destruction, endangered, environment, globalwarming, government, greenhousegases, humans, nature, politics, protection, science, research, world, weather, GoodNews, United Nations )

SirRobert
- 311 days ago - joongangdaily.joins.com
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stresses that this is the UN Year of Climate Change, and is urging Seoul, South Korea to live up to its growing status in the international community.
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World Food Programme (United Nations)
World  (tags: United Nations, World Food Programme, Hunger, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Ben
- 405 days ago - wfp.org
WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. Operations aim to: Save lives in refugee crises and other emergencies. Improve nutrition and quality of life of world's most vulnerable people...
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U.S. Official: Russia Boycotts Key U.N. Meeting on Iran
World  (tags: u.s, russia, iran, world, United Nations, boycott, sanctions, politics, news, government, europe, middle-east, conflict, bush )

SirRobert
- 410 days ago - cnn.com
The Russian decision to boycott a key U.N. Security Council meeting, concerning further sanctions on Iran, came on the heels of Bush's blistering speech against Russia. This 'cold' atmosphere in US/Russian relations is not expected to clear anytime soon.
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Iran: 'American Empire' Near Collapse
World  (tags: u.s., americans, world, news, propaganda, United Nations, conflict, government, iran, society )

SirRobert
- 410 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
During a United Nations General Assembly, Ahmadinejad sharply attacked the United States by saying "American empire in the world is reaching the end of it's road, and it's next rulers . . . ."
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