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In response to recent posts on the Security Council veto power, a number of smart folks were in contact to advance the notion of the "responsibility not to veto"--a concept that has been bubbling among Responsibility to Protect advocates for a number of years. Gå til kilden
The World Bank has committed $1.9 billion for various development projects in Kenya over the next two years, and $400 million has already been disbursed, a senior bank official said.
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* Oil revenues make up 98 percent of South Sudan's income
* U.N. warns of "longer season of hunger" in 2012
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According to the joint report presented by World Food Program (WFP) and United Nation Food Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) nearly five million people in the country this year will face pressure of food security in addition to one million already food insecure.
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Protesters have thrown shoes and small stones at the convoy of Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.
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Israel has rejected calls by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to stop its illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank Gå til kilden
- U.N. nuclear experts' talks in Iran appear to have made little concrete progress, diplomats said on Thursday, setting the stage for a crucial second round this month over Western fears Tehran may aim to build atomic weapons.
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The U.N. mission in South Sudan is investigating reports of a massacre of nearly 80 people by armed men in uniforms in Africa's youngest nation, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
"According to local sources, so far 78 people were reported killed, 68 wounded, nine missing and thousands are reported to be displaced," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
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President Kibaki on Sunday discussed developments in Somalia with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the African Union summit meeting in Ethiopi Gå til kilden
In its short 10-year history, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved millions of lives, but as it marks its anniversary it finds itself the subject of questions and concern, rather than celebration.
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The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over the plight of asylum-seekers, including some minors, held in two detention centres in Ukraine, where more than 100 people are reportedly challenging their detention or have complained that they were denied the right to apply for asylum.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community to agree on a resolution that will help end violence in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces kill more protesters.
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It’s hard to become the leaders of tomorrow without jobs today. The International Labor Organization estimates that around the world, there are nearly 75 million unemployed youth — a new “Lost Generation,” in the words of panelists discussing the problem at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week Gå til kilden
Sanctions and diplomacy may yet persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program, as its leaders have shown a rational "cost-benefit approach" in their calculations, senior US officials said. Gå til kilden
China said on Tuesday during a United Nations Security Council debate that while it's imperative to put an immediate end to violence in Syria, it's also important to speed up reform and resolve difference and disputes through dialogue and consultations. Gå til kilden
The New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon last Friday asking him to take action regarding the presence of the head of the Darfur peacekeeping mission, United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari at a wedding attended by Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir.
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Zimbabwe's civil society organisations have said the democratic transition in the country has 'stalled', and is in danger of being reversed by Robert Mugabe's call for elections in the absence of credible reforms Gå til kilden
-- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pays an official visit to Jordan on Tuesday, as part of a Middle East trip to help move the peace process forward Gå til kilden
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to end its three-day visit to Iran.
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• US, UK and France press for security council vote on Syria
• Draft resolution calls for Assad to hand power to deputy
• Russia proposes talks between regime and opposition
• Syrian army retakes Damascus suburbs
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South Africa failed in its bid to secure control of the African Union’s top decision-making body, setting back its plan for the continental organization to play a more forceful role in global politics. Gå til kilden
West Bank Economy Struggles Under Pressure From U.S. Congress
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Conflict and food shortages could push up to half a million Sudanese refugees to flee to South Sudan in the next couple months if Khartoum does not allow aid agencies more access to its restive border regions, the World Food Programme said.
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African Union and Kenyan troops aim to squeeze Somali rebels linked to al Qaeda by pursuing a coordinated war on two fronts, the U.N. chief's special envoy in Somalia said on Monday Gå til kilden
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday blamed each other for the impasse in newly launched peace efforts, raising doubts about whether the dialogue would continue just weeks after it began.
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Growing inequality, environmental decline and "teetering" economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes.
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Continued violence leads Arab league to "immediately stop" monitoring mission, though it will remain in Syria. Gå til kilden
The government of Afghanistan and United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Saturday appealed for 437 million U.S. dollars in aid to help needy Afghans in 2012. Gå til kilden
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday accused Israel of foiling exploratory talks that were held in Jordan's capital Amman this month. Gå til kilden
Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency have arrived in Iran to inspect the country's uranium enrichment facilities, as suspicion of the nuclear program and global efforts to stop it continue to rise. Gå til kilden
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