UNITED NATIONS News, Oct 25, 2013

UN: Canada faces crisis over indigenous issues

Bradenton Herald
In this Oct. 17, 2013 photo, protesters negotiate with a police officer in Rexton, New ... UNITED NATIONS — Canada is facing a crisis over aboriginal issues despite ... within Canada over the last decades," Anaya said at a news conference.
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Bradenton Herald
Kenya seeks delay in trials of president, deputy

Modesto Bee
AP PHOTOS: Clowning serious business at convention 8 minutes ago ...UNITED NATIONS — Kenya is asking the U.N. Security Council to delay the ...
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Wall Street Journal

Human rights reform must be central to new Iranian Government's ...UN News Centre
UN Photo/Amanda Voisard ... Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, said at a news conference at UNHeadquarters.
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The Express Tribune

Iran urges reforms at United NationsDAWN.com
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks during United Nationsday in Tehran. — Photo by AFP ... and economic scene, the United Nationsneeds to undertake fundamental reforms,” said Araqchi, the ISNA newsagency reported.
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DAWN.com

Saudi Arabia rejects seat on UN Security CouncilWestport-News
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, the United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that will require Syria to give up its chemical weapon, ...
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Deseret News

Saudis reject UN honor, criticize bodyColumbus Dispatch
National News from AP. AP PHOTOS: Georgia Bull Run draws 3,000 daredevils ... UNITED NATIONS— Just hours after winning a coveted place on the U.N. ...
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China faces human rights scrutiny with UN reviewModesto Bee
KEYSTONE,JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT — AP Photo ... China put its pride and promise to better itself on display at the U.N.'s Human Rights Council, which ...
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The Express Tribune

SEE IT: UN campaign uses Google searches to show sexismNew York Daily News
By Victoria Taylor / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ... A branch of the United Nations that focuses on gender equality has unveiled a new campaign that utilizes ...
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New York Daily News

Arab states urge Saudi to keep UN Security Council seatDAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: The Arab Group at the United Nations urged Saudi Arabia on ... Blood-drenched images of Syria's civil war, in which more than 100,000 have ... on Saudi news and the kingdom has backed the rebels with arms and money.
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DAWN.com

UN rights experts urge review of standards for treatment of prisonersUN News Centre
UN Photo/Mark Garten. Print. 22 October 2013 – United Nations human rights experts today urged a review of the universally ... staff will look beyond what the current Rules require,” he underscored in a news release ahead of the briefing.
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UN News Centre

DR Congo: new attack against UN helicopter draws condemnation ...UN News Centre
Photo: MONUSCO. Print. 18 October 2013 – United Nations officials have strongly condemned today's ... in the province of North Kivu, according to anews release issued by the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO).
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UN News Centre

PHOTOS: Displaced earth – Climate change refugees in the ...GMA News
For the millions of people in Metro Manila living on the margins and surrounding farming regions, changing weather patterns are starting to have an even greater ...
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UN panel pays out over $1.2 billion in reparations for Iraq's 1990 ...UN News Centre
UN Photo/John Isaac. Print. 24 October 2013 – The United NationsCompensation Commission (UNCC), which ... billion remaining to be directed to the only outstanding claim, stated a news release issued by the Geneva-based Commission.
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UN News Centre

In Denmark, Ban launches sustainable energy hub, urges ...UN News Centre
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tours the roof of UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, which has been outfitted with ... UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe ... by Jørgen Steen Nielsen, writer and journalist at the Danish newspaperDagbladet Information.
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UN News Centre

WHO Urges Nations to Stop Manufacturing and Selling Lead PaintCounsel & Heal
(Photo : Flickr/ Editor B) ... According to the United Nations (UN) health agency, lead paint is responsible for deaths and intellectual disabilities in young children. ... Health and Environment, Maria Neira said according to theUN News Centre.
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Counsel & Heal

Mascara Exempt from UN Mercury TreatyJackson Free Press
Photo by Courtesy Flickr/Kerrikronic. By Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News Friday, October 18, 2013 12:15 p.m. CDT ... Last week, about 140 countries signed the United Nations' Minamata Convention, which includes a ban on ...
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New Advertisements Reveal Sexism With Google Search Results ...Headlines & Global News
A United Nations group has teamed up with advertising buff Christopher Hunt to create a ... was finished by "have rights," "vote," "work" and "box," in one photo.
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Photos: For Gaza's poorest, a daily struggle to surviveSan Jose Mercury News media center
Nearly half the population lives in dire poverty, defined by the U.N. as living on less than $2 a day. Associated Press ... More National and World News ...
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Washington Post

FEATURE: Juggling a cacophony of tongues, UN interpreters avert ...UN News Centre
United Nations interpreters at work during the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly's sixty-seventh session. (2012) UN Photo/JC McIlwaine.
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UN News Centre

UN agency urges countries to ensure safe passage for Syrians ...UN News Centre
An aerial photo from the past shows an overcrowded boat off the coast of Malta. ... Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ... and damaging the hull,” Ms. Fleming told anews conference in Geneva.
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UN News Centre

Philippines needs $57.8 million in aid for quake victims: UNStraits Times
The United Nations appealed for US$46.8 million (S$57.8 million) in international aid on Friday, Oct 25, 2013, ... FILE PHOTO: AFP ... stands alone with the highest of needs and the highest requirements," Ms Carvalho told a news conference.
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Straits Times

ICYMI: What's happening in world newsThe Depaulia
The unprecedented move at the United Nations appeared largely directed at Saudi ... The website features a photo and video of the pop-up stall with a sign that ...
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Philly.com

Iran FM: Israel seeks to undermine nuclear talksWestport-News
... start of the two days of closed-door nuclear talks on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at the United Nationsoffices in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Photo: Fabrice Coffrini, AP.
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UN team hails Japan's remediation efforts in Fukushima-affected areasUN News Centre
UN team hails Japan's remediation efforts in Fukushima-affected areas ...Photo: IAEA/Giovanni Verlini ... living conditions for people affected by the nuclear accident and enabling evacuees to return home, the IAEA said in anews release.
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UN News Centre

Signs of rift between Israel and US over Iranabc11.com
... speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...briefed by the Americans, the newspaper said that Iran is ready to halt all enrichment of 20 percent, ...
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abc11.com

Saudi Arabia turns down UN Security Council membershipAl-Arabiya
The kingdom said it was unable to take its seat at the U.N. Security council until reforms were introduced. (File photo: AFP) ... its responsibilities towards world peace,” the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by statenews agency SPA.
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Al-Arabiya

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