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UNESCO News, Mar 29, 2012

Korea seeks UNESCO designation for Saemaul documents, Admiral Yi's diaries
The Korea Herald
Korea plans to apply for UNESCO's “Memory of the World” designation for a vast amount of documents related to the “New Community (Saemaul) Movement,” the political initiative launched by the late President Park Chung-hee to modernize Korea's rural ...
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Wikifamilies Becomes Major Sponsor of Kids4Trees and the Association Pour la Terre
MarketWatch (press release)
NYON, Switzerland, Mar 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wikifamilies, Inc. (otcqb:WFAM) joins UNESCO (Education for Sustainable Development) and the World Environment/Green Economy UNEP, the World Olympians Association, and the USDA Forest Service in ...
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Jambi Pushes for Merangin Geopark as Unesco World Heritage Site
Jakarta Globe
The Jambi Culture and Tourism Office hopes to register the province's Merangin Geopark for recognition as a Unesco World Heritage Site by 2015. The park in the Indonesian province is home to at least 13 archeological sites with fossils as old as 250 ...
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World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour
UNESCO.org (press release)
UNESCO will partner with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Earth Hour, one of the world's largest and most well-known environmental campaigns in theworld. UNESCO has invited World Heritage sites to participate in this initiative by switching off the ...
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World Theatre Day: theatre's alive and well in Dufferin, not in Vancouver
Orangeville Citizen
By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD Actor John Malkovich, when invited to address the International Theatre Institute at UNESCO to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day, exhorted his comrades of the theatre to present work that is “profound ...
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Time Is Nigh for Global Action, Manifesto Warns
New York Times (blog)
“We really are urging the world to grasp this moment to make history,” said Lidia Brito, the director of science policy and capacity building at Unesco and a co-chairman of the conference, titled Pressure on the Planet. In a formal declaration issued ...
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New York Times (blog)
New Luxury Boutique Hotel Opens Summer 2012 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
MarketWatch (press release)
Casa San Agustin sits within the walled city of Cartagena, a designatedUNESCO World Heritage site which is rich in palaces, gardens, convents and churches, conserving all the enchantment of the Colonial period. The narrow streets are flanked by ...
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Israeli woman is 'Europe's top young researcher'
Jerusalem Post
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH L'Oreal and UNESCO have named a Weizmann Institute biologist working in the field of probiotics for the award. By Courtesy Lam Velitz Studios Multinational cosmetics firm L'Oreal and UNESCO have named a Weizmann Institute ...
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St. Regis Hotels & Resorts to debut ultra-luxury St. Regis brand in Mauritius
Travel Daily News International
Situated on the South-West coast of the island, also known as the 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean', The St. Regis Mauritius Resort is set on the pristine white natural beaches of Le Morne, a UNESCO World Heritage site, bordered by a spectacular turquoise ...
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Hyatt to rebrand renowned Cambodia Hotel to Park Hyatt Siem Reap
ITCM
Park Hyatt Siem Reap will be situated nearby the renowned 12th century ruins of Angkor, a UNESCO World Heritage site that researchers believe was one of the largest preindustrial cities in the world. The temples in the area number more than 1000 and ...
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Are one in five British adults illiterate?
Full Fact
Today's Mail and Sun reported that a staggering one in five British people are functionally illiterate, based on findings from the charity the World Literacy Foundation. Do they need to read between the lines? “Britain has up to eight million adults ...
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Full Fact
France a 'rogue state' on regional languages
Aljazeera.com
A resident of the rugged peninsula region of Brittany in northwestern France, Louarn is one of about 200000 speakers of Breton, once the world's most commonly spoken Celtic language but now recognised as severely endangered by UNESCO .
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Angkor Vat replica to come up in Bihar
TwoCircles.net
And with some help from corporate houses and rich Indians abroad, it aims to be the world's largest Hindu temple. The proposed temple will be named "Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir". It will house the idols of Radha-Krishna, Shiva-Parvati, Ganesh, Surya, ...
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Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain: Travel Guide
Sawf News
Although the objective of housing remains unfulfilled, the Park (named after the count) situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain has been declared aUNESCO world heritage sight.
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Sawf News
Fly with prehistoric creatures at Jurassic festival
Dorset Echo
“They will take place in all types of venues, from the beach to museums, theatres, village halls and even the virtual world. “The Earth Festival and the Fossil Festival have won the rare accolades of UNESCO patronage. “The Jurassic Coast World Heritage ...
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AfDB Co-Organizes First Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation
AllAfrica.com
The event is organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNESCO, the African Union Commission (AU), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa ...
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Explore Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Xi'an on Friendly Planet ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
From there, travelers depart on a tour of the Temple of Heaven, a world heritage site; Tiananmen Square, the largest open square in the world; the Forbidden City, located in the ancient city of Beijing; and Summer Palace, aUNESCO World Heritage Site ...
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Sugar and spice in Mamallapuram
New Straits Times
By R. Gowri | gowri@nstp.com.my 0 comments An eco-friendly resort near Unesco heritage sites in Tamil Nadu, India will sweep you off your feet, writes R. Gowri At The Wharf - PICTURES BY R. GOWRI AND COURTESY OF RADISSON BLU RESORT TEMPLE BAY TRUE rest ...
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New Straits Times
Abkhazia: Preserving Cultural Heritage
UNPO
The Abkhazian leadership has repeatedly appealed to UNESCO for help in the preservation of its cultural and historical heritage, and they have asked that the Christian monuments, which are of particular value, be included in the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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UNPO
Shocking Video From Syria Shows Bombing Near Historic Crac Des Chevaliers Castle
Gadling
Crac des Chevaliers is the world's largest and best-preserved Crusader castle. In this video you can see the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the background as the city below it gets shelled. It's unclear if the castle itself has been hit.
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Epilepsy research brings award to Australian expert
The Age
Recognised for her groundbreaking work establishing that some forms of epilepsy have a genetic base, Professor Ingrid Scheffer, of Melbourne University, becomes only the third Australian laureate of the L'Oreal-UNESCO women in science awards, ...
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The Age
Afghanistan: The Ghost Teachers of Ghor
GroundReport
National Directorate of Security, NDS, officers detained him in his office moments after he received 200000 afghanis, about 4100, from Sherzai, director of the UNESCO office in Ghor. Tawab is currently in detention. Tawab has asked Sherzai for the ...
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Swimming Pools, Supersized: Wave Of Chlorinated Caribbeans Sweeps The World
Worldcrunch
By Pierre Bratschi SANTIAGO – “Live next to a Caribbean beach all year round, anywhere in the world....” The Chilean company Crystal Lagoons has succeeded in making this long overused dream cliché into reality by finding a way to treat the water in ...
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Israeli Scientist to get UNESCO-L'Oreal Fellowship
Arutz Sheva
... to be awarded one of this year's UNESCO-L'O'real Fellowships for Outstanding Women Scientists, reports the Voice of Israel radio station. The $40000 prize is awarded yearly to from five to ten outstanding women scientists from all over the world.
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Call for historic heart of Jeddah to be preserved
Construction Week Online
In June last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) rejected Saudi Arabia's application to consider the old Jeddah downtown area a world heritage site largely because it had been 'neglected'.
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French courses for over 50s from ESL
PR Urgent (press release)
With UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and some of the world's top restaurants lining the streets, you can enjoy a memorable stay in one of the country's prominent cities while you practise your French skills.
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Global Basecamps Develops Eclectic Morocco Tour
Albany Times Union
The following days continue the journey out of the Sahara Desert through Rissani, the Dades Valley, Skoura and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou. The Tiz n Tichka pass is the gateway out of the High Atlas Mountains down into Marrakesh.
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Young Kiwi scientist wins major international award
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
New Zealand scientist Dr. Zoe Hilton has been awarded a prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship. She is one of 15 exceptional women worldwide to receive the award in 2012. Based in Paris and now in its 14th year, ...
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Science-policy relations 'stuck in outdated era'
SciDev.Net
The science-policy interface needs to abandon habits that are rooted in the post-World War theories on economic and national sovereignty, and reboot for the changing economic and global concerns that override national boundaries, Laurence Tubiana, ...
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Int'l travelling expo on Chemistry opens at AIOU
Pakistan Observer
Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Islamabad and Scientific, Technical, Industrial and Cultural Centre (CCSTI), France has arranged the Expo, prepared by Centre Sciences-France,UNESCO and partners, ...
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Culture Ministry hosts UNESCO World Poetry Day readings
A team of Governmental officials, headed by Presi... Keishars Other new top left · News · Other News Culture Ministry hosts UNESCO World Poetry Day readings ...
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Jaeger-LeCoultre auction ...
From 12-15 March 2012, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre, partner of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre since 2008, organized its fourth ...
whc.unesco.org/en/news/856
Happy UNESCO World Poetry Day 2012! - Movie News - TheShiznit ...
Happy UNESCO World Poetry Day 2012! - Movie News at TheShiznit.co.uk.
www.theshiznit.co.uk/.../happy-unesco-world-poetry-day-201...
UNESCO considers Calabar world historical city
UNESCO considers Calabar world historical city. ... without first of all locating the places where our people are plying their cultural values in the new world.
www.thenationonlineng.net/.../40648-unesco-considers-calaba...
Unesco clarifies news item | Provinces | DAWN.COM
In response to a news item appeared in a section of press that Unesco had declined Pakistan's request to include three archaeological sites in the World...
www.dawn.com/2012/03/22/unesco-clarifies-news-item.html
World Theater Day Unesco
Today marks the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day. Do a quick search on Twitter for the hashtag #WTD2012 and troves of supporters' tributes to the.
www.huffingtonpost.com/news/world-theater-day-unesco
Associate Status for WOSM / News / Information & Events / Home ...
At its recent Executive Board's meeting held on 8th of March in Paris,UNESCO has decided to elevate the status of their partnership with the WorldOrganization ...
scout.org/information_events/.../associate_status_for_wosm
UNESCO San Jose Plans Productive World Press Freedom ... - News
By declaration of the United Nations, World Press Freedom is celebrated each May 3rd with the goal of developing initiatives that support freedom of expression , ...
news.co.cr/unesco-san-jose-plans-productive-world.../4380/
WorldStage News | World Poetry Day: UNESCO makes case for ...
WorldStage Newsonline-- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has challenged poets to strive to remain relevant and ...
worldstagegroup.com/index.php?active=news&newscid...
Kerala's Vadakkunnathan Temple For UNESCO's World ... - Bernama
News Who's Who. March 20, 2012 09:37 AM. Kerala's Vadakkunnathan Temple For UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. THRISSUR (Kerala), March 20 (Bernama) ...
www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsworld.php?id=653398
Unesco World Heritage Site - The Economic Times
Watch Unesco World Heritage Site Latest Videos, News Video Clips on The Economic Times. Watch Now Unesco World Heritage Site Videos Online.
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Kerala: Vadakkunnathan temple may be UNESCO's world heritage ...
Thrissur: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently recommended 14 sites, including temples and palaces, from Kerala to the United Nations Educational ...
ibnlive.in.com/news/thrissur-temple.../240711-62-126.html
John Malkovich Delivers Message for World Theatre Day at UNESCO
Theatre Communications Group celebrates the 50th anniversary of WorldTheatre Day with actor John Malkovich.
www.backstage.com/.../john-malkovich-delivers-message-for-...
Malta's ambassador to UNESCO chairs workshop on world heritage ...
National Tuesday 20 March 2012 - 11:08. Malta's ambassador to UNESCOchairs workshop on world heritage cities. UNESCO workshop on 'integrity' inWorld ...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/.../Malta-s-ambassador-to-UNESCO-...
The oldest UNESCO World Heritage Site in Africa, the Virunga ...
The oldest UNESCO World Heritage Site in Africa, the Virunga National Park is under threat! Blogpost by Mike Baillie - March 20, 2012 at 10:27 1 comment ...
www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/News/Blog/the.../39602/
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SYRIA News, Mar 29, 2012

Assad demands Syrian rebels halt attacks
USA TODAY
In speeches at the summit, many leaders made clear they felt the burden was on Assad's regime to halt the fighting. "The Syriangovernment is required today to listen to the voice of reason and wisdom and stop all kinds of violence," the emir of Kuwait ...
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USA TODAY
Syria's Assad demands rebels halt attacks
The Associated Press
By ZEINA KARAM, AP – 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's President Bashar Assad said Thursday he will spare no effort to make UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan a success, but demanded that armed opponents battling his regime commit to halting violence.
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Arabs, UN push Syria on peace plan as 22 more die
Reuters
Western powers have expressed scepticism about Assad's acceptance of the peace plan. Russia has urged Western-backed opposition groups to match Damascus and endorse the proposals of Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general who is now special Syria ...
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Assad says will cooperate with UN-peace plan if Syria rebels halt violence
Haaretz
Arab Leaders at Iraq endorse ask for 'complete' implementation ofUN peace plan; UK doubles non-military aid to Syrian opposition. By Reuters Tags: UN Bashar Assad Syria Syrian President Bashar Assad says he will spare no effort to make the mission of...
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Haaretz
UN's Ban pushes Annan Syria plan at Arab summit
Reuters
... March 29 (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Arab leaders in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss a UN-backed peace plan for Syria as President Bashar al-Assad's forces continued their offensive against cities and towns across Syria.
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Syria's Assad demands rebels halt attacks
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By ZEINA KARAM AP BEIRUT — Syria's President Bashar Assadsaid Thursday he will spare no effort to make UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan a success, but demanded that armed opponents battling his regime commit to halting violence.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Assad wants foreign powers to stop backing rebels
Reuters
Arab leaders at a summit in Baghdad endorsed the peace plan floated by Annan, the special UN and Arab League envoy on Syria, and - betraying skepticism about Assad's commitment -- called for it to be implemented "immediately and completely".
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Britain pledges $800000 to Syria opposition to topple Assad regime
msnbc.com
At the Arab League meeting in Baghdad on Thursday, leaders dropped a demand that Assad step down but urged him to act quickly on a UN-backed peace plan he has accepted. Syria's opposition groups continue to demand that Assad must go and have not agreed ...
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Assad will 'spare no effort' in working with Annan
Fox News
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad says he will spare no effort to make the mission of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan a success but he demands that armed opponents commit to halting violence. Annan is trying to broker a political solution to the ...
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Fox News
No clear way to court for Syria war crimes suspects
Reuters
By Stephanie Nebehay and Louis Charbonneau GENEVA/NEW YORK, March 29 - UN officials have compiled a list of Syrian figures suspected of crimes against humanity in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, but opposition from Russia and China ...
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UN chief tells Syria's Assad 'world is waiting'
Haaretz
Ban Ki-moon says Syrian president must turn his commitment to the six-point peace plan into action; Arab League chief echoes UNchief's statements. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Syria's President Bashar Assad must turn his ...
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Haaretz
Syrian Violence Kills 22 as Arab Leaders Back Peace Plan
Voice of America (blog)
Arab leaders previously had urged the Syrian president to hand power to a deputy to manage the transition, but now they appear to have backed away from that demand. Mr. Assad said he will “spare no effort” to ensure the success of the Annan peace plan.
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Attackers Kill Two Syrian Officers in Aleppo as Violence Continues
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian rebels seemed to intensify attacks on individual members of President Bashar al-Assad's security forces on Thursday with state media reporting that insurgents kidnapped an Air Force general near Damascus while gunmen in the ...
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Arab leaders expected to back U.N. peace plan for Syria
Kansas City Star
With the Assad regime still firmly in place two months later, delegates reiterated condemnations of the violence Wednesday but stopped short of repeating calls for Assad to step down. "The Syrian case now is an international matter," Iraqi Foreign ...
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad says 'terrorism' must stop if he is to accept peace plan
The Guardian
Bashar al-Assad, Syria's president, has promised he will try to implement a UN-backed peace plan but is demanding that opposition groups pledge to end violence and other countries cease backing them. In his first comments on the six-point plan being ...
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The Guardian
Iraq's Maliki warns of Syria 'proxy war'
BBC News
He was speaking at the opening of an Arab League summit which is discussing a joint plan with the UN to end a year of violence inSyria. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the plan and will spare no effort to make it succeed, Syrian state ...
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BBC News
Syria Clashes: Arab League Summit Presses For Peace Plan
Huffington Post
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday thatAssad "has not taken the necessary steps to implement" the peace plan of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, now special Syria envoy for the UNand Arab League.
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Syrian suspicions swirl over Iranian hand in Assad's repression
Reuters
I have done my military service, I know the Syrian army does not use these bullets," he said. It might be little more than a wild guess, but it says a lot about people's view of Iran hereabouts, one clearly shared in Western capitals. During a UN ...
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2 Syrian colonels gunned down in northern city
The Associated Press
Such a resolution would fall short of previous calls by the body thatAssad give up power, but would back efforts by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to broker a political solution. Syria's state news agency said four gunmen belonging to an "armed ...
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The Associated Press
Two Syrian Colonels Killed in Attack
Wall Street Journal
Such a resolution would fall short of previous calls by the body that Mr. Assadgive up power, but would back efforts by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to broker a political solution. Syria's state news agency said four gunmen belonging to an "armed ...
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Muslim rift visible in Arab summit attendance
CBS News
"Assad was given more than one chance. The issue is now with the United Nations and the Security Council," said Elaraby. "The ball is now in Syria'scourt. It will have to act positively." One reason for the absences was the Gulf leaders' deep distrust ...
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Ousting Syria's Assad through a 'soft landing'
Washington Post
Maybe it's time for Syrian revolutionaries to take “yes” for an answer fromSyrian President Bashar al-Assad and back a UN-sponsored “managed transition” of power there, rather than rolling on toward a civil war that will bring more death and ...
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Arab leaders expected to back UN peace plan for Syria
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Hannah Allam / McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD -- With its own initiatives having failed, the Arab League is expected today to back a UN-led peace plan during a meeting in Iraq, where the crisis in Syria is expected to be the dominant topic.
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Arab Leaders Discuss Syria Draft Resolution
Voice of America
Arab leaders previously had urged the Syrian president to hand power to a deputy to manage the transition, but now they appear to have backed away from that demand. Mr. Assad's government formally accepted the Annan initiative earlier this week. UN ...
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Syria Children Targeted By Assad Regime, Says Navi Pillay, UN Rights Chief (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
While both sides of the uprising have been accused of human rights abuses, according to Al Jazeera, the regime of Bashar Assad now stands accused of explicitly targeting children. UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said in an interview that she believes ...
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Syria crisis tops diplomatic agenda at Turkey-Iran meeting, Arab League summit ...
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Turkey's prime minister arrived in Iran on Thursday for talks dominated by the violence engulfing Syria, while UN chief Ban Ki-moon presented an Arab League summit in Baghdad with a UN-endorsed plan for ending the fighting and Secretary of ...
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Fewer than half Arab leaders attend Iraq summit
The Associated Press
"Assad was given more than one chance. The issue is now with the United Nations and the Security Council," Elaraby said. "The ball is now in Syria's court. It will have to act positively." Talabani said Iraq rejected violence and bloodshed in Syria and ...
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The Associated Press
Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad
Reuters
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon joined Arab leaders at the summit in a former palace of Saddam Hussein, and urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to implement a UN-backed peace plan to end a year of violence inSyria. The only high-ranking Gulf Arab ...
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Syria and the UN
The Economist
Hardly surprising, then, that scepticism greeted reports, on March 27th, of Mr Assad's agreement to the plan for a settlement recently devised by Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League emissary. Syria'sseemingly inexorable drift towards greater tragedy ...
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The Economist
Assad demands Syria rebels halt attacks
Syria's president promised to do all he can to ensure U.N. envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan for his country succeeds but demanded that Annan secure a commitment from his opponents to halt violence even as rebels carried out a string of bold attacks. ... In comments carried on Syria's state news agency,Assad said "Syria will spare no effort to make (Annan's) mission a success and hopes it would return security and stability to the country." But he added that Annan must also get a ...
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World News - Britain pledges $800000 to Syria opposition to topple ...
By Duncan Golestani, NBC News correspondent, Alastair Jamieson, and msnbc.com news servic
At the Arab League meeting in Baghdad on Thursday, leaders dropped a demand that Assad step down but urged him to act quickly on a U.N.-backed peace plan he has accepted. Syria's opposition groups continue to demand that Assad ...
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Syria Clashes: Arab League Summit Presses For Peace Plan
By The Huffington Post News Editors
In this image made from amateur video and released by Ugarit NewsWednesday, March 28, 2012, purports to show smoke leaping the air from shelling in Idlib, SyriaSyrian activists said Wednesday a ... U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday that Assad"has not taken the necessary steps to implement" the peace plan of formerU.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, now special Syria envoy for the U.N. and Arab League. Syria's major-power backers ...
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Clinton: Syrians, Assad Regime Should Back UN Plan - ABC News
Clinton: Syrians, Assad Regime Should Back UN Plan. ... "The council hasnow spoken with one voice," said Clinton, who had lambasted Russia and China for ...
abcnews.go.com/.../clinton-syrians-assad-regime-back-plan-15...
Syria accepts UN peace plan, but bloodshed persists
Syria has accepted a peace plan by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan, which includes a... Syria's state-run news agency, SANA, reported Assad's visit but gave no further details. ... USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-27/Syria.../1
BBC News - Syria violence: UN's Pillay speaks out on Assad ...
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay: "President Assad could simply issue an order ... But she said Syria represented something new in her experience.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17522178
Clinton: Syrians, Assad regime should back UN plan - Yahoo! News
News: The Obama administration called Wednesday's statement by the U.N.Security Council on Syria a "positive step" toward bringing peace and change after ...
news.yahoo.com/clinton-syrians-assad-regime-back-un-plan-1...
Syria's opposition says UN statement allowing Bashar al-Assad to ...
Syrian opposition activists said the United Nations was allowing the Assadregime ... Syria itself gave no response to the UN demand, though the statenews ... More than £15000 to be won, select your fantasy team now for the domestic season ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Syrias-opposition-says-UN-statement-...
THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Middle East :: Syria accepts U.N. peace ...
Syria accepts U.N. peace plan, Assad visits Baba Amr ... Now, as the conflict spirals toward civil war, there are concerns that the bloodshed could cause a ...
www.dailystar.com.lb/.../168122-syrian-opposition-seeks-to-s...
UN Syria statement 'will give Assad regime more time to kill' - Middle ...
Syria's opposition has denounced a UN statement calling for all parties to end violence in the country, arguing it will simply give Bashar al-Assad's regime more time to continue killing its own people. ... Today's Paper; Newspapers ....Syria's official news agency appeared to play down the Council statement, saying it ...
www.independent.ie/.../un-syria-statement-will-give-assad-regi...
LBCI News | Assad inspects Baba Amr as UN raises Syria death toll ...
Assad inspects Baba Amr as UN raises Syria death toll estimate to over 9000... but now say a surge of refugees from Syria might compel Turkey, preferably with ...
www.lbcgroup.tv/.../assad-inspects-baba-amr-as-un-raises-syri...
Bashar al-Assad 'accepts' Kofi Annan's Syria peace plan but fighting ...
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has accepted Kofi Annan's six-point plan for... a spokesperson for the United Nations and Arab League peace envoy has said. ... the state-run Syrian news agency, Mr al-Assad travelled to Baba Amrtoday.
www.metro.co.uk/.../894365-bashar-al-assad-accepts-kofi-ann...
UN tells Syria to back peace moves, pressuring Assad | GMA News ...
AMMAN - The UN Security Council, including Russia and China, threw its weight ... GMA News Online ... UN tells Syria to back peace moves, pressuringAssad ... France welcomed the Security Council's move and said Assad mustnow halt all ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../un-tells-syria-to-back-peace-moves-...
War News Updates: Civil War In Syria -- News Updates March 21 ...
A News Aggregator That Covers The World's Major Wars And Conflicts. Military ... Al Jazeera Syria: UN present joint demand for Assad to accept peace initiative -- The Telegraph ... Syrian forces take eastern city from rebels -- USA Today ...
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../civil-war-in-syria-news-upda...
Syria's nod to UN peace plan greeted with scepticism | World news ...
Syria's acceptance of a UN-backed plan to end the country's bloody crisis has triggered sceptical responses and concern that Bashar al-Assad is trying to buy ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-nod-un-peace-plan-scepticism
UN cautious as Bashar al-Assad accepts Syria peace plan - RTÉ ...
... al-Assad's acceptance of a UN-Arab League peace plan for Syria as the UNsaid ... Six One News: Syria accepts Annan's peace plan ... Western powers said Syria's actions now will be a test of its attitude to international calls to halt killings.
www.rte.ie/news/2012/0327/syria.html
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