UN Chief Heads to Washington to Push Climate Deal
ABC News - Mon Nov 9, 7:26 pm ETUN secretary-general heads to Washington deal to push climate change deal
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The Playlist: Give Lennon's 'Peace' a chance on iTunes
USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 9:46 pm ETJohn Lennon's anti-war anthem, Give Peace a Chance, bears some dated references, but as long as there's conflict in the world, this song rings with purpose
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors featured in video spots for child rights
Unicef - Mon Nov 9, 4:26 pm ETNEW YORK, USA, 9 November 2009 – UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassadors have joined in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by appearing in public service announcements meant to draw attention to the groundbreaking international human rights covenant. The CRC turns 20 on 20 November.
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UN General Assembly adopts Goldstone report
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 5, 4:49 pm ETNew York - The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted 114-18 to adopt a controversial report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip earlier this year. The majority voting bloc of Arab and Non-Aligned Movement countries in the 192-nation assemb...
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Iran, Turkey Discuss Option for Turkish Uranium Role (Update3)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 3:45 pm ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish and Iranian officials held talks on a proposal from the chief of the United Nations nuclear agency for Iran’s enriched uranium to be sent to Turkey for processing into reactor fuel, an alternative to a plan for Russia to do the work.
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For Taliban Fighters, a Fading Memorial
International Herald Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 9:18 pm ETA remote cemetery offers a history of the era when young jihadists traveled to Afghanistan to fight.
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US likely to send envoy to Pyongyang: official
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:02 pm ETThe United States is likely to decide soon to send an envoy to North Korea, the first such mission by President Barack Obama's administration to jumpstart denuclearization talks, an official has said.
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W.H.O. Assesses Women’s Health
New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 8:34 pm ETIn its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said H.I.V. is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
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Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 8:20 pm ETPresident Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.
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UN chief heads to Washington to push climate deal
Newsday - Mon Nov 9, 7:45 pm ETUN secretary-general heads to Washington deal to push climate change deal
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Famine and conflict risks face southern Sudan: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 10:15 am ETSouthern Sudan faces potential famine and the risk of further ethnic conflict, with over one million people already hit by serious food insecurity, the UN Children?s Fund deputy head warned on Sunday.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
Newsday - Mon Nov 9, 10:29 am ETUN: Israel must allow Gazans to repair homes damaged in January offensive before winter
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UN guard from Miami killed in Afghanistan hailed as hero
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 7:12 am ETMIAMI (AP) — A United Nations security guard from Miami who died fighting Taliban attackers at a hotel in Afghanistan is being hailed as a hero by top U.N. staff for the lives he and another guard helped save.
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India's minister under fire over glaciers
AFP via Yahoo! News - 26 minutes agoIndia's environment minister came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body.
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UN guard from Miami killed in Afghanistan hailed as hero
SouthFlorida.com - Mon Nov 9, 7:10 am ETMIAMI (AP) — A United Nations security guard from Miami who died fighting Taliban attackers at a hotel in Afghanistan is being hailed as a hero by top U.N. staff for the lives he and another guard helped save.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
Boston Globe - Mon Nov 9, 10:05 am ETThousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
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UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 12:30 am ETThe U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
Seattle Times - Mon Nov 9, 10:50 am ETThousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
INO News - Mon Nov 9, 10:27 am ET(AP:JEBALYA, Gaza Strip) A senior U.N. official on Monday called on Israel to allow building materials into Gaza, warning that the thousands displaced by an Israeli offensive early this year face a cold winter without proper accommodations.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
Channel 8 San Diego - Mon Nov 9, 10:04 am ETThousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
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UN: Gaza needs construction material before winter
WBAY Green Bay - Mon Nov 9, 9:58 am ETThousands of Gaza Palestinians left homeless by an Israeli invasion face a cold and rainy winter unless Israel allows building supplies in, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
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