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An Indian member of the Friends of Snakes Society displays a snake to Indian youth on International Biodiversity day in Hyderabad on May 21, 2013. The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
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The protest comes almost two years after a damning report by the United Nations concluded that a succession of oil spills by Shell in Ogoniland over half a century will require $1billion start-up finance and 35 years to clean-up ... One of the report's findings was that communities' drinking water was contaminated with dangerous concentrations of benzene and other pollutants.
The United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment indicates that in the past 50 years, 60 percent of the world's ecosystems have been degraded. Loss of biodiversity reduces our food, medicine, clean air and water. The ecosystem that human beings rely on is fragile
The Award ceremony will be hosted by Ambassador Karen Pierce, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva. The Honoring Resolve Award Winners include: The Gambia, Kenya and ZambiaMore quotes »
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Rights group criticizes Sri Lanka's rights record
to end a civil war. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan government has yet to follow through on its assurances to the United Nations to investigate allegations of war crimes by all sides."Many Sri Lankans await justice for the victims of abuses," said Brad Read more »
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South African army prepares for Congo
-- South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday.Lt. Gen. V.R. Masondo also told Read more »
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Murdock: Benghazi is biggest coverup since Watergate
15 blandly explained: "There are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations."The next day, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice appeared on five Sunday morning talk shows. Relying on these doctored talking points, she told Fox News' Read more »
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SAfrican firm tries to free 12 workers in Senegal
A South African company which specializes in the removal of land mines has reached out to the government of Senegal and to the United Nations to try to win the release of their 12 Senegalese employees who were kidnapped last weekend in Senegal's southern Casamance Read more »
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Congo's M23 rebels threaten new UN brigade
-- Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue armed groups.The U.N. peacekeepers are set to arrive in the coming months, with a mandate that goes beyond Read more »
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After 50 years, unity is still an African dream | Ngugi wa Thiong'o
in the streets of any African capital to name a union of states that readily comes to mind, they are likely to mention the United Nations, the United States of America and possibly the European Union. And the African Union? Oh yes, yes, I have heard of it, 3 m ago from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Tourism in Egypt: A slow recovery
Younis is one of many. The country's tourism workers have been hit hard by political and civil unrest. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), tourism employs directly nearly 18 million people. Tourist arrivals are far lower than 1:11 AM from CNN Read more »
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U.N. Says 'Mounting Reports' of Syria Chemical Weapons
of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war and called on the Damascus government to let in U.N. Sherlocks. The United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... has been alerted to new chemical weapons since the start of April, according to diplomats. 12:11 AM from Rantburg Read more »
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UN forecasts slow global growth in 2013; austerity hurts Europe, US spending cuts a risk
economic growth is projected to gain slow momentum for the rest of the year, a United Nations economic forecast said Thursday. The U.N.'s Development Policy and Analysis Division released a mid-year update forecasting world gross product growth at 2.3 per 12:06 AM from Winnipeg Free Press Read more »
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Danny Tyree: U.N. bugs me
the United Nations gets its way, the American diet will undergo an amazing metamorphosis. According to the Associated Press, the U.N. is touting edible insects as a low-fat, high-protein food for humans, pets and livestock. The international body believes 5/22/13 from GoErie.com Read more »
