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UN's Ban urges states to respect freedoms

Published July 6, 2009, 5:09 am, AFP via Yahoo!7 News

GENEVA (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged all governments to respect basic freedoms and resolve domestic problems peacefully, in response to a question about violent unrest in China's Xinjiang region.

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UN says development goal targets 'unlikely' to be met by 2015

Published July 6, 2009, 5:07 am, theParliament.com

A new report concludes that progress has been "too slow" for most of the UN millennium development goals (MDGs) to be met by 2015.

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Kony - With No Deal in Sight, Military Solution Gains Favour

Published July 6, 2009, 5:06 am, AllAfrica.com

Nairobi — Growing uncertainty over a peaceful solution to the northern Uganda conflict, and Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army continued killings of civilians is galvanising international opinion in favour of a military solution.

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Rich Nations Are Blocking Solutions to End Global Suffering

Published July 6, 2009, 5:05 am, AllAfrica.com

Nairobi — After weeks of negotiations, the conclusion of the United Nations High Level Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis held on June 24-26 was a huge disappointment.

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North Korean Ship Turns Back in Face of UN Sanctions, U.S. Says

Published July 6, 2009, 4:58 am, Bloomberg

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons technology was forced to return home without delivering its cargo due to international pressure from United Nations sanctions, the U.S. Navy said.

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China's precious metal reserves threatened

Published July 6, 2009, 4:57 am, China Daily

China's precious metal reserves are shrinking at an alarming rate. Over-exploitation and cut-throat competition in exportation, on the other hand, have driven prices considerably low in the international market.

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US admiral denounces N.Korean missile launches

Published July 6, 2009, 4:55 am, AFP via Yahoo! News

The US chief of naval operations on Monday denounced North Korea's weekend ballistic missile launches and vowed to keep tracking its ships if they are suspected of carrying banned weapons.

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UN chief urges OAS to take lead role in Honduras crisis

Published July 6, 2009, 4:55 am, AlertNet

Source: Reuters GENEVA, July 6 (Reuters) - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for the Organisation of American States (OAS) to play a leadership role in finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in ...

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Shalit's father to talk before U.N. panel

Published July 6, 2009, 4:36 am, UPI

JERUSALEM, July 6 (UPI) -- The father of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will testify before a United Nations panel looking into allegations against Israel in Operation Cast Lead.

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UNESCO and Microsoft Announce Higher Education ICT Task Force for Long-Term Skills and Sustainable Development

Published July 6, 2009, 4:18 am, redOrbit

PARIS, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Microsoft Corp.

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