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UN General Assembly Has Full Plate This Week
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Security Council Schedules Vote On Syrian Violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Amid deep divisions, another vote is due later this morning at the U.N. Security Council on a resolution designed to end the escalating violence in Syria.
The vote was delayed Wednesday in an effort to get key Western nations and Russia to find an accommodation on measures to stop the violence, but the move proved fruitless
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UN Aims To Triple Syria Observer Team
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UN Strongly Condemns NKorea Rocket Launch
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea's rocket launch and warning it will take further action if it conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.
A presidential statement, approved by all 15 council members and read at a formal meeting Monday morning, said Friday's launch, as well as any future use of ballistic missile technology, is "a serious violation" of U
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Gates Tells UN To Help Poor Farmers
ROME (AP) — Bill Gates has told U.N. food agencies that world agriculture systems are outdated and inefficient, especially for the small farmers in poor countries they are aiming to help.
Gates brought his campaign to fight poverty and hunger in Africa and Asia to a forum Thursday of the U
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UN Concerned About Clashes Reported In Bahrain
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's concerned about reported clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Bahrain in recent days.
U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said Wednesday that Ban is calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, and for Bahraini officials to respect their international human rights obligations
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UN In Haiti Accuses Police Of Abuse
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UN: AIDS Epidemic Stabilizing, Still Work To Do
LONDON (AP) — The AIDS epidemic is leveling off and the number of people newly infected with the virus that causes it has remained unchanged since 2007, the United Nations said in a report Monday.
Critics say that the body's aim of wiping out the disease is overly optimistic, however, considering there is no vaccine, millions remain untreated and donations have slumped amid the economic crisis
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