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Millennium Development Goals must be met, UN Secretary-General says ahead of September Summit |
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Report provides basis for Government negotiations on action plan to 2015 deadline
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 16 March
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the adoption of
a global action agenda for accelerating progress towards the Goals, when world leaders meet at a UN
Summit in New York in September. |
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Soccer stars play match for Haiti earthquake relief |
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 25, 2010 (Xinhua)
The UN Development Program (UNDP) kicked off its annual star-studded soccer game on Monday for the Match Against Poverty in Portugal where proceeds will go towards the victims of the quake-hit Haiti. |
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RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE MAKE PERILOUS JOURNEY TO YEMEN, UN REPORTS |
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New York, Dec 18 2009
Fleeing conflict, poverty and drought, more than 74,000 people a record number from the Horn of Africa risked their lives this year to make the treacherous journey across the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to begin their lives anew in Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency <"http://www.unhcr.org/4b2bac179.html">said today. |
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UN LAUNCHES $177 MILLION APPEAL TO TACKLE MOUNTING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN YEMEN |
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New York, Dec 14 2009
The United Nations humanitarian arm today appealed for more than $177 million to provide the basic survival needs for some 1.6 million Yemenis suffering from acute poverty and a recent escalation in violent clashes in the countrys north. |
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CIVILIANS CONTINUE FLEEING CLASHES IN NORTHERN YEMEN, UN REPORTS |
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New York, Dec 11 2009
Thousands of civilians continue to steam out of northern Yemen, where the clashes between Government forces and rebels enter their fifth month, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
The situation in Saada province remains tense, and the situation in Razeh district is particularly worrying, as civilians freedom of movement is restricted and basic services such as electricity and water are lacking, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<"http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home">UNHCR). |
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