International Organisations

Raja moots UN organisation for IT and communication

hindu.com     9 hrs ago          

Staff Reporter Tiruvannamalai: Union Minister for IT and Communication A.Raja has mooted that an international organisation for IT and communication should be started under the United Nations to take technology to the...                    

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Independent tests confirm no radioactive leaks at IAEA facility

un.org     9 hrs ago          

Independent tests have confirmed that no radioactive material was released following an incident earlier this month at a facility in Austria run by the UN nuclear energy watchdog, the IAEA. The tests were conducted by...                    

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UN envoy condemns fighting in DR-Congo

un.org     9 hrs ago          

The head of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has condemned the recent fighting between the Congolese army and rebels from the National Congress for People's Defense. Allan Doss (photo)...                    

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UN study says polygamy main AIDS driver in Swaziland (AFP)

yahoo.com     11 hrs ago          

MBABANE (AFP) - Traditional sexual practices including polygamy and promiscuity are driving rampant HIV-AIDS in Swaziland where nearly 40 percent of adults are infected, a UN study released Friday has found. The research...                    

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Schafer: Farm Bill not WTO compliant

brownfieldnetwork.com     8 hrs ago          

U.S. Agrculture Secretary Ed Schafer says Congress turned a blind eye to the World Trade Organization in crafting and passing the 2008 Farm Bill. The long-debated legislation is not WTO compliant, Schafer said during the...                    

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Clooney, Pitt walk red carpet walk for charity

todayszaman.com     8 hrs ago          

Pitt and Clooney will appear together not once, but twice, at the Venice Film Festival first in a fundraising event and in the opening of the festival. Anyone would call it a coup to get George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the...                    

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Pakistan far from achieving EFA goals

thenews.com.pk     6 hrs ago          

Saturday, August 30, 2008 By Our Correspondent LAHORE THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has launched the EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR), placing Pakistan among 25 countries...                    

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Afghan Insurgency Diversifies

globalsecurity.org     11 hrs ago   63 related          

By Ron Synovitz The Taliban have made no secret about their strategy this year -- declaring plans on Internet postings to carry out high-profile suicide bombings in Kabul and attack supply lines for foreign troops in a...                    

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Robert Naiman: McCain Hypes the "Threat" from Iran

huffingtonpost.com     10 hrs ago   9 related          

It may be Russia that recently sent its troops across international borders in violation of the UN Charter in a "humanitarian intervention" to protect the South Ossetians (can the Russians get Samantha Power to do PR for...                    

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Trapped And Neglected - Trafficked Children In South Asia Need The Law On Their Side

medicalnewstoday.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

All too often child victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking are blamed and punished across South Asia, where weak national legislation can lead to further victimization of children, according to a UNICEF report...                    

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