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Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fundUnited Nations - The United Nations humanitarian chief announced today that around $380 million was pledged to its emergency relief fund that can be quickly accessed by the world body, potentially saving thousands of lives when responding to disasters. |
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Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 PercentGeneva, Switzerland - Health officials say aggressive efforts to vaccinate young children against measles have resulted in a 74 percent global decline in the number of deaths due to the illness. Experts say the biggest decline, 90 percent, occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean region. |
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UN children’s and refugee agencies sign deal to cut costs of vaccines in Pakistan
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the world body's refugee agency have signed an agreement that will lead to significant savings in the purchase of vaccines for Afghans and locals living in and around Pakistan's refugee settlements.
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Donors pledge 20 billion dollars for Afghanistan
PARIS (AFP) - World donors pledged 20 billion dollars to rebuild Afghanistan on Thursday but also called on President Hamid Karzai to do more to fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law.
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Secretary Rice Honors International Women of CourageWashington, D.C., USA - In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership. The honorees represented Afghanistan, Argentina, Indonesia, Iraq, Latvia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. |
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Photos: Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Caves
A hundred years older than the first known European oil paintings, the newfound Afghan artworks were discovered where the Taliban destroyed giant Buddhas.
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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Brangelina’s 1st AidNew York City, New York, USA - Bill Clinton's global conference to help the world's needy turned into the Brangelina show yesterday -- with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announcing they're spearheading efforts to raise millions to educate kids in war-torn countries and to rebuild New Orleans. |
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Land in Afghanistan donated to mine victims, UN reportsHerat Province, Afghanistan - Land in Afghanistan that is now free of mines has been donated to the brave workers who were injured while clearing those deadly weapons from the area, the United Nations said today. |
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20,000 Afghan flood victims receive food and other emergency aid from UN agenciesUnited Nations - United Nations agencies are stepping up relief efforts for flood victims across Afghanistan, with assistance already on its way to nearly 4,000 families, or some 20,000 people. |
news from Asia
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Measles Deaths Worldwide Fall by 74 Percent
- Over 20,000 displaced Georgians return to villages in buffer zone UN
- Russian troops start withdrawal from Georgia
- Georgia, Russia agree to peace plan: French leader
- UN children’s and refugee agencies sign deal to cut costs of vaccines in Pakistan
- Donors pledge 20 billion dollars for Afghanistan
- Musical reward for cabbie who returned $4M violin
- Secretary Rice Honors International Women of Courage
