Positive news from United Nations
Nepal: UN official welcomes vow to release former child soldiers from army campsKathmandu, Nepal - Nepal’s Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has agreed to release the remaining 3,000 former child soldiers from Maoist army cantonment camps, a senior United Nations official announced today. |
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UN fund to end violence against women makes largest grants ever
A United Nations fund that seeks to end violence against women is awarding more money this year than the sum of all its grants since its inception in 1996, earmarking $19 million to 23 projects in 29 countries.
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UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
Two United Nations disarmament events kick off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body�s efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe.
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Iraq: UN official welcomes creation of human rights commission
The top United Nations official in Iraq today welcomed the country's establishment of an independent commission to promote and protect human rights in the troubled Middle East country.
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New UN initiative aims to boost energy efficiency in world�s hotels
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new project to increase energy efficiency in the majority of the world's 5.9 million hotel rooms, over half of which are located in Europe.
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UN rural development arm signs deal to help cut poverty in MoldovaUnited Nations - The United Nations agency tasked with reducing rural poverty announced today that it will spend more than $13 million supporting a programme in Moldova to boost the Eastern European country's farm and horticulture industries. |
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Haiti: UN fund to step up support for hurricane survivors
Survivors of this season's four devastating hurricanes in Haiti will receive a boost from the United Nations fund set up to help in the wake of major disasters, the UN relief chief has announced after visiting the struggling Caribbean country.
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Treaty protecting underwater cultural heritage to enter into force, UN reports
Aiming to safeguard over 3 million shipwrecks and submerged ruins across the globe, the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force in January 2009, the United Nations cultural agency reported today.
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More chemicals to be added to UN-backed pact banning hazardous substances
Scientists today started reviewing some everyday and industrial chemicals used in such products as carpets and medical equipment to determine whether they should be added to a United Nations-backed major treaty banning hazardous chemicals.
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US to help rebuild washed-out Haitian bridgePort-Au-Prince, Haiti - The American Embassy in Haiti says the U.S. will help rebuild a key bridge that collapsed during this summer's devastating floods. |
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