http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/john_lennons_sons_and_yoko_ono_revive_give_peace_a_chance_to_help_un/?source=rss Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording the anti-war anthem Give Peace a Chance with the Plastic Ono Band, the United Nations announced today that the proceeds from the release of a commemorative single will garner funds for its peacebuilding efforts in countries emerging from conflict. 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Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Angola, Burundi, Rep. of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-08-22T12:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/belgium_to_increase_aid_to_eradicate_poverty/?source=rss Belgium has pledged to increase its aid to Burundi by 15 million euros (US $19 million) per year, the Belgian cooperation and development minister, Armand de Decker, has announced. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Burundi, Europe, Belgium 2006-07-07T16:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/burundi_work_with_un_on_justice_and_reconciliation/?source=rss Burundian authorities and United Nations experts, due to meet Monday, should ensure the speedy establishment of mechanisms to address grave violations of international law committed in political and ethnic conflicts in this central African nation, Human Rights Watch said today. World, Human Rights, Regions, Africa, Burundi, United Nations 2006-04-02T15:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/breakthrough_for_burundi_peace/?source=rss A new interior minister has been appointed in Burundi - removing a major obstacle to the peace process. World, Politics, Regions, Africa, Burundi, Popular Articles 2005-05-12T07:49:00+00:00